The Players Club (1998)

Director:

Ice Cube

Writer:

Ice Cube (written by)

Release Date:

8 April 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Make the money. Don't let it make you.

Plot:

A woman must contend with rival strippers and her boss in an attempt to make a legitimate living.

Plot Keywords:

Stripper | Catfight | Wheelchair | Violence | Vulgarity

Awards:

1 win

Cast

LisaRaye	...	Diamond (as Lisa Raye)
Dick Anthony Williams	...	Mr. Armstrong
Judyann Elder	...	Mrs. Armstrong (as Judy Ann Elder)
Chrystale Wilson	...	Ronnie
Adele Givens	...	Tricks
Bernie Mac	...	Dollar Bill
Anthony Johnson	...	L'il Man (as A.J. Johnson)
Jimmy Woodard	...	Miron
Montae Russell	...	Lance (as Monte Russell)
Oren Williams	...	Jamal @ 4 Years
Monica Calhoun	...	Ebony
Jossie Thacker	...	Stripper #1 (as Jossie Harris)
Lalanya Masters	...	Stripper #2
Ursula Y. Houston	...	Dancer #2
Annie O'Donnell	...	Lady

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language, sexual content and violence.

Runtime:

104 min | Germany:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Australia:MA | Iceland:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Germany:16 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

At one point, there was a scene when Lil Man asked Officer Freeman played by John Amos, "Did you know you look just like the father from Good Times?" Amos did, in fact, play the father in the 1970s sitcom "Good Times" (1974).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Brooklyn aims the rocket launcher at The Players Club, you can see that the tube has no rocket in it.

Quotes:

Dollar Bill: Blue, if have to raise out this chair gon' be trouble, trouble!
Blue: Dollar, I ain't tryin' to...
Dollar Bill: Now git out my face, before you git swole!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Next Friday (2000)

Soundtrack:

Shake Whatcha Mama Gave Ya

Fairly good movie with an exciting plot.

Dear Reader, I think the movie Players Club had a good story line. The situation that Diana was in can be related to many young women's situation in today's world. So many women in search for independence like Diana have used Strip Clubs as a means to an end. However many ignorant individuals think that all strippers are whores and forget that maybe this job is a temporary position for some of these women. I think Lisa Raye did a good acting job and I hope Hollywood considers her for other roles. Ice Cube should be applauded for an exciting movie.