Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001) (TV)

Director:

Robert Townsend

Writer:

Michael Elliot (written by)

Release Date:

8 May 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Musical | Drama

Plot:

Carmen, a seduceful aspiring actress seems to lead trouble everywhere she goes. But when a hard-nosed cop...

Plot Keywords:

Actress | Tragic Love | Melancholy | Remake Of Remake | Hip Hop

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Mekhi Phifer	...	Hill
Beyoncé Knowles	...	Carmen Brown
Mos Def	...	Lt. Miller
Rah Digga	...	Rasheeda
Joy Bryant	...	Nikki
Wyclef Jean	...	Fortune Teller
Da Brat	...	Narrator
Jermaine Dupri	...	Pockets
Bow Wow	...	Jalil (as Lil' Bow Wow)
Casey Lee	...	Blaze
Reagan Gomez-Preston	...	Caela
Sam Sarpong	...	Nathaniel
Troy Winbush	...	Sgt. Tony Porter
Fred Williamson	...	Lou
Yuri Brown	...	Nori
Maurice G. Smith	...	Bigg Mo (as Maurice Smith)
Karen Lynn Scott	...	Casting Agent
Patrice Fisher	...	Jealous Woman
Jane Yamamoto	...	Reporter
Richard Yniguez	...	Dick
David L. Crowley	...	I.A. Agent
Andray Johnson	...	Boyfriend
K.K. Holiday	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lena Bickle	...	Blaze Dancer
Erica Duff	...	Blaze Dancer
Erin Hernandez	...	Blaze Dancer
Andrea Kelly Konno	...	Blaze Dancer
Michele Martinez	...	Blaze Dancer
Ladae Bond	...	Flirty Bar Girl (uncredited)
Mimi Fletcher	...	(uncredited)
Brandon J. Muhammad	...	Prison Guard (uncredited)
Annie Scott	...	Extra (uncredited)
Eric St. John	...	Bouncer (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert Townsend

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Michael Elliot		written by

Produced by
Rod Aissa	....	executive talent producer
Michael Elliot	....	executive producer
Celia Hamel	....	associate producer
Graig Hutchison	....	producer
Loretha C. Jones	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Kip Collins

Cinematography by
Geary McLeod

Film Editing by
Jonathan P. Shaw

Casting by
Aisha Coley
Robi Reed-Humes

Production Design by
David Sackeroff

Costume Design by
Tracey White

Art Department
Dennis Winters	....	on-set dresser

Sound Department
David Bach	....	supervising dialogue editor
Paula Fairfield	....	supervising sound editor
Russell Farmarco	....	sound editor
Rick Hart	....	sound re-recording mixer
Orada Jusatayanond	....	foley re-recording mixer
Paul Vik Marshall	....	sound mixer
Carla Murray	....	sound effects editor
Stephen Roque	....	sound effects editor
Dean St. John	....	adr mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Anthony Lee Beverly	....	key grip
Bennett Cerf	....	assistant camera
Anthony Gotta	....	electrician
Derek Grover	....	camera engineer: 24p HDTV camera
Michael A. Johnson	....	Steadicam operator
Michael McCormack	....	video playback operator
Ric Urbauer	....	best boy grip

Casting Department
Shawnae D. Muck	....	casting associate
Vinnie Potestivo	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Melissa Lacombe	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Damon Fecht	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Justin Taylor	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Matthew Ballard	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances
Gregory Diamond	....	legal & business affairs: MTV
Pamella D'Pella	....	location manager
Don Juan Gross	....	assistant: Mr Townsend
Robb Hastigan	....	key production accountant
Xavier Salinas	....	production coordinator
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances
Claudia Soisson	....	assistant production accountant
K.C. Warnke	....	assistant location manager
Andrew R. Gardiner	....	key assistant location manager/scout (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Carmen Productions
• New Line Television

Distributors

• MTV Films
• New Line Home Video
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2007) (Finland) (TV)

Other Companies

• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances

Also Known As:

Carmen Brown (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, sensuality, and drug content.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Carmen Productions

Quotes:

Blaze: Hello, I'm Blaze. But my friends call me Case...
[Carmen cuts him off]
Carmen: I know who you are. I'm Carmen.
Blaze: Nice to meet you.
Carmen: Nice to meet you.
Blaze: So what's a fine lady like you doing in Philly? Small town masquerading as a big city.
Carmen: I won't be here for long. See I have dreams... plans.
Blaze: I wanna hear about 'em.
Carmen: [sucks teeth] Pssh. No, you don't.
Blaze: No, really. I'm interested.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Remake of Carmen Jones (1954)

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