House Party (1990)

Young Kid has been invited to a party at his friend Play's house. But after a fight at school, Kid's father grounds him. None the less, Kid sneaks out when his father falls asleep. But Kid ... See full summary »

Director:

Reginald Hudlin

Writer:

Reginald Hudlin

Stars:

Christopher Reid, Robin Harris, Christopher Martin

2 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christopher Reid	...	Christopher 'Kid' Harris
Robin Harris	...	Pop
Christopher Martin	...	Peter 'Play' Martin
Martin Lawrence	...	Bilal
Tisha Campbell-Martin	...	Sidney (as Tisha Campbell)
A.J. Johnson	...	Sharane
Paul Anthony	...	Stab
Bowlegged Lou	...	Pee-Wee
B-Fine	...	Zilla
Edith Fields	...	Principal
Kelly Jo Minter	...	LaDonna
Clifton Powell	...	Sharane's Brother
Verda Bridges	...	Sharane's Sister
Desi Arnez Hines II	...	Peanut
Lou B. Washington	...	Uncle Otis (as Lou D. Washington)

Storyline

Young Kid has been invited to a party at his friend Play's house. But after a fight at school, Kid's father grounds him. None the less, Kid sneaks out when his father falls asleep. But Kid doesn't know that three of the thugs at school has decided to give him a lesson in behaviour...

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Plot Keywords:

school | party | friend | racial slur | teenager | 

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Taglines:

If they get caught it's all over. If they don't, it's just the beginning!

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Genres:

Comedy | Music | Romance

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 March 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Festa do Rap

Filming Locations:

Play's House, 2895 West 15th Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,500,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$26,386,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hudlin Brothers, The, Jackson/McHenry Company,The, New Line Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the party at Play's house, all of the dance sequences were done with no music. A.J. Johnson choreographed her and Tisha Campbell's routine for the battle. The toe-touch and kicks were actually signature moves for Kid-N-Play. They had become very popular as back up dancers for Salt-n-Pepa using these and more acrobatic stunts. The music was added after the dancing had been shot.

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Quotes

Mr. Strickland: What's the name of that group? Public Enemy? Public Enima? What the hell's a Public Enima anyway? Hey! Shut up all that damn noise!

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Crazy Credits

When the production manager (listed elsewhere under his own name) disappeared during the making of the film, costing the production several thousand dollars, he was credited under the name "Ozus Munny" as retribution for his irresponsibility.

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Connections

Followed by House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute (2001)

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Soundtracks

"Why You Getting Funky on Me?"
Performed by Today
Written by William Aquart
Published by Cal - Gene (BMI) / Virgin Songs (BMI)
Courtesy of Motown

User Reviews

dance the running man

very funny, energetic film with a great dance sequence and a really funny song in the prison. Kid and Play are a great double act and the writing is high quality. I saw a bit of this other Kid and Play film called Class Act and it wasn't half as good because all the jokes were predictable. You can't help but be cheered up by seeing House Party: the ancient, unused condom- how true.