CB4 (1993)

Director:

Tamra Davis

Writers (WGA):

Chris Rock (story) &
Nelson George (story) ...

Release Date:

12 March 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Music

Tagline:

Sex, Rhymes and keepin' it real.

Plot:

A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap group "CB4"...

Plot Keywords:

Rap Music | Entire Title Is Capitalized Acronym | Jheri Curl Hairstyle | Acronym In Title | Fictional Band

Cast

Chris Rock	...	Albert / MC Gusto
Allen Payne	...	Euripides / Dead Mike
Deezer D	...	Otis / Stab Master Arson
Chris Elliott	...	A. White
Phil Hartman	...	Virgil Robinson
Charles Q. Murphy	...	Gusto
Khandi Alexander	...	Sissy
Art Evans	...	Albert Sr.
Theresa Randle	...	Eve
Willard E. Pugh	...	Trustus
Ty Granderson Jones	...	40 Dog (as Tyrone Granderson Jones)
Rachel True	...	Daliha
Victor Wilson	...	Lt. Davenport
Richard Gant	...	Baa Baa Ack
J.D. Daniels	...	Ben

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Germany:18 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Panorama City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

At the end of the movie, there is a scene in which 'Rock, Chris' haggles idiotically with Isaac Hayes. This is a spoof of a similar conversation between the same two actors in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988), in which Chris Rock played a customer at Isaac Hayes' rib joint.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Rachel True (Albert's girlfriend) calls him Arthur instead of Albert on the stairs of the scene at his mother's house.

Quotes:

Albert Sr.: You ain't tough. There are real some kids out there that are going to kick your narrow ass. You ain't from the street, I'm from the street. And only somebody who wasn't would think it was something to glorify.

Movie Connections:

References The Defiant Ones (1958)

Soundtrack:

Stick 'Em Up

Classic Chris Rock at his best

I am writing this review upon seeing the move, CB4, for the third time. Even after watching this film twice, I still managed to laugh my way through 99% of the jokes. This movie showcases Chris Rock's unique and funny blend of black comedy which was still relatively unknown in his immediate post-SNL period of his career. The jokes are fast and fresh, and come one after another and still manage to get chuckles out of the audience. CB4 follows such films as Spinal Tap, in using the mockumentary style. CB4 provides a documentary for a rap group headed by Albert, Chris Rock. Rock's already established views on black culture fit in very well in his role as a middle class black man pretending to be a gangsta rapper. The supporting cast of Allen Payne and Deezer D as Euripides and Otis respectively, provide great personas for Rock to joke off of. The movie climaxes in a typical Chris Rock humorous way and leaves the audience feeling satisfied and happy. The movie is also enhanced by some killer cameos in the beginning by such rapping stars as, Shaq(during his ill-fated rapping days), Ice-T, Ice-Cube, and some other famous rappers. In a nutshell: I am only waiting for this film to be released on DVD so I can watch it over and over again.