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Who's the Man? (1993)

R 85 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Mystery  -   23 April 1993 (USA)
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Ed Lover and Doctor Dre are two inept barbers. Deciding that maybe they ought to find another line of work... See full summary »

Director:

Ted Demme

Writers:

Doctor Dré (story), Ed Lover (story), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ed Lover ...
Doctor Dré Doctor Dré ...
Badja Djola Badja Djola ...
Cheryl 'Salt' James Cheryl 'Salt' James ...
Jim Moody Jim Moody ...
Ice-T ...
Nighttrain / Chauncey
Andre B. Blake ...
Lamar
Rozwill Young Rozwill Young ...
Sgt. Bo Griles
Colin Quinn ...
Frankie Flynn
Todd 1 ...
Shorty (as Todd-1)
Bowlegged Lou Bowlegged Lou ...
Forty
Bernie Mac ...
Bill Bellamy ...
K.K.
T-Money T-Money ...
Bubba
Denis Leary ...
Sgt. Cooper
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Storyline

Ed Lover and Doctor Dre are two inept barbers. Deciding that maybe they ought to find another line of work, they join the police. A big mistake, as far as their duty sergeant, Sgt Cooper is concerned, who proceeds to harass them at every turn. Despite this, they discover a major crime, and proceed to solve them in their own unusual fashion. Written by Brian W Martz <B.Martz@Genie.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Barber | Hip Hop | Psychotronic | Black American | Cult Comedy  | See more »

Taglines:

The first hip-hop whodunnit!

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Batsoi gia klammata See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$11,299,730 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

UK:  | USA:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Terrence Howard's film debut. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Demetrius makes mention of a bible scripture "Every man's sword will be against his brother". He says this is from the book of Daniel. It is actually from Ezekiel 38:21. See more »

Connections

References "Larry King Live" (1985) See more »

Soundtracks

"Party and Bullshit"
Performed by The Notorious B.I.G. (as Big)
Produced by Easy Mo Bee for Easy Mo Bee Productions
Written by The Notorious B.I.G. (as Big) and Easy Mo Bee
Used by permission of Big and EMI April Music Inc./Bee Mo Easy Music and New Line Tunes.
Incorporates elements from "I'll Be There"
Written by Berry Gordy (as Gordie) / Willie Hutch (as Hutch) / Bob West (as West) / Hal Davis (as Davis)
Used under license from Jobete Music Co., Inc./Stone Diamond Music Corp.
Performed by Johnny Hammond Smith and used courtesy of Fantasy Inc.
Incorporates elements from "The Show"
Written by Slick Rick (as R. Walters) / Doug E. Fresh (as D. Davis)
Used under license from Danica Music/Entertaining Music.
Performed by Doug E. Fresh and used under license from Danya Records. See more »