House Party 3 (1994)

Come to a new House Party, where Kid, after a lifetime 'playing the field', falls in love and is about to get married. 'Play' plans to throw the rockin'est bachelor party ever - until '... See full summary »

Director:

Eric Meza

Writers:

Reginald Hudlin (characters), David Toney (story),

Stars:

Christopher Reid, Christopher Martin, David Edwards

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christopher Reid	...	Kid (as Kid)
Christopher Martin	...	Play (as Play)
David Edwards	...	Stinky
Angela Means	...	Veda
Tisha Campbell-Martin	...	Sydney (as Tisha Campbell)
Immature	...	Themselves
Ketty Lester	...	Aunt Lucy
Bernie Mac	...	Uncle Vester
Michael Colyar	...	Showboat
Chris Tucker	...	Johnny Booze
Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins	...	Sex as a Weapon
Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes	...	Sex as a Weapon
Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas	...	Sex as a Weapon
Khandi Alexander	...	Janelle
Anthony Johnson	...	Butcher

Storyline

Come to a new House Party, where Kid, after a lifetime 'playing the field', falls in love and is about to get married. 'Play' plans to throw the rockin'est bachelor party ever - until 'Kid's' three wise-crackin' nephews come to town, intent on showing 'Kid' and 'Play' what parties are all about...

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Plot Keywords:

party | bachelor party | house party | episodic structure | boyfriend girlfriend relationship | 

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Taglines:

This bachelor party's gonna' bring down the house!

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Genres:

Comedy | Music | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong language and some strong sexuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 January 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

House Party 3: The Bachelor Party

Box Office

Gross:

$19,300,000 (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

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Martin Lawrence who played "Bilal" in the first two House Party films, does not appear in this film. His character was never mentioned but he was replaced by a new character (Play's cousin Stinky) who is very similar to him in behavior and appearance.

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Quotes

Uncle Vester: Boy, just be yourself. If people don't like you for being yourself... FUCK 'EM! Let me tell you something. I scored with a girl when I was about your age. I try to please her poppa all the time; wen' out my *way* to please her poppa. I came in one day, I said, "Nice weather we having." He said, "You can't say that. You can't say that; it might rain." I said, "Nice tie you got on." "You can't say that; wife try to choke me with it." Point I'm trying to tell you, son, is be yourself. People who ...

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Connections

Referenced in Freaknik: The Musical (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Make Some Noise"
Performed by Kid 'N Play featuring TLC
Written by Christopher Reid, Gerald Stevens & Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes (as Lisa Lopes)
Courtesy of Select Records & La Face Records

User Reviews

Far better than you think

I don't really care how bad people assume this film is, to me it is somewhat of a classic.

Bernie Mac steals the show from his opening scene as the dubious uncle Vester. Always about ten seconds away from losing his temper and revealing his true psychopathic side. This alone brings me and a fair few others close to tears.

Add to this Showboat and the cast of ex-con catering and defy virtually anyone not to need picking up from the floor. Hysterics are guaranteed.

Not big, not clever and certainly not in any top 100 lists, but a film that gets better each time I see it.