Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)

Director:

Paris Barclay

Writers (WGA):

Shawn Wayans (written by) &
Marlon Wayans (written by) ...

Release Date:

12 January 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Finally, the movie that proves that Justice isn't always Poetic, Jungle Fever isn't always pretty, and Higher Learning can be a waste of time.

Plot:

"Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking your Juice in the Hood" is a parody of a lot of Afro-American movies...

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Racial Slur | Drive By Shooting | Masturbation | Gun

Cast

Shawn Wayans	...	Ashtray
Marlon Wayans	...	Loc Dog
Tracey Cherelle Jones	...	Dashiki
Chris Spencer	...	Preach
Suli McCullough	...	Crazy Legs
Darrel Heath	...	Toothpick (as Darrell Heath)
Helen Martin	...	Loc Dog's Grandma
Isaiah Barnes	...	Doo Rag
Lahmard J. Tate	...	Ashtray's Father (as Lahmard Tate)
Keenen Ivory Wayans	...	Mailman
Keith Morris	...	Dave the Crackhead
Craig Wayans	...	Thug #1
Casey Lee	...	Birthday Boy Thug
Joe Scott	...	Birthday Cake Boy (as Joe 'Nub' Scott)
Kim Wayans	...	Mrs. Johnson

Also Known As:

Don't Be a Menace

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language, sexuality, some drug content and violence.

Runtime:

89 min | 94 min (2005 unrated)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:14 (theatrical rating) | New Zealand:R18 | Australia:MA | Canada:14A | France:U | Germany:12 | USA:R (certificate #34158) | USA:Unrated (unrated DVD version) | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Occidental College -1600 Campus Road, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Island Pictures

Trivia:

A trailer for the film included the tagline, "It's the only movie released this year with fourteen words in its title"

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Ashtray is getting a haircut from his dad, in one frame he's wearing a barber cape in the next one he's not wearing one, then right before the scene is over he's wearing it again.

Quotes:

Dashiki: My name is Dashiki. That's Swahili for "doggy-style."

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Madonna: The Immaculate Collection (1990) (V)

Soundtrack:

All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)

Pleasantly Surprised

Renting this movie I was expecting another comedy to the likes of "Class Act" "Booty Call" and "House Party", which were all great movies. But I got so much more.

This parody of movies such as "Menace II Society" Boyz N Da Hood" and "Dead Presidents" was funny as hell.

They really poke fun at themselves to the extreme, making fun of guns, booze and lets not forget the ladies.

I really enjoyed this, it was a movie where you could grab some popcorn lay back, switch your mind off and laugh non stop.