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How to Be a Player (1997) -- A playboy gets the tables turned on him when a party is arranged with all of the women he has been two-timing are in attendance.

Overview

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Director:

Lionel C. Martin

Writers (WGA):

Mark Brown (story)
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Release Date:

6 August 1997 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy more

Plot:

A playboy gets the tables turned on him when a party is arranged with all of the women he has been two-timing are in attendance. full summary | add synopsis

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NewsDesk:

A Winner Only In Theory?
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 11 August 1997)

User Comments:

Possibly the 2nd best African American comedy I've seen more (14 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Bill Bellamy ... Drayton Jackson
Natalie Desselle ... Jenny Jackson
Lark Voorhies ... Lisa
Mari Morrow ... Katrina
Pierre Edwards ... David (as Pierre)
Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins ... Kilo (as Jermaine 'Big Hug' Hopkins)
Anthony Johnson ... Spootie (as A.J. Johnson)
Max Julien ... Uncle Fred
Beverly Johnson ... Robin
Gilbert Gottfried ... Tony the Doorman

Bernie Mac ... Buster
Stacii Jae Johnson ... Sherri
Elise Neal ... Nadine
J. Anthony Brown ... Uncle Snook

Amber Smith ... Amber
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Def Jam's How to Be a Player (USA) (complete title)
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MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content and language.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:12 | USA:R (certificate #35351) | Argentina:13

Company:

Def Pictures more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

A deleted sex scene between Amber and Dre was cut. The scene was meant for the end of the film. Producers felt the scene was unnecessary and cut it. The scene ran 3 minutes 45 seconds. more

Quotes:

Spootie: [after watching Dray arrive at Amber's house] Man, that girl is Persuasion!
David: You mean Caucasian. You are one ignorant ass, you know that?
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Movie Connections:

References Jungle Fever (1991) more

Soundtrack:

Big Bad Mamma more


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Possibly the 2nd best African American comedy I've seen, 22 June 2006
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Author: StepLuvX from Baltimore, MD.

I just watched this movie again after seeing it many years ago, and it was just as funny as I remembered it being initially. This is one the best black comedies in recent years, it's very light hearted and not meant to be taken seriously (it's a comedy after all) Bill Bellamy & his friends are hilarious. This is definitely as must see for anyone wanting to see a good light hearted comedy that will make you laugh all the way through. The only movie in this genre that currently comes to mind that I liked better than "How to be a Player" is the original "Friday". To sum it up, see this movie if you like African American comedies, or light hearted comedies of any genre with no deep message & just a lot of adult oriented laughs.

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