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The Players Club (1998)

R  104 min  -  Comedy | Drama   -  8 April 1998 (USA)
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A woman must contend with rival strippers and her boss in an attempt to make a legitimate living.

Director:

Ice Cube

Writer:

Ice Cube
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
LisaRaye ...
Diamond (as Lisa Raye)
Dick Anthony Williams Dick Anthony Williams ...
Mr. Armstrong
Judyann Elder ...
Mrs. Armstrong (as Judy Ann Elder)
Chrystale Wilson ...
Adele Givens Adele Givens ...
Bernie Mac ...
Anthony Johnson Anthony Johnson ...
L'il Man (as A.J. Johnson)
Jimmy Woodard Jimmy Woodard ...
Miron
Montae Russell ...
Lance (as Monte Russell)
Oren Williams ...
Jamal @ 4 Years
Monica Calhoun ...
Jossie Thacker Jossie Thacker ...
Stripper #1 (as Jossie Harris)
Lalanya Masters Lalanya Masters ...
Stripper #2
Ursula Y. Houston Ursula Y. Houston ...
Dancer #2
Annie O'Donnell Annie O'Donnell ...
Lady
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Storyline

Diana, a young mom working at a shoe store meets two strippers, Tricks and Ronnie. They tell her that she should work at The Playa's Club for big money. The woman accepts and soon introduces her cousin into the club. Then she finds out that her cousin is doing housecalls which Tricks bribed her to do. One day Diana returns to her house after almost being raped by an obsessed fan and finds her cousin sleeping with her ex-boyfriend. She kicks her cousin out and starts dating Blue, a DJ at the club. They go out one night and Diana's cousin calls asking her to pick her up from a bachelor party. Diana refuses and soon after her cousin is raped. Now she has only one option, to put Tricks in her place. Written by Kyle <Kyleshivers@aol.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Stripper | Catfight | Urban | Spanking | Rocket Launcher  | See more »

Taglines:

Here, we get down and dirty. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong language, sexual content and violence See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Danças Eróticas See more »

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$4,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$8,421,172 (USA) (12 April 1998) (593 Screens)

Gross:

$23,031,390 (USA) (9 August 1998)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

At one point, there was a scene when Lil Man asked Officer Freeman played by John Amos, "Did you know you look just like the father from Good Times?" Amos did, in fact, play the father in the 1970s sitcom Good Times. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Dollar Bill's position in the trunk is different between shots. See more »

Quotes

Reggie: Um, tell her... we realize..."no means no".
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Crazy Credits

After the ending credits, two Ice Cube videos are shown. The first video is
Ice Cube - We Be Clubbin. The second video is Ice Cube featuring Mr. Short
Khop - My Loved Ones. See more »

Connections

Spoofs Cool Hand Luke (1967) See more »

Soundtracks

"Don't Play Me Wrong"
Performed by Brownstone
Written by Rhett Lawrence and Frank Fitzpatrick
Courtesy of MJJ Records See more »