Sprung (1997)

Two pairs of best friends - Montel & Clyde and Brandy & Adina meet at the party, where Clyde makes Adina think he is very rich and gets her into bed the same evening. When Adina finds out ... See full summary »

Director:

Rusty Cundieff

Writers:

Rusty Cundieff, Darin Scott

Stars:

Tisha Campbell-Martin, Rusty Cundieff, Paula Jai Parker

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tisha Campbell-Martin	...	Brandy (as Tisha Campbell)
Rusty Cundieff	...	Montel
Paula Jai Parker	...	Adina
Joe Torry	...	Clyde
John Witherspoon	...	Detective
Jennifer Lee	...	Veronica
Clarence Williams III	...	Grand Daddy
Loretta Jean	...	Bride's Mother
Ronnie Willis	...	Party Guard
John Ganun	...	Patrol Officer #1
David McKnight	...	Patrol Officer #2
Ron Brooks	...	Watch Commander
Bobby McGee	...	First Suspect
Moon Jones	...	Godzilla Nuts Suspect
Bobby Mardis	...	Foreign Suspect

Storyline

Two pairs of best friends - Montel & Clyde and Brandy & Adina meet at the party, where Clyde makes Adina think he is very rich and gets her into bed the same evening. When Adina finds out that she's been fooled, she becomes Clyde's worst enemy. Meanwhile Montel and Brandy fall in love and plan to marry, and Adina and Clyde try to do everything to stop them.

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Plot Keywords:

african american | sex | ghetto | dating | independent film

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Taglines:

Way Past Whipped!

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some strong sexuality and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 May 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cazadores cazados

Filming Locations:

Kenneth Hahn State Recreational Area - 4100 S. La Cienega Blvd., Ladera Heights, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$3,002,040 (USA) (16 May 1997)

Gross:

$7,553,105 (USA) (25 July 1997)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Trimark Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Clyde is being punched by Adina, his briefs become shorts for one shot before reverting to briefs again.

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Quotes

nm0868957Clyde: [to Adina] I ain't Harry and you definitely ain't Sally.

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Connections

References Night of the Living Dead (1968)

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Soundtracks

"Find"
Performed by Hedge
Written by Kevin Aquino, Jason Anderson and Jason Kalfin

User Reviews

Funny romantic black comedy

Sprung was one of the funniest black romantic comdies releaded in 1997. While it's not good as the vastly superior Love Jones it does have a lot of charm. I remeber seeing this film after my first high school sweetheart broke up with me. The prison line up scene is very funny. Joe Torry and Paula Jai Parker steal almost every scene there in with their funny one-liners. Director Rusty Cundiff is very taltented and it's a shame he's hasn't made any films since this one.