Pootie Tang (2001)

Director:

Louis C.K.

Writer (WGA):

Louis C.K. (written by)

Release Date:

29 June 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical | Adventure | Action

Tagline:

Too cool for words

Plot:

Pootie Tang, the musician/actor/folk hero of the ghetto, is chronicled from his early childhood to his battles against the evil Corporate America...

Plot Keywords:

Evil Corporation | Corporation | Singer | Based On Sketch Comedy | Axe

Cast

Lance Crouther	...	Pootie Tang
J.B. Smoove	...	Trucky
Jennifer Coolidge	...	Ireenie
Reg E. Cathey	...	Dirty Dee
Robert Vaughn	...	Dick Lecter
Wanda Sykes	...	Biggie Shorty
Chris Rock	...	JB / Radio DJ / Pootie's Father
Mario Joyner	...	Lacey
Cathy Trien	...	Stacy
Dave Attell	...	Frank
Laura Kightlinger	...	Anchor Woman
Christopher Wynkoop	...	Sheriff
Rick Shapiro	...	Shakey
Qiana Drew	...	Singing Lady
Lorria Richards	...	Singing Lady

Also Known As:

Pootie Tang in Sine Your Pitty on the Runny Kine (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sex-related material, language and drug content.

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Italy:T | Germany:12 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Australia:M | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

3 Art Entertainment

Trivia:

Pootie's license plate reads "CLEEPA"

Goofs:

Continuity: When Pootie Tang is recording with Truckie and some music industry workers, he is shown adjusting the levels on the mixing desk. He is turning them down, but he does not adjust all of them and leaves some of the faders partly open. In the next shot, all the faders are closed.

Quotes:

Trucky: He was rejuvenated. You hear that? Rejuvenated. He was juvenated before, lost it... and got juvinated again. Rejuvenated!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs "On the Record with Bob Costas" (2001)

Soundtrack:

Tippi Tai on My Capatown

Who says a silly one-joke movie can't be fun?

It's easy to pick out what people would object to in this movie. It really is little more than a sketch comedy bit extended to 80 minutes, it really only has one joke and it really is pure silliness. But I thought it was really funny. Some of it, like Pootie's defending himself with his braid, was even brilliantly silly. Having seen it three days ago, I have already forgotten virtually the entire movie, but I thoroughly enjoyed it at the time, and my girlfriend, who is less tolerant of pure silliness than I am, laughed throughout. It did run out of momentum a little as it went along, with a great first half hour followed by diminishing returns on that one joke, but there was enough fun through to keep us watching. 7/10