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Overview

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Director:

Robert Townsend

Writer:

Michael Elliot (written by)

Contact:

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Release Date:

8 May 2001 (USA) more

Genre:

Musical | Drama more

Plot:

Carmen, a seduceful aspiring actress seems to lead trouble everywhere she goes. But when a hard-nosed cop... more | add synopsis

Awards:

1 nomination more

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Beyoncé Knowles ... Carmen

Mekhi Phifer ... Sergeant Derrick Hill

Mos Def ... Frank Miller

Rah Digga ... Rasheeda

Joy Bryant ... Nikki
Wyclef Jean ... Fortune Teller

Da Brat ... Narrator
Jermaine Dupri ... Pockets

Bow Wow ... Jalil (as Lil' Bow Wow)

Casey Lee ... Blaze

Reagan Gomez-Preston ... Caela

Sam Sarpong ... Nathaniel
Troy Winbush ... Sgt. Tony Porter
Fred Williamson ... Lou
Yuri Brown ... Nori
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Carmen Brown (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, sensuality, and drug content.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA


Fun Stuff

Quotes:

Blaze: Hello, I'm Blaze. But my friends call me Case...
[Carmen cuts him off]
Carmen: I know who you are. I'm Carmen.
Blaze: Nice to meet you.
Carmen: Nice to meet you.
Blaze: So what's a fine lady like you doing in Philly? Small town masquerading as a big city.
Carmen: I won't be here for long. See I have dreams... plans.
Blaze: I wanna hear about 'em.
Carmen: [sucks teeth] Pssh. No, you don't.
Blaze: No, really. I'm interested.
[...]
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Movie Connections:

Remake of Carmen Jones (1954) more


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2 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Side Splitting Hilarity, 16 May 2001
Author: mugwug (SonicMarc@hotmail.com) from New Orleans

This movie made me howl with laughter because it was so bad. Bad acting, especially by 'Bouncy' Knowles, bad editing and horrible looking blue screen work. None of the songs were memorable and the 'film' looked like a overlong music video. Robert Townsend did great with Hollywood Shuffle and has gone downhill ever since....give up Robert!

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