Barbershop (2002)

Director:

Tim Story

Writers (WGA):

Mark Brown (story)
Mark Brown (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

13 September 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Everyone's gettin' lined up.

Plot:

A day in the life of a South Side Chicago barbershop.

Plot Keywords:

Barbershop | African American | Argument | Atm Machine | Car Smashing

Awards:

2 wins & 16 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 26

11:00 AM

USA

Cast

Ice Cube	...	Calvin Palmer
Anthony Anderson	...	J.D.
Cedric the Entertainer	...	Eddie
Sean Patrick Thomas	...	Jimmy James
Eve	...	Terri Jones
Troy Garity	...	Isaac Rosenberg
Michael Ealy	...	Ricky Nash
Leonard Earl Howze	...	Dinka
Keith David	...	Lester Wallace
Jazsmin Lewis	...	Jennifer Palmer
Lahmard J. Tate	...	Billy (as Lahmard Tate)
Tom Wright	...	Detective Williams
Jason Winston George	...	Kevin (as Jason George)
DeRay Davis	...	Hustle Guy
Sonya Eddy	...	Janelle
Saralynne Crittenden	...	Big Mamma
Jasmine Randle	...	Gabby
Naomi Young Armstrong	...	Grandma
Marcia Wright	...	Angry Woman
Lorenzo Clemons	...	Bank Manager
Frank Townsend	...	Terri's Customer
Scott Dent	...	Boy
Carl Wright	...	Checkers Fred
Laura E. Walls	...	Church Lady
Woody Bolar	...	Customer Artis
Deon Cole	...	Customer Darrel
Marshall Titus	...	Customer Joe
Cliff Frazier	...	Customer Kwame (as Clifford T. Frazier)
J. David Shanks	...	Customer Lamar
Leon S. Rogers Jr.	...	Customer Larry
Jam	...	Customer Lloyd
Eric Lane	...	Customer Rodney
Norm Van Lier	...	Customer Sam
Ray Thompson	...	Customer Tyrone
Mark Simmons	...	Customer Rob
Vince Green	...	Waiting Customer
Cassandra Lewis	...	Young Mom
Janina Gavankar	...	Fine Woman
Olumiji Olawumi	...	Jay
Satya Lee	...	Korean Woman
Kevin Morrow	...	Monk
Teara Hill Willborn	...	Little Kid
Ebboney Wilson	...	Little Kid
Chester Clay McSwain	...	Mailman
Steven Simoncic	...	Officer with Photo
Matt Orlando	...	Officer
Willie B. Goodson	...	Officer
Cynthia Maddox	...	Prison Guard
Montina Woods	...	Rhonda Watts
Llou Johnson	...	Salesman
Dana Goodman	...	Cashier (as Dana Min Goodman)
Parvesh Cheena	...	Samir
Pat 'Soul' Scaggs	...	Motel Manager
Dev Kennedy	...	Detective Williams' Partner
Malik Middleton	...	Construction Worker (as Malik S. Middleton)
Kwame Amoaku	...	Stair Guy
Toyiah Marquis	...	Samir's Wife
Cerall Duncan	...	Kevin's Other Woman
Eddie Bo Smith Jr.	...	Crazy Inmate
Maestro Harrell	...	Customer Tillman
Rhonda Bobo	...	Ricky's Girlfriend
Jalen Rose	...	Himself
Tiffany S. Gaji	...	Cop

Directed by
Tim Story

Writing credits (WGA)
Mark Brown		(story)
Mark Brown		(screenplay) and
Don D. Scott		(screenplay) and
Marshall Todd		(screenplay)

Produced by
Matt Alvarez	....	executive producer
Mark Brown	....	producer
Thomas J. Busch	....	line producer
Larry Kennar	....	executive producer
Robert Teitel	....	producer
George Tillman Jr.	....	producer
Rocky Russell	....	assistant producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Terence Blanchard

Cinematography by
Tom Priestley Jr.		(director of photography) (as Tom Priestley)

Film Editing by
John Carter

Casting by
Felicia Fasano
Mary Vernieu

Production Design by
Roger G. Fortune		(as Roger Fortune)

Art Direction by
Gary Baugh

Set Decoration by
Tricia Schneider		(as Patricia Schneider)

Costume Design by
Devon Patterson		(as Devon P.F. Patterson)

Makeup Department
Marcus Davis	....	barber
Debra Denson	....	makeup department head (as Debbie Denson)
Beverly Jo Pryor	....	key makeup artist
Denise Wynbrandt	....	key hair stylist
Chip Williams	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Thomas J. Busch	....	unit production manager
Todd Lewis	....	production supervisor: re-shoots (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Courtney Franklin	....	dga trainee
James Giovannetti Jr.	....	first assistant director
Stephanie Moore	....	second assistant director
Eric A. Pot	....	second second assistant director (as Eric Pot)
Richard S. Lederer	....	first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department
Bruce Ahlfeld	....	construction foreman
David J. Chamerski	....	assistant property master
William Dambra	....	property master
Wileen Dragovan	....	art department trafficker
Tom Gagnon	....	set dresser
Veloz Gomez	....	set dresser
Craig Jackson	....	lead set designer
Darryl Johnson	....	assistant property master
Jim Magdaleno	....	storyboard artist
Cyril A. Matthys	....	set dresser (as Cyril H. Matthys)
John McHugh	....	construction coordinator
Joel Prihoda	....	lead man
John H. Schulz	....	paint foreman (as John Schulz)
Paul Schulz	....	stand-by painter
John J. Slove Jr.	....	construction foreman (as John Slove)
Brian Stringer	....	mural artist
Frank Coronado	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Brad Good	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Erik Aadahl	....	sound effects editor (as Eric Aadahl)
Dicken Berglund	....	adr mixer
Jane Boegel	....	dialogue editor
Tom Bognar	....	assistant sound editor
Zane D. Bruce	....	foley artist (as Zane Bruce)
Carlos Delarios	....	sound re-recording mixer
Russell DeWolf	....	dialogue editor
John Edwards-Younger	....	sound effects editor
Larry Goeb	....	adr editor
John Green	....	dialogue editor
Dave Hancock	....	adr recordist
Nathan Hankins	....	assistant sound editor
Patrick Hogan	....	adr editor
Larry Mann	....	supervising sound editor (as Lawrence H. Mann)
Gus Medina	....	foley mixer
Todd Murakami	....	sound effects editor
Bob Newlan	....	foley editor (as Bob Newland)
David Obermeyer	....	production sound mixer
Dale W. Perry	....	foley artist (as Dale Perry)
Kevin Roache	....	assistant sound editor
Jeff Rosen	....	foley editor
Blair Scheller	....	boom operator
Jon Taylor	....	sound re-recording mixer
Trevor Ward	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Chris Winter	....	assistant sound editor (as Christopher Winter)
Ronald L. Wright	....	cable person (as Ron Wright)
Paul Drenning	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Ronald L. Wright	....	boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Guy Clayton Jr.	....	special effects coordinator (as Guy Clayton)
Don Parsons	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Ian Noe	....	visual effects producer: BWVFX (uncredited)
Payam Shohadai	....	visual effects supervisor: BWVFX (uncredited)

Stunts
Jerome Haywood	....	stunts
Kevin Morrow	....	stunts
Randy Popplewell	....	stunts
Len Richard	....	stunt double
Bobby Stuart	....	stunt coordinator (as Bob Stuart)
Larry C. Tankson	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Tracy Bennett	....	still photographer
Jason Clark	....	photographer: title sequence
Chad Erickson	....	camera loader
Jairo Espinoza	....	photographer: title sequence
John P. Friday	....	rigging chief lighting technician (as John Friday)
Anthony Gaudioz	....	camera operator
Edward 'Gooch' Gutierrez	....	dolly grip: "b" camera (as Eddie Gutierriez)
Gregory A. Jackson	....	second assistant camera (as Greg Jackson)
Charles Jimenez	....	rigging grip best boy
Alexis Kirschner	....	photographer: title sequence
George Kohut	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Robert Krzeminski	....	second company grip
Peter Kuttner	....	first assistant camera
Morgan Michael Lewis	....	key grip (as M. Michael Lewis)
Anthony J. Lullo	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Tony Lullo)
David Morenz	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Mark Purkart	....	dolly grip
John S. Robertson	....	rigging key grip (as John Robertson)
Colin Slaby	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Rick Thomas	....	chief lighting technician
Frank Yario Jr.	....	video assist operator
Jayson Crothers	....	camera intern (uncredited)
Chris Dame	....	technocrane technician (uncredited)
Joe Gajewski	....	crane technician (uncredited)
Chris Glomp	....	electrician (uncredited)
Charles S. Hodes	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Timothy Jipping	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Dean M. Simmon	....	first assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Mark N. Woods	....	crane operator: Technocrane (uncredited)

Casting Department
Eric Carthan	....	casting assistant
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Sharon D. King	....	casting: Chicago (as Sharon King)
Amy McKee	....	casting assistant
Marvin Nelson	....	casting assistant: Chicago

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Patrick Caulfield	....	costumer
Jennifer Jobst	....	key costumer
Sukari McGill	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Donna Donato	....	associate editor
Valance Eisleben	....	high definition editorial services (as Val Eislenben)
Jim Passon	....	color timer
Theresa Repola Mohammed	....	negative cutter
Jay Steinberg	....	high definition editorial services
Tammy Wange	....	post-production assistant
David Young	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Terence Blanchard	....	conductor
Terence Blanchard	....	musician: Hammond B3
Todd Bozung	....	music editor
Robin Burgess	....	music session coordinator
Brian Dixon	....	assistant music recording engineer
Erika Duffee	....	music session assistant
Dan Garde	....	music editor (as Danny Garde)
Tom Hardisty	....	assistant music recording engineer
Joseph Jackson	....	additional musician: tuba
Harvey W. Mason	....	musician: drums (as Harvey Mason)
Donald Murray	....	music recording engineer (as Don Murray)
Renard Poche	....	musician: lead guitar
Ryan Porter	....	additional musician: trombone
Chris Severin	....	musician: electric bass
Garrett Smith	....	additional musician: trombone
Paul Stewart	....	music supervisor
Dave Wells	....	music copyist
Howard Drossin	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Steve Juliani	....	music preparation (uncredited)

Transportation Department
William F. Hogan	....	transportation coordinator (as William Hogan)
Danny Maxwell	....	transportation captain (as Daniel Maxwell)
Aubrey Smith	....	transportation co-captain

Other crew
Travis Avitabile	....	account manager: LaserPacific Media Corporation
John Berlin	....	title designer
Eddie Boles	....	assistant: Mr. Story
Terry Brown	....	digital motion picture services
Cadichon	....	assistant to producers
Dru Anne Carlson	....	script supervisor (as Dru Ann Carlson)
Bill Casey	....	animal trainer (as William Casey Jr.)
Brian Cho	....	clearance coordinator
John Clancy	....	first aid
Marcus Davis	....	consultant
Barbara Doherty	....	craft service
Heidi Falconer	....	unit publicist
Nancy Fuller	....	account manager: LaserPacific Media Corporation
Damon Glaspie	....	production assistant (as Dee Glaspie)
Jerrold McKinley Ivery	....	assistant accountant
David Malley	....	production secretary
James R. McAllister	....	location manager
Carlos Medina Jr.	....	first aid
Tom Nicoll	....	production assistant
Margaret J. Orlando	....	production coordinator
Carrie Oviatt	....	assistant accountant
Melissa Philipian	....	assistant: Eve
Larry Powell	....	assistant: Mr. Busch
Sue Randle	....	production assistant
Heather Sharpe	....	production assistant
Adrienne Swan	....	first assistant accountant
George L. Tarrant Jr.	....	assistant: Mr. Tillman Jr. (as George Tarrant Jr.)
Margaret A. Thomas	....	production coordinator
Christi Tidman	....	accountant
Stacy Underhill	....	digital motion picture services
Tim Vincent	....	high definition color corrector
Mono Wilborn	....	assistant location manager (as Monoleto R. Wilborn)
Jason Young	....	assistant: Mr. Teitel
Adam Berry	....	set intern (uncredited)
Sara Boik	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Arif S. Kinchen	....	voice-over (uncredited)
Kimberly Logan	....	assistant: Cedric the Entertainer (uncredited)
Carrie Oviatt	....	payroll accountant (uncredited)
Billy Taylor	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Dan Urbain	....	remote head technician (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Cube Vision
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
• State Street Pictures

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2002) (worldwide) (all media)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation (MGM) (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (video)
• 20th Century Fox Italia (2003) (Italy) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2003) (Germany) (theatrical)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (video)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (France) (video)
• UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD) (2003) (France) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Chicago Studio City  grip and lighting equipment
• Chicago Studio City  production facilities
• Chicago Studio MovieMakers  cast trailers provided by
• Columbia Records  soundtrack
• Howard Anderson Company, The  titles and opticals
• JVC Professional  high definition dailies projection
• Laser Pacific Media  digital motion picture laboratory services
• NEC  digital cinema preview projection
• NT Audio Visual  optical sound negative
• Signet Sound Studio  music recorded at
• Sony Music Soundtrax  soundtrack
• Sony Studios  sound re-recorded at
• Technicolor Sound Services  sound editorial services
• Urban Marketing Corporation of America (UMCA)  field publicity

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language, sexual content and brief drug references.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Finland:K-7 | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | South Korea:12 | Australia:M | Denmark:7 | Germany:6 | New Zealand:M | Norway:11 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:7 | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #38898) | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Cube Vision

Trivia:

Shortly after the film's theatrical release in late September 2002, Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rev. Al Sharpton protested over some of the statements made by Cedric the Entertainer's character Eddie about African-American historical figures Rosa Parks ("Rosa Parks ain't do nuthin' but sit her Black ass down; there was a whole lotta other people that sat down on the bus, and they did it way before Rosa did!"), Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ("Martin Luther King was a ho [whore]!"), and Jackson himself ("Fuck Jesse Jackson"). Jackson and Sharpton pressured MGM to edit these scenes out of the film before its DVD release in January 2003; the film was released with the "controversial" scenes intact.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Calvin is driving Ricky, after Ricky throws the gun in the river, he makes a left turn. His hands move and the background scenery changes accordingly, but he only slides his hand over the steering wheel, which stays still.

Quotes:

Isaac: This is who I am. And whether you believe it or not, I'm gonna be like this tomorrow.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Biography Special: The Fondas (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

All the Time

easy to take but has its ups and downs

Likable, engaging story about the day to day operation of a black barbershop in downtown Chicago. The plot centers around Calvin Palmer, a promising young barber who inherited the family-owned shop years earlier from his late father and his attempts to save the shop from foreclosure even if it means agreeing to an offer from a miserly neighborhood loan shark. Cast is appealing and enthusiastic, the story interesting and well-intended, but it's let down by bickering characters, uneven comedy, and a few distracting subplots. A decent way to pass the time, and a good change of pace for lead actor Cube, but it's never quite as on target as it needs to be. **½