Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12 (2005) (V)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Directors:

R. Kelly
Jim Swaffield

Writer:

R. Kelly (writer)

Release Date:

1 November 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Short | Drama | Music | Musical

Plot Keywords:

Pie | Aria | Homosexual | Betrayal | Jealousy

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

R. Kelly	...	Sylvester / Narrator
Cat Wilson	...	Gwendolyn
Rolando Boyce	...	Rufus
LeShay N. Tomlinson	...	Cathy (as Leshay Tomlinson)
Malik Middleton	...	Chuck (as Malik S. Middleton)
Michael K. Williams	...	James (as Michael Kenneth Williams)
Drevon Cooks	...	Big Man
Rebecca Field	...	Bridget
Eric Lane	...	Twan
LaDonna Tittle	...	Rosie

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language and brief sexuality.

Runtime:

43 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Jive Records

Quotes:

Sylvester: So I pulled out my beretta...

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Screenwipe: Screenwipe USA (#2.5)" (2006)

R. Kelley's Odyssey

"Trapped in the Closet," the brainchild of rapper R. Kelley, should not be taken seriously at all. You can look at R. Kelley's terrible rhyming, ridiculous plot, monotonous music that goes on for 35 minutes with no variation, homophobia, misogyny, and immorality and bemoan that this is our generation's "Odyssey." Or, you can laugh. And that is what I did. Whether he meant it or not, "Trapped in the Closet" feels like the greatest Saturday Night Live skit ever put together (in fact, SNL did parody this and it was not at all as funny as the real thing). Essentially, it's a parody of R. Kelley's world without trying to be. You will not regret watching this.