A mockumentary chronicling the rise and fall of NWH, a not particularly talented--or particularly bright but always controversial--hip-hop group.
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Cast
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| Mark Christopher Lawrence | ... | Tone Def | |
| Larry B. Scott | ... | Tasty Taste | |
| Rusty Cundieff | ... | Ice Cold | |
| Kasi Lemmons | ... | Nina Blackburn | |
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Howie Gold | ... | Guy Friesch |
| G. Smokey Campbell | ... | Backstage Manager #1 | |
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Bobby Mardis | ... | Promoter #1 |
| Brad Sanders | ... | Promoter #2 | |
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Moon Jones | ... | Jam Boy |
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Tim Hutchinson | ... | Reggie Clay |
| Faizon Love | ... | Jam Boy (as Faizon) | |
| Deezer D | ... | Jam Boy | |
| Darin Scott | ... | Security Head | |
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Devin Kamin | ... | Vanilla Sherbet (as Devin Kamienny) |
| Jeff Burr | ... | Chicago Cop | |
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A mockumentary chronicling the rise and fall of NWH, a not particularly talented--or particularly bright but always controversial--hip-hop group.
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mockumentary | los angeles california | music industry | fake documentary | south central los angeles |Taglines:
It Ain't where ya from. It's where ya HAT At!Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for pervasive strong language, and for sexuality | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
3 June 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Trial of N.W.H. See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$999,999 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$15,191, 5 June 1994Gross USA:
$233,824Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$233,824Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
Ultra StereoAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Written by Rusty Cundieff and Larry Robinson
Performed by Mark Christopher Lawrence
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Trivia
Released 21 years before the movie Straight Outta Compton (2015), which was a movie about gangsta hip-hop and details the story of N.W.A., the group that was parodied in this film. See more »Goofs
Around the 12-minute mark, the group is talking backstage with security about how their manager got "capped". Then the manager is with them later in the film. See more »Quotes
Geoffrey Lennox: "Guerillas in the Midst", man, that is gonna be *crazy* large. And the album "Fear of a Black Hat", that's gonna be bigger than "Wild Thing". Oh, man, you brothers are gonna be large for the simple fact that you're with me. And I got the wining team, and I am large. I am larger than large. In fact, I'm so big they call me Dinosaur.See more »
Crazy Credits
The movie continues alongside the credits. See more »Alternate Versions
The video version differs from the theatrical release in that it features an added video, "A Gangsta's Life Ain't Fun." Some scenes before and after the video are also slightly changed. See more »Soundtracks
I'm Just A HumanWritten by Rusty Cundieff and Larry Robinson
Performed by Mark Christopher Lawrence
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Well I don't personally like rap, but I still found Fear of a Black Hat hilarious. I'm sure I didn't get some inside jokes, but some I knew, and it was funny enough to make me laugh just after I'd stopped laughing. I'm a big fan of Spinal tap, so naturally I had to check this out. It was deriviative from This Is Spinal Tap, sometimes blatantly, but this film still stood on it's own as an original, intelligent, and funny satire. My personal favorite: "Back in the time of slaves, they didn't have hats to protect them from the sun, so at the end of the day they were too tired to revolt. Now we have hats."