Fear of a Black Hat (1993)

A mockumentary chronicling the rise and fall of NWH, a not particularly talented--or particularly bright but always controversial--hip-hop group.

Director:

Rusty Cundieff

Writer:

Rusty Cundieff

Stars:

Larry B. Scott, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Rusty Cundieff

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mark Christopher Lawrence	...	Tone Def
Larry B. Scott	...	Tasty Taste
Rusty Cundieff	...	Ice Cold
Kasi Lemmons	...	Nina Blackburn
Howie Gold	...	Guy Friesch
G. Smokey Campbell	...	Backstage Manager #1
Bobby Mardis	...	Promoter #1
Brad Sanders	...	Promoter #2
Moon Jones	...	Jam Boy
Tim Hutchinson	...	Reggie Clay
Faizon Love	...	Jam Boy (as Faizon)
Deezer D	...	Jam Boy
Darin Scott	...	Security Head
Devin Kamin	...	Vanilla Sherbet (as Devin Kamienny)
Jeff Burr	...	Chicago Cop

Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

mockumentary | los angeles california | music industry | fake documentary | south central los angeles | 

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Taglines:

It Ain't where ya from. It's where ya HAT At!

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Genres:

Comedy | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive strong language, and for sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Avatar Records: N.W.H. - Fear of a Black Hat

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 June 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Trial of N.W.H.

Box Office

Budget:

$999,999 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$238,230

Company Credits

Production Co:

Incorporated Television Company (ITC),Oakwood Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the song from the movie, "Come and Pet the P.U.S.S.Y.," is a parody of the song "Gonna Make You Sweat" by C&C Music Factory. It also spoofed the conflict between C&C Music Factory and Martha Wash, who was uncredited for singing the chorus of the song.

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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.

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Quotes

Nina Blackburn: What, if any, is the difference between a ho and a bitch?
Tone Def: A ho fucks EVERYBODY.
Ice Cold: Right, but a bitch fucks everybody BUT YOU.

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Crazy Credits

The movie continues alongside the credits.

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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.

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Connections

Spoofed in Tropic Thunder (2008)

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Soundtracks

Booty Juice
Written by Rusty Cundieff and Larry Robinson
Performed by Rusty Cundieff, Mark Christopher Lawrence and Larry B. Scott

User Reviews

Even whitey likes it

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."