Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)

"Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking your Juice in the Hood" is a parody of several U.S. films about being in the 'Hood', for instance "Boyz n the Hood", "South Central", "... See full summary »

Director:

Paris Barclay

Writers:

Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans

Stars:

Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shawn Wayans	...	Ashtray
Marlon Wayans	...	Loc Dog
Tracey Cherelle Jones	...	Dashiki
Chris Spencer	...	Preach
Suli McCullough	...	Crazy Legs
Darrel Heath	...	Toothpick (as Darrell Heath)
Helen Martin	...	Loc Dog's Grandma
Isaiah Barnes	...	Doo Rag
Lahmard J. Tate	...	Ashtray's Father (as Lahmard Tate)
Keenen Ivory Wayans	...	Mailman
Keith Morris	...	Dave the Crackhead
Craig Wayans	...	Thug #1
Casey Lee	...	Birthday Boy Thug
Joe Scott	...	Birthday Cake Boy (as Joe 'Nub' Scott)
Kim Wayans	...	Mrs. Johnson

Storyline

"Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking your Juice in the Hood" is a parody of several U.S. films about being in the 'Hood', for instance "Boyz n the Hood", "South Central", "Menace II Society", "Higher Learning" and "Juice". We follow Ashtray as he returns to the place he grew up in and meet his father and his basket-case friends. Crazy stuff happens. For example, Ashtray is older than his father and his best friend Loc Dog's grandmother is a trigger-happy old lady who blames her eccentric-looking kid for not being tough enough.

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Plot Keywords:

hood | parody | grandmother | cult film | children with same mother but different fathers | 

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Taglines:

Finally, the movie that proves that Justice isn't always Poetic, Jungle Fever isn't always pretty, and Higher Learning can be a waste of time.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong language, sexuality, some drug content and violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

12 January 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Don't Be a Menace

Filming Locations:

S 7th Ave & Montclair St, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,800,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$20,109,115

Company Credits

Production Co:

Island Pictures,Ivory Way Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min 94 min (2005 unrated)

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Early in the film, Shawn Wayans's character states that his father is only a few years older than him. While poking fun at the cliches in Hollywood movies about African-Americans, this is also making fun of the fact that Cuba Gooding Jr. is only 7 years younger than Laurence Fishburne, who played father and son in Boyz n the Hood (1991). Lahmard J. Tate, who plays Ashtray's father, is less than two years older than Wayans.

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Goofs

In the scene where Ashtray is getting a haircut from his dad, in one frame he's wearing a barber cape in the next one he's not wearing one, then right before the scene is over he's wearing it again.

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Quotes

Loc Dog: Well, I can see how a pretty little woman like yourself can make a man a little sick- I mean, nervous!

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Crazy Credits

Robert Schimmel is listed in the opening credits, yet he does not appear anywhere in the film, and is missing from the end credits.

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Alternate Versions

The Unrated version contains the following alternate scenes: Loc Dog's chat with the thug chick at the barbecue is extended; After Ashtray is released from jail Loc Dog, Preach and Crazy Legs play a game of Po'Nopoly; Loc Dog's dream is shown at the Old School scene; During Toothpick's drive by, instead of Ashtray running away he tries to save Dashiki, making more sense why he is suddenly lying on the ground; When grandma is said to have the "juice", she chops the guy's head off and puts it in her purse, referring to 'Dead Presidents'.

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Connections

Spoofs Boyz n the Hood (1991)

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Soundtracks

Food Fight
Written by E. Humphrey, Shock-G (as G. Jacobs), T. Jones
Zomba Songs Inc./Pubhowyalike (administered by Zomba Songs Inc.) (BMI)/T. Jones
Performed by Digital Underground (as digital underground)
Produced by DA' D-Flow Pro-Diduction Squid-OD
(P) 1996 Island Records, Inc., a PolyGram Company

User Reviews

Hilarious

This movie is wonderful. It points out all of the absurdities of the earlier 'hood movies. You need to have seen most of the movies being parodied in order to see the true depth of the humor in this movie.

Absolutely one of my favorite light comedies with "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka" and "Half Baked". I can't put it in a category with "Airplane" because that is the standard by which all other parodies are measured.