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

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".

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

Dashiki's home address is 6969 Penetration Avenue, a comment on her promiscuity. Loc Dog's address is 187 Drive By Boulevard.

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Goofs

When Toothpick and his gang are leaving the confrontation with Loc Dog and Ashtray at the "40's & 9's" store, they drive in reverse in a Pontiac GTO. However, you hear a gear change - Pontiac GTO's didn't come with two or more reverse speeds.

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Quotes

Ashtray: Having a gun doesn't give you any power. You wanna know where the real power is?
Doo Rag: In the bullets!
Ashtray: No! In The books! See, Doo Rag, your mind - it is like a gun, and you wanna load it up with little... bitty... bullets... of knowledge.
Mailman: [as a baby in a crib] Message!

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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 9½ Weeks (1986)

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Soundtracks

Let's Lay Together
Written by R. Kelly
Zomba Songs, Inc./R. Kelly Publishing Inc. (administered by Zomba Songs Inc.) (BMI)
Performed by The Isley Brothers
Produced by R. Kelly
The Isley Brothers appear courtesy of Island Records, Inc.
(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.