Booty Call (1997)

Two friends who have gone too long without sex set out to get some.

Director:

Jeff Pollack

Writers:

Takashi Bufford, J. Stanford Parker (as Bootsie)

Stars:

Jamie Foxx, Tommy Davidson, Vivica A. Fox

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jamie Foxx	...	Bunz
Tommy Davidson	...	Rushon
Amy Monique Waddell	...	Arguing Woman
Wiley Moore	...	Arguing Man
Vivica A. Fox	...	Lysterine
Tamala Jones	...	Nikki
Kam Ray Chan	...	Ug Lee
Ric Young	...	Mr. Chiu
Ammie Sin	...	Yoyo
Scott LaRose	...	Singh
Bernie Mac	...	Judge Peabody
Olivia Yap	...	Judge's Woman
Bill MacDonald	...	Hold up Man
John Moraitis	...	Greek Cabbie
Karen Robinson	...	Admitting Nurse

Storyline

Bunz and Rushon are two best buddies who are looking forward to dating two ladies, Lysterine and Nikki. When the two boys get their lives altogether, they all fall in love. But will their lives stay peaceful?

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Plot Keywords:

micro mini | sex in a hospital bed | garter belt | two word title | male objectification | 

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Taglines:

Some guys will do anything for a little somethin' somethin'.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for non-stop sexuality including sex-related dialogue and crude humor, and for strong language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 February 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Allo Baba

Filming Locations:

Chinatown, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,005,192, 2 March 1997, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$20,060,051, 22 June 1997

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, The Turman-Morrissey Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

79 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filming began March 1996 in Harlem, New York

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Goofs

When Bunz and Rashad are chasing Killer (the dog) down the street, a car door opens. Bunz and Rashad run into the door and flip over it onto the ground. As both characters are falling to the ground in slow motion, you can clearly see the stuntman who is playing as Jaime Foxx (Bunz) lose his hairpiece.

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Quotes

[Lysterine does not approve of the man smoking in the Chinese Restaurant]
Bunz: I'll take care of this.
[walks to man's table]
Bunz: [in Chinese] Excuse me, Sir. If you don't put out the smoke, my boy and I won't be getting any ass tonight.
Ug Lee: [in Chinese] Oh? No problem.
[puts out smoke]
Bunz: [in Chinese] You're the man!
[walks back to their table]
Bunz: [smiling] Heh heh... I guess you thought I was just some common ol' hoodrat, huh?
Lysterine: [in Chinese] Oh I still do.

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Alternate Versions

The unrated version entitled Booty Call Bootiest Edition has more scenes than the original theatrical version.

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Connections

Referenced in How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)

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Soundtracks

Lick It
Written by Charlie Babie and Manfred Mohr

User Reviews

Silly, black (not dark) comedy about "booty" vs commitment.

I am almost embarassed to say I saw "Booty Call", but it was on Comedy Central last night, and I had some time to kill...

Basic premise - a guy has been going with a girl for 7 weeks and still has not gotten any, because he respects her and thinks she might be "the one". His girl also is very horny and asks her good friend (Lysterine) to join them on a double-date for safety, and she is fixed up on a blind date with Bunz. Bunz and Lysterine create immediate friction, but eventually, with the help of a dog licking toes under the table, they get set for some old-fashioned, no-commitment "booty."

However, both girls (two different adjacent apartments) want to practice safe sex, so the boys are sent out for "protection" at 2AM. They return with some, but the girls point out that "lambskins" don't protect against HIV, so they are sent out again, for "latex" condoms. Then they are later sent out for "saran wrap".

One of the boys is shot by an attempted hold-up of the convenience store, and there is an interesting hospital scene, no treatment for no insurance card, so one of them poses as a doctor to get him in. And, while he is at it, delivers a baby.

The script makes fun of lots of things, including Indians in turbans working at the store. It is not likely that much of the humor here will appeal to female viewers. I rate it "6" for the good acting and quite a few funny exchanges. See it if you can for free. After all, how do we recognize marginal movies unless we see some occasionally??