The Players Club (1998)

A woman must contend with rival strippers and her boss in an attempt to make a legitimate living.

Director:

Ice Cube

Writer:

Ice Cube

Stars:

LisaRaye McCoy, Dick Anthony Williams, Judyann Elder

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
LisaRaye McCoy	...	Diamond (as Lisa Raye)
Dick Anthony Williams	...	Mr. Armstrong
Judyann Elder	...	Mrs. Armstrong (as Judy Ann Elder)
Chrystale Wilson	...	Ronnie
Adele Givens	...	Tricks
Bernie Mac	...	Dollar Bill
Anthony Johnson	...	L'il Man (as A.J. Johnson)
Jimmy Woodard	...	Miron
Montae Russell	...	Lance (as Monte Russell)
Oren Williams	...	Jamal @ 4 Years
Monica Calhoun	...	Ebony
Jossie Thacker	...	Stripper #1 (as Jossie Harris)
Lalanya Masters	...	Stripper #2
Ursula Y. Houston	...	Dancer #2
Annie O'Donnell	...	Lady

Storyline

Diana, a young mom working at a shoe store meets two strippers, Tricks and Ronnie. They tell her that she should work at The Playa's Club for big money. The woman accepts and soon introduces her cousin into the club. Then she finds out that her cousin is doing housecalls which Tricks bribed her to do. One day Diana returns to her house after almost being raped by an obsessed fan and finds her cousin sleeping with her ex-boyfriend. She kicks her cousin out and starts dating Blue, a DJ at the club. They go out one night and Diana's cousin calls asking her to pick her up from a bachelor party. Diana refuses and soon after her cousin is raped. Now she has only one option, to put Tricks in her place.

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Plot Keywords:

stripper | catfight | spanking | dominatrix | rape | 

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Taglines:

Closed Legs Dont Get Fed......

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong language, sexual content and violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 April 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Danças Eróticas

Filming Locations:

2285 West 20st Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$4,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,421,172, 12 April 1998, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$23,031,390, 9 August 1998

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Monica Calhoun (Ebony) and Terrence Howard (K.C.) have previously appeared in The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992) respectively as Rebbie and Jackie Jackson, the two oldest siblings of Michael Jackson.

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Goofs

In Diamond's first scene in the dressing room, her pony tail is set high on top of her head. When Ronnie guides her into the main room of the club, Diamond's pony tail is pulled back further and is spiky at the top.

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Quotes

Blue: I just don't understand exactly why you're charging me twenty percent interest on the money that you loaned me, when you already taking thirty percent out of my check.
Dollar Bill: Welcome to the strippin' game, partner. Blue, you ain't nothin'. All you do is spin records, that's all you do. Who'd you think you is, DJ Quick? Kid Kapri? Oh, then you must be Jimmie Walker. Blue you ain't nut-zin! You don't deserve nut-zin, you don't get nut-zin. You get what I give you. I got a contract betwinx me and you ...
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Crazy Credits

After the ending credits, two Ice Cube videos are shown. The first video is Ice Cube - We Be Clubbin. The second video is Ice Cube featuring Mr. Short Khop - My Loved Ones.

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: My Giant/The Odd Couple II/City of Angels/The Player's Club/The Big One/The Butcher Boy (1998)

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Soundtracks

Who Are You Lovin'
Performed by Ice Cube featuring Mr. Short Khop
Written by T. Jones, Ice Cube and Lionel Hunt
Ice Cube appears courtesy of Priority Records
Mr. Short Khop appears courtesy of Heavyweight Records, a PolyGram company

User Reviews

Fair B movie

Fair B quality movie depicting slice of black American strip club life in southern USA.Story is good social commentary on said lifestyle's evils and dangers but the movie suffers from a rushed directorial style and lackluster performances even by pro actors who have displayed better in the past.This was probabably caused by lack of directorial discipline on Ice Cube's part due to budget constraints.You can realy tell the veteran actors were not paid properly and just cruised along as a favor for Cube.Too bad for the movie's story was a good idea,setting up for great drama,action,comedy,sex,social commentary and entertainment much like the winning formula of SHOWGIRLS.I vote for a proper remake of this one!But as of now,avoid this movie unless you really want a peek into that lifestyle or are a big fan of any of the lead actors.Do not expect much sex scenes though for the focus on this one is social commentary......