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Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker

  • TV Special
  • 1999
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 5m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
7.4K
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Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker (1999)
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Chris Rock's third HBO comedy special shows him performing his stand-up routine at Apollo Theater in Harlem.Chris Rock's third HBO comedy special shows him performing his stand-up routine at Apollo Theater in Harlem.Chris Rock's third HBO comedy special shows him performing his stand-up routine at Apollo Theater in Harlem.

  • Director
    • Keith Truesdell
  • Writer
    • Chris Rock
  • Stars
    • Chris Rock
    • Slick Rick
    • Doug E. Fresh
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    7.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Keith Truesdell
    • Writer
      • Chris Rock
    • Stars
      • Chris Rock
      • Slick Rick
      • Doug E. Fresh
    • 26User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 6 Primetime Emmys
      • 1 win & 11 nominations total

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    Chris Rock
    Chris Rock
    • Self
    Slick Rick
    Slick Rick
    • Self - Guest Appearance
    Doug E. Fresh
    Doug E. Fresh
    • Self - Guest Appearance
    Monteria Ivey
    • Self - Announcer
    D. Life
    • Self - Guest Appearance
    Ice Cube
    Ice Cube
    • Black Man
    • (voice - English version)
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Horatio Sanz
    Horatio Sanz
    • Police Officer
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Wanda Sykes
    Wanda Sykes
    • Self
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Keith Truesdell
    • Writer
      • Chris Rock
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Rock planned on naming this special "I've Got Issues" but changed his mind because he felt it sounded "like a Richard Lewis special".
    • Goofs
      About 34 minutes into it, when they cut to an audience member laughing, you can see the cameraman's shadow being cast on the audience member's chest.
    • Quotes

      Chris Rock: I took the AIDS test... passed it... with a 65! Now, the scary thing about the AIDS test is that when you take it, you don't get the results back for FIIIVVEE days, and in those five days you start reflectin'. You start reflectin' on every single piece of dirty, disgusting little sex you've ever had! Oh my God, 1993, what the fuck was I thinkin'? Then, you start callin' people up to see if they still alive!

      [Impersonating a telephone call]

      Chris Rock: Yeah, hello, is Stacy there? "This is Stacy." CLICK! Hello, is Tammy there? "Oh, Tammy dead." Well, what happened? "... she got hit by a bus." OH, THANK THE LORD!

    • Connections
      Edited into Heroes of Black Comedy (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Fuck The Police
      Sung by NWA (as N.W.A.)

      Written by Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E

    User reviews26

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    10/10
    Chris Rock for President!
    Chris Rock is the funniest man I have ever known. He is ON POINT, in everything he says. He brings up political, health, and social issues, from gun control to race, that really makes you think and laugh because it's so true. His speech on gun control can be seen in Michael Moore's "Bowling for Columbine." Rock is intelligent and funny, and we see this in this HBO special.

    There is a scene in his current film, "Head of State" that shows the views of Chris Rock that we find in "Bigger and Blacker." I also recommend "The Best of Chris Rock."

    "There isn't any money in the cure, the money is in the medicine. That's how a drug dealer makes his money, on the cutbacks. . . They got metal on the space shuttle that can go around the moon that can withstand temp. of 25,000 degrees; you mean to tell me they can't make an El Dorado that bumper don't fall off?" (on finding the cure for AIDS)

    Rock writes and performs with pure genius and clarity. He says things that everyone has thought about but couldn't put into words. For those who didn't have HBO, RENT IT!! I give this 10/10!
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    • Mar 30, 2003

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 10, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Chris Rock: I've Got Issues
    • Filming locations
      • Apollo Theatre - 253 W. 125th Street, Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • CR Enterprises
      • 3 Arts Entertainment
      • Production Partners
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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