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Barbershop (2002)

PG-13 | | Comedy, Drama | 13 September 2002 (USA)
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A day in the life of a South Side Chicago barbershop.

Director:

Tim Story

Writers:

Mark Brown (story), Mark Brown (screenplay) | 2 more credits »

Stars:

Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Eve | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ice Cube ... Calvin Palmer
Anthony Anderson ... J.D.
Cedric the Entertainer ... Eddie
Sean Patrick Thomas ... Jimmy James
Eve ... Terri Jones
Troy Garity ... Isaac Rosenberg
Michael Ealy ... Ricky Nash
Leonard Earl Howze ... Dinka
Keith David ... Lester Wallace
Jazsmin Lewis ... Jennifer Palmer
Lahmard J. Tate ... Billy (as Lahmard Tate)
Tom Wright ... Detective Williams
Jason George ... Kevin
DeRay Davis ... Hustle Guy
Sonya Eddy ... Janelle
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Storyline

A day in the life of a barbershop on the south side of Chicago. Calvin, who inherited the struggling business from his deceased father, views the shop as nothing but a burden and waste of his time. After selling the shop to a local loan shark, Calvin slowly begins to see his father's vision and legacy and struggles with the notion that he just sold it out. The barbershop is filled with characters who share their stories, jokes, trials and tribulations. In the shop we find Eddie, an old barber with strong opinions and no customers. Jimmy is a highly educated barber with a superiority complex who can't stand Isaac, the new, white barber who just wants a shot at cutting some hair. Ricky is an ex-con with two strikes against him and is desperately trying to stay straight. Terri is a hard-edged woman who can't seem to leave her two-timing boyfriend. And lastly there's Dinka, a fellow barber who is madly in love with Terri but doesn't get the time of day. Written by Uber Minion

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Plot Keywords:

barbershop | one word title | african american protagonist | criminal | blowtorch | See All (118) »

Taglines:

Everyone's gettin' lined up.

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language, sexual content and brief drug references | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Official Sites:

MGM

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 September 2002 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Barbershop See more »

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA See more »
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Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$20,627,433, 15 September 2002, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$75,782,105

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$77,063,924
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), State Street Pictures, Cube Vision See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

When J.D. is wheeling the ATM towards A&S Grocery, Calvin appears in the background after his visit with Lester Wallace. See more »

Goofs

When Calvin is driving Ricky, after Ricky throws the gun in the river, he makes a left turn. His hands move and the background scenery changes accordingly, but he only slides his hand over the steering wheel, which stays still. See more »

Quotes

Isaac: This is who I am. And whether you believe it or not, I'm gonna be like this tomorrow.
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Alternate Versions

UK video version was edited (for language) by 51 sec. to secure a '12' rating. Additionaly some of the supplementary material for the DVD was cut (47 sec.) to keep the video rating. An uncut '15' was available to the distributor. See more »

Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Donald Trump/Ken Jeong/Cam (2016) See more »

Soundtracks

Moving
Written by Neely Dinkins Jr. (as N. Dinkins Jr.), Vito A. Colapietro II (as V. Colapietro)
Performed by The Co-Stars featuring Sherrod Lindsey
Courtesy of N.V.P. Productions
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* *1/2 out of 4.
21 September 2002 | by brandonsites1981 – See all my reviews

Ice Cube makes the mistake of selling his late father's barbershop to a sleazy loan shark and ends up spending just about the entire day trying to find a way to get it back. Simple premise happens to have (shockingly enough for the most part) non cliche characterizations that actually let you get to know the characters and manages to recall better, simplier times. It feels real and not fake. Cedric The Entertainer dominates the entire film in a terrific performance while the rest of the cast turns in adequate, but unexceptional performances.

Rated PG-13; Profanity and Some Violence.
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