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Dave Chappelle's Block Party

  • 20052005
  • RR
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
9.3K
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POPULARITY
46,558
9,025
Erykah Badu and Dave Chappelle in Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
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A mix of Dave Chappelle's sketch comedy and musical interludes, inspired in part by the 1973 documentary Wattstax.A mix of Dave Chappelle's sketch comedy and musical interludes, inspired in part by the 1973 documentary Wattstax.A mix of Dave Chappelle's sketch comedy and musical interludes, inspired in part by the 1973 documentary Wattstax.

IMDb RATING
7.2/10
9.3K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
46,558
9,025
  • Director
    • Michel Gondry
  • Writer
    • Dave Chappelle
  • Stars
    • Dave Chappelle
    • Yasiin Bey
    • Lauryn Hill
Top credits
  • Director
    • Michel Gondry
  • Writer
    • Dave Chappelle
  • Stars
    • Dave Chappelle
    • Yasiin Bey
    • Lauryn Hill
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 74User reviews
    • 111Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 4 nominations

    Videos1

    Dave Chappelle's Block Party
    Trailer 2:34
    Dave Chappelle's Block Party

    Photos11

    Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
    Dave Chappelle in Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
    Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
    Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
    Michel Gondry at an event for Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
    Michel Gondry at an event for Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
    Michel Gondry at an event for Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
    Michel Gondry at an event for Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
    Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
    Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)

    Top cast

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    Dave Chappelle
    Dave Chappelle
    • Self - Host
    Yasiin Bey
    Yasiin Bey
    • Self
    • (as Mos Def)
    Lauryn Hill
    Lauryn Hill
    • Self - The Fugees
    Erykah Badu
    Erykah Badu
    • Self
    Isaac ben Ayala
    • Isaac ben Ayala
    Big Daddy Kane
    Big Daddy Kane
    • Self
    Bilal
    Bilal
    • Self
    • (as Bilal Oliver)
    Cody ChesnuTT
    • Self
    Keyshia Cole
    Keyshia Cole
    • Self
    Common
    Common
    • Self
    Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis
    • Self - The Fugees
    • (as Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis)
    Fugees
    Fugees
    • Themselves
    Alice Goguen
    • Self - Ohio
    James 'Kamal' Gray
    • Self - The Roots
    Fred Hampton Jr.
    Fred Hampton Jr.
    • Self
    • (as Chairman Fred Hampton Jr.)
    Leonard 'Hub' Hubbard
    Leonard 'Hub' Hubbard
    • Self - The Roots
    Darren Hymes
    • Self - 'Mr. T.'
    Wyclef Jean
    Wyclef Jean
    • Self - The Fugees
    • Director
      • Michel Gondry
    • Writer
      • Dave Chappelle
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Dave Chappelle funded this project with his own money.
    • Goofs
      Dave Chappelle's main reason for holding the block party in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn was because, he says, that hip-hop originated there. However, hip-hop really originated in the South Bronx and spread to the other sections of New York soon afterward.
    • Quotes

      Dave Chappelle: [playing bongos in front of a crowd] 5,000 black people chillin' in the rain. 19 white people peppered in the crowd. Trying to find a Mexican.

    • Connections
      Featured in Tähdet kertovat: Dave Chappelle (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Overnight Celebrity
      Written by Miri Ben-Ari, Michael Bennett, Twista (as Carl Terrell Mitchell),
      Ye (as Kanye Omari West), Leonard C. Williams
      Performed by The Brooklyn Steppers

    User reviews74

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    10/10
    a piece of music history
    This movie is One of a kind, it created a magic that most films will never achieve. It is filled with some incredible performances and the first appearance of the Fugees in almost ten years. If Lauren Hill's performance doesn't move you then you must be a robot because that women is a goddess. I think Block Party will be looked back upon and be remembered as one of the greatest moments for music in the new millennium. This will go down in the books as one of the greatest Music documentary's of all time right alongside Woodstock. It is also fun to watch Dave continue his racial commentary on today's society. I loved Block Party and will recommend this movie to everyone I know.
    helpful•12
    4
    • colbymacinnis
    • Jun 18, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 3, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Untitled Dave Chappelle/Michel Gondry Project
    • Filming locations
      • Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Bob Yari Productions
      • Focus Features
      • Partizan
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $11,718,595
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,516,000
      • Mar 5, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $12,051,924
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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