Hood of Horror (2006)

A hip hop horror anthology of three tales of terror told by the Hound of Hell that revolve around the residents of an inner-city neighborhood whose actions determine where they will go in the afterlife.

Director:

Stacy Title

Writers:

Jacob Hair (story), Tim Sullivan (story)

Stars:

Snoop Dogg, Daniella Alonso, Anson Mount

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Snoop Dogg	...	HOH / Devon
Hawthorne James	...	Liore
Gabriel Pimentel	...	Half Pint
Irina Voronina	...	Slank
Tanisha Jones	...	Slank
Anson Mount	...	Tex Jr
Tayshaun Prince	...	Footloose
Noel Gugliemi	...	Fatcap (as Noel Guglielmi)
Teyo Johnson	...	Streako
Jeffrey Licon	...	Nib
Yadi Valerio Rivera	...	Foxy (as Yadi Valerio)
Rayna Tharani	...	Bernadette
Daniella Alonso	...	Posie Santano
Danny Trejo	...	Derelict
Ava Penner	...	Young Posie

Storyline

A hip hop horror anthology of three tales of terror told by the Hound of Hell that revolve around the residents of an inner-city neighborhood whose actions determine where they will go in the afterlife.

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Plot Keywords:

title directed by female | hell | anthology | vomiting | vietnam war veteran | 

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Taglines:

It AIN'T all good in da hood

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive strong violence and gore, sexuality, nudity and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 December 2007 (Philippines)

Also Known As:

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$328,000, 6 May 2007, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$328,000, 6 May 2007

Company Credits

Production Co:

Snoopadelic Films Inc.,Social Capital,BloodWorks

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When the gunman first enters the liquor store, he is wearing sunglasses. When he turns to face Quon, his sunglasses are missing.

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Quotes

Quon: [after stabbing Jersey's eyes out] You know, there's too many award shows nowadays. I couldn't even tell you who won this shit last year. Oh yeah, I talked to God. He told me to tell all you guys, quit thanking him, he doesn't give a shit.

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Crazy Credits

In the end of the credits there is an ad to sell a "1972 Coupe De Ville for $1995.00 OBO; ask for Joaquin"

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Connections

References Fear Factor (2001)

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Soundtracks

Beaztly
Written by Anwar Burton, Jose Cancela. Anthony Talauega, Richmond Talauega
Performed by Anwar Burton (as Flii Stylz)

User Reviews

Using Snoop Dogg's Name To Promote A Film Doesn't Make It Good

This film contains three interwoven tales from the hood, with Snoop Dogg (sometimes as an animated gangster and sometimes as a man in hell) narrating between segments. I use interwoven in the loosest sense because they really seem to have connection at all. I will discuss each one briefly.

The first segment was about a woman named Posey who is granted satanic powers by a homeless man (Danny Trejo) and can kill rival gang members by simply crossing out their spray tags. It's really stupid. The plot is weak, Posey's acting is awful. Even Trejo and Billy Dee Williams cannot save this one. There is a great death scene involving a beer bottle, but that doesn't make up for the rest of this segment.

The second segment was actually really good. A redneck and his girlfriend move into a home for retired veterans, with one of them, Roscoe, being played by Ernie Hudson. Hudson is great, as is the rich redneck. The deaths here are weaker (other than the explosion scene) but the plot is much better -- this was written as a real story and not just a throw-away idea. In fact, it could have been its own movie or at least an episode of "Masters of Horror". If you only watch this part, you might find the movie watchable.

The third part was just foolish. Because these are tales from the hood, of course they took the stereotype route and one man escapes the hood by rapping. But he becomes haunted by his friends that he left behind to die. Some of the makeup here is pretty disgusting, which I mean in a nice way, but the overall story is just an excuse to show a guy in the studio rapping. If you already have Snoop Dogg in your cast list ,you don't need to add another man rapping.

I suppose the problem of the film as a whole is that it was written and directed by different people in different segments. Compare this to "Creepshow", which is a lot more consistent. The best part -- part two -- was written by Tim Sullivan, the man behind "2001 Maniacs". It shows. I may not have been the biggest fan of that film, but Sullivan knows how to tell a story that horror fans appreciate (and he has some weird obsession with Confederate sympathizers). The other writers? I have no idea who they are.

Other reviewers have called this film the "Hood of Horrible", and I want to jump on that bandwagon. It wasn't well made, it was poorly written for the most part, and although even some of the worst films can still be enjoyable, this one just wasn't. The odds of me seeing this a second time are pretty slim. If you get the chance to see it the first time, pass up on it and watch James Franco's "The Ape" instead.