Chris Rock explores the wonders of African-American hairstyles.
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Tanya Crumel | ... | Herself - Hair Battle Contestant |
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Kevin Kirk | ... | Himself - Hair Battle Contestant |
| Jason Griggers | ... | Himself - Hair Battle Contestant | |
| Maya Angelou | ... | Herself | |
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Marvet Britto | ... | Herself |
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A'Lelia Bundles | ... | Herself |
| Vanessa Bell Calloway | ... | Herself | |
| Eve | ... | Herself | |
| Farrah Fawcett | ... | Herself (archive footage) | |
| Melyssa Ford | ... | Herself | |
| Meagan Good | ... | Herself | |
| Andre Harrell | ... | Himself | |
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Cheryl 'Salt' James | ... | Herself (as Salt-N-Pepa) |
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Chris Rock, a man with two daughters, asks about good hair, as defined by Black Americans, mostly Black women. He visits Bronner Brothers' annual hair convention in Atlanta. He tells us about sodium hydroxide, a toxin used to relax hair. He looks at weaves, and he travels to India where tonsure ceremonies produce much of the hair sold in America. A weave is expensive: he asks who makes the money. We visit salons and barbershops, central to the Black community. Rock asks men if they can touch their mates' hair - no, it's decoration. Various talking heads (many of them women with good hair) comment. It's about self image. Maya Angelou and Tracie Thoms provide perspective. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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23 October 2009 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$1,043,732, 9 October 2009, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
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Maya Angelou: Oh god. I was about seventy.
Chris Rock: Seventy? You went your whole life...
Maya Angelou: Not my whole life, I'm still alive!
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Written by Stefon Taylor
Performed by Beat Science
Courtesy of North Star Media
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Singer Jamelia covered similar territory in her 2008 documentary Jamelia: Whose Hair Is It Anyway? (2008). See more »Quotes
Chris Rock: How old were you when you first got your relaxer?Maya Angelou: Oh god. I was about seventy.
Chris Rock: Seventy? You went your whole life...
Maya Angelou: Not my whole life, I'm still alive!
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While this is not the greatest movie ever or even the last word about (mainly) black women's hair, it's well worth seeing, and strikes a nice balance between being entertaining and informative. Chris Rock is basically learning as he goes, and he sort of functions as a surrogate for us viewers. It's definitely an Obama-era movie: whenever it starts to get critical, it backs off a little and is careful not to offend any group. His style of questioning can be a bit cheeky but he's always engaging. The film keeps focus on the creative/fashion side, rightly so, I think. If you're up for something different, interesting but certainly not heavy, I recommend it.