Coffee & Kareem (2020)

Twelve-year-old Kareem Manning hires a criminal to scare his mom's new boyfriend -police officer James Coffee - but it backfires, forcing Coffee and Kareem to team up in order to save themselves from Detroit's most ruthless drug kingpin.

Director:

Michael Dowse

Writer:

Shane Mack

Stars:

Ed Helms, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Little Gardenhigh

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ed Helms	...	Coffee
Taraji P. Henson	...	Vanessa Manning
Terrence Little Gardenhigh	...	Kareem
Betty Gilpin	...	Detective Watts
RonReaco Lee	...	Orlando Johnson
David Alan Grier	...	Captain Hill
Andrew Bachelor	...	Rodney
William 'Big Sleeps' Stewart	...	Dee (as William 'BigSleeps' Stewart)
Serge Houde	...	Jerome
Eduard Witzke	...	Seedy Manager
Chance Hurstfield	...	Dominic
Diana Bang	...	Ms. Chu
Erik McNamee	...	Gary
Samantha Cole	...	Thursday (as Samantha Liana Cole)
Terry Chen	...	Officer Steve Choi

Storyline

While police officer James Coffee (Ed Helms) enjoys his new relationship with Vanessa Manning (Taraji P. Henson), her beloved 12-year-old son Kareem (Terrence Little Gardenhigh) plots their break-up. Attempting to scare away his mom's boyfriend for good, Kareem tries to hire criminal fugitives to take him out but accidentally exposes a secret network of criminal activity, making his family its latest target. To protect Vanessa, Kareem teams up with Coffee - the partner he never wanted - for a dangerous chase across Detroit. From director Michael Dowse, COFFEE and KAREEM is an action-comedy about forging unexpected bonds, one four-letter insult at a time. Co-starring Betty Gilpin, RonReaco Lee, Andrew Bachelor and David Alan Grier.

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Plot Keywords:

aspiring rapper | singing in a car | 12 year old | child swearing | strip joint | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

There is a reference to Point Break when Coffee lays on the floor screaming and fires his gun in the air.

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Goofs

There is no "Metro Detroit Police Department". Detroit's police force is simply called the Detroit Police Department.

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Quotes

Kareem: You fuck my mom, I'm gonna fuck your life.

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Connections

References Reservoir Dogs (1992)

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Soundtracks

Gravel Drop
Written by Michael Corbett Abts, Ryan Corbett and Ofosu Born Jones-Quartey (as Ofosu Jones-Quartey)
Performed by Hungry Man Fun Man featuring Born I Music
Courtesy of Sostereo, Indie Music Publishing and Pantheon Select

User Reviews

Most annoying kid ever!

Besides the weak plot the kid is unwatchable as he only speaks in vulgar swear words...

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 April 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Coffee & Kareem

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pacific Electric Picture Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1