A Low Down Dirty Shame

1994
R
1h 40m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

7.9K

YOUR RATING

Jada Pinkett Smith, Keenen Ivory Wayans, and Salli Richardson-Whitfield in A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994)

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Action Comedy Crime

An ex-cop, now a private detective, takes on the search for the millions stolen by a drug lord.An ex-cop, now a private detective, takes on the search for the millions stolen by a drug lord.An ex-cop, now a private detective, takes on the search for the millions stolen by a drug lord.

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

7.9K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

Peaches
(as Jada Pinkett)

Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Angela
(as Salli Richardson)

Andrew Divoff

Mendoza

Corwin Hawkins

Wayman

Gary Carlos Cervantes

Luis
(as Gary Cervantes)

Gregory Sierra

Captain Nunez

Kim Wayans

Diane

Andrew Shaifer

Bernard

Chris Spencer

Benny
(as Christopher Spencer)

Devin DeVasquez

Mendoza's Girl
(as Devin Devasquez)

John Capodice

Mob Boss

Craig Ng

Chun Yung Fat
(as Craig Ryan Ng)

Don Diamont

Chad

Randy Hall

Hank

Doug Kruse

Skinhead Speaker

Michael Bofshever

Mr. Gold

Director
- Keenen Ivory Wayans
Writer
- Keenen Ivory Wayans
All cast & crew
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Storyline

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Trivia
Shame tells the bodyguard/thug "say hello to Arnold for me" before hitting him with the gun. Sven-Ole Thorsen and Arnold Schwarzenegger knew each other from bodybuilding competitions, and Schwarzenegger introduced Thorsen to the movie business. Thorsen has appeared on-screen in nine Schwarzenegger movies, and has done stunts and training for actors and stuntmen in many others.

Goofs
When he calls Agent Rothmiller to let him know that he has located Angela, Shame doesn't identify himself to the telephonist. But when Rothmiller gets on the telephone, he knows that it is Shame.

Quotes
Shame: Ooh, silk drawers and a red tie. I gotta wear these together! Get off me ladies. I hear those ladies callin' my name, 'Shame, Shame!' Leave me alone, stop tuggin' at my silk drawers, don't love me like you do!
Peaches Jordan: Are you makin' fun of me?
Shame: Hell, yeah!

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Junior/A Low Down Dirty Shame/The Pagemaster/Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle/Red (1994)

Soundtracks
Shame
Written by Reuben Cross and John Fitch
Performed by Evelyn King (as Evelyn Champagne King)
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label of BMG Music

User reviews38

Review

Featured review

7/10

Fun movie

After all these years, I can finally scratch this one off the list. I'm a big fan of Keenen's work. Who doesn't love In Living Color and I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, c'mon now! But somehow Shame went under my radar.

Straight up, it wasn't as good as I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, which is pure comedy gold. But it was definitely a perfect movie to watch after coming home from work and just wanting something that doesn't involve a lot of thinking but still fun to watch.

Everything about this movie is pretty mediocre: the action lacks explosions, the gun play is a little tame, and the bad guy isn't very "bad." What saves this movie is Keenen's charisma. The dude is really funny and can carry flimsy plot all the way to the end. It felt as if he were missing an equally strong partner, such as Lethal Weapon's set up, but Jada sorta fills that role with her strong personality. I just wish they would have given her more screen time.

All in all, cool movie to chill out with.