A concert film featuring four major African American stand up comedians.A concert film featuring four major African American stand up comedians.A concert film featuring four major African American stand up comedians.
- Awards
- 3 nominations total
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaNear the end of the movie, Bernie Mac goes on a rant about not having his own television show. The very next year, he was indeed given his own show with The Bernie Mac Show (2001), which was based on the routine about his sister's kids that features in this film.
- Quotes
Bernie Mac: When you're listening to one of our conversations you might here the word MOTHER FUCKER about 32 times. Don't be afraid of the word MOTHER FUCKER... Imma break it down to ya... If you're out there this afternoon and you see like 3 or 4 brothers talkin', you might hear a conversation and it goes like this: You seen that MOTHER FUCKIN' Bobby? That MOTHER FUCKER owes me 35 MOTHER FUCKEN dollars! He told me he gone pay my MOTHER FUCKEN money last MOTHER FUCKEN week. I aint seen this MOTHER FUCKER yet! I'm not gonna chase this MOTHER FUCKER for my 35 MOTHER FUCKEN dollars. I called the MOTHER FUCKER four MOTHER FUCKEN times... but the MOTHER FUCKER won't call me back. I called his momma the other MOTHER FUCKEN day... she gonna play like the MOTHER FUCKER wasn't in. I started to cuss her MOTHER FUCKEN ass out, but I don't want no MOTHER FUCKEN trouble. But I'll tell ya one MOTHER FUCKEN thang... the next MOTHER FUCKEN time I see this MOTHER FUCKER... and he ain't got my MOTHER FUCKEN money... I'm gonna bust - his - MOTHER FUCKEN head! And I'm OUT this MOTHA FUCKA!
- ConnectionsEdited into Heroes of Black Comedy (2002)
- SoundtracksNa Na
Written by Teddy Riley, Jaren Henson and Monifah Carter.
Performed by Monifah Carter (as Monifah) and Chico DuBargo.
Courtesy of Universal Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chico DeBarge appears courtesy of Motown Record Company, LP.
But the sanctimonious Spike Lee will be embarrassed in a generation or two as this humor is considered today's Amos and Andy. Doesn't matter that it comes from blacks. Doesn't matter if everyone thinks it is funny now.
Plus. No element of American culture is natural today, and this is especially so with Black culture. It is now in the hands of record, fashion and media companies. Spike may insist he is a free man, but he is not, and now complicit in another big company's inventing of a culture.
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- Also known as
- Kings of Comedy
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Box office
- Budget
- $13,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $38,182,790
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,053,832
- Aug 20, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $38,182,790
- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1