The plot centers upon the coming of age and misadventures of three white youths from the small town of Holyoke, Iowa who, having been seduced by the fast money and easy women of the gangsta rap lifestyle, yearn to be African American. The trio of would-be hoodlums ventures to Cabrini–Green housing project in Chicago, Illinois, where they have crossovers with gangstas and the police in the climactic finale, the irrepressible leader of the white hoodlums is beaten up and they went back to Iowa and decided to stay there. Read more on Wikipedia.
MPAA Rating: | R |
Genre: | Comedy, Drama |
Country: | France, United States |
Produced By: | John Sloss, Garth Belcon, Richard Stratton, David Peipers, Ezra Swerdlow, Paul Marcus, Henri M. Kessler, Jesse Kaye |
Directed By: | Marc Levin |
Written By: | Danny Hoch, Marc Levin, Garth Belcon, Richard Stratton |
Cast: | Eugene Byrd, Slick Rick, Brooke Byam, Travis Pulse, David A. Arnold, Doug E. Fresh, Sabien Minteer, Rich Komenich, Josh Phillips, Tom Walljasper, Danny Hoch, Tristan Layne Tapscott, Dawn Nixon, William N. Mayberry, Reno Wilson, Garth Belcon, Lyndsey Barnett, Terence Mueller, Eric Rivas Quiroga, Annabel Armour, Richard Stratton, Piper Perabo, Rick Snyder, Lisa Jane Todd, Mark Swanson, Jacqueline Williams, Shannon Penrod, Dead Prez, Bonz Malone, Kim Wozencraft, Fat Joe, Big Pun, Danny Trejo, Mark Webber, Dr. Dre, James Serpento, Steve Mahicu, Dash Mihok |
In Theaters: | Oct 08, 1999 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 32 minutes |
Production: | Bac Films, Canal+, Fox Searchlight Pictures |
Box Office: | $36,025 |
Available On: | Amazon |