CB4 (1993)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Tamra Davis

Writers (WGA):

Chris Rock (story) &
Nelson George (story) ...

Release Date:

12 March 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Music

Tagline:

Sex, Rhymes and keepin' it real.

Plot:

A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap group "CB4"...

Plot Keywords:

Rap Music | Entire Title Is Capitalized Acronym | Jheri Curl Hairstyle | Acronym In Title | Fictional Band

Cast

Chris Rock	...	Albert / MC Gusto
Allen Payne	...	Euripides / Dead Mike
Deezer D	...	Otis / Stab Master Arson
Chris Elliott	...	A. White
Phil Hartman	...	Virgil Robinson
Charles Q. Murphy	...	Gusto
Khandi Alexander	...	Sissy
Art Evans	...	Albert Sr.
Theresa Randle	...	Eve
Willard E. Pugh	...	Trustus
Ty Granderson Jones	...	40 Dog (as Tyrone Granderson Jones)
Rachel True	...	Daliha
Victor Wilson	...	Lt. Davenport
Richard Gant	...	Baa Baa Ack
J.D. Daniels	...	Ben

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Germany:18 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Panorama City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

At the end of the movie, there is a scene in which 'Rock, Chris' haggles idiotically with Isaac Hayes. This is a spoof of a similar conversation between the same two actors in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988), in which Chris Rock played a customer at Isaac Hayes' rib joint.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Ben sees the tour bus coming, he puts his cap on twice.

Quotes:

Euripides: Did you know a black man invented ice cream?
Albert: No, no, no. Now how the hell a black man gonna invent ice cream in hot-ass Africa? Tell me that!

Movie Connections:

References The Defiant Ones (1958)

Soundtrack:

Stick 'Em Up

The only funny thing Chris Rock has done.

I'm no fan of Chris Rock. I pretty much find him totally unfunny but CB4 is an exception. Chris Rock is hilarious in this as a black middle-class wannabe rapper pretending to be a gangster rapper in order to make it big in the rap scene. CB4 tries to be a rap version of 'This Is Spinal Tap' and succeeds. Nice cameo's by Ice T, Ice Cube and a few other celebs playing themselves. My favourite scene is when Albert, Rip and Otis are Jammin' to Run DMC in the car. That was awesome! Another great scene is this one after the Run DMC jam where we see the guys doing several rap acts on open mic night. "The Bagheads, The Bagheads, The Bagheads" LOL!!! CB4 is an awesome comedy mixed with a bit of spoof. Highly recommended. 10/10