Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Paris Barclay

Writers (WGA):

Shawn Wayans (written by) &
Marlon Wayans (written by) ...

Release Date:

12 January 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Finally, the movie that proves that Justice isn't always Poetic, Jungle Fever isn't always pretty, and Higher Learning can be a waste of time.

Plot:

"Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking your Juice in the Hood" is a parody of a lot of Afro-American movies...

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Gun | Low Rider | Masturbation | Desert Eagle

Cast

Shawn Wayans	...	Ashtray
Marlon Wayans	...	Loc Dog
Tracey Cherelle Jones	...	Dashiki
Chris Spencer	...	Preach
Suli McCullough	...	Crazy Legs
Darrel Heath	...	Toothpick (as Darrell Heath)
Helen Martin	...	Loc Dog's Grandma
Isaiah Barnes	...	Doo Rag
Lahmard J. Tate	...	Ashtray's Father (as Lahmard Tate)
Keenen Ivory Wayans	...	Mailman
Keith Morris	...	Dave the Crackhead
Craig Wayans	...	Thug #1
Casey Lee	...	Birthday Boy Thug
Joe Scott	...	Birthday Cake Boy (as Joe 'Nub' Scott)
Kim Wayans	...	Mrs. Johnson

Also Known As:

Don't Be a Menace

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language, sexuality, some drug content and violence.

Runtime:

89 min | 94 min (2005 unrated)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:14 (theatrical rating) | New Zealand:R18 | Australia:MA | Canada:14A | France:U | Germany:12 | USA:R (certificate #34158) | USA:Unrated (unrated DVD version) | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Occidental College -1600 Campus Road, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Island Pictures

Trivia:

A trailer for the film included the tagline, "It's the only movie released this year with fourteen words in its title"

Goofs:

Continuity: When "The Man" shoots at the Asian couple in the convenience store, he is using a Beretta pistol. However, the pistol he tosses to Loc Dog is a Glock.

Quotes:

Loc Dog: Everyone in the hood been up in her! She got more kids than Mrs. Wayans!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Madonna: The Immaculate Collection (1990) (V)

Soundtrack:

Winter Warz

Better than "Friday"

This movie has the privelge of being better than the movie "Friday", it has taken the spot for top "ghetto" comedy movie ever. The story isn't what's great, but the acting an great spoofs of "serious ghetto movies" is! Making fun of many movies, "Don't Be A Menace..." takes a back seat to no comedy. A definite must see comedy.