Formulaic and distastefully fake, Townsend's modern fairy tale unsuccessfuly tries to combine the premise of Pretty Woman with the formats of the fish-out-of-water and culture-collision.
B.A.P.S. (1997)
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Reviews Counted: 20
Fresh: 1
Rotten:19
Average Rating: 2.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Two southern-fried, gold-digging Georgia peaches (also known as "Black American Princesses") hit Hollywood to audition for a music video to raise cash. But they really hit the jackpot when the... Two southern-fried, gold-digging Georgia peaches (also known as "Black American Princesses") hit Hollywood to audition for a music video to raise cash. But they really hit the jackpot when the director's unctuous nephew involves them in a scam to trick his wealthy old employer into believing that one of the B.A.P.s is his long-lost love's granddaughter. [More]
Starring: Halle Berry, Natalie Desselle, Martin Landau, Robert Townsend
Starring: Halle Berry, Natalie Desselle, Martin Landau, Robert Townsend, Ian Richardson, Troy Beyer, Luigi Amodeo, Jonathan Fried, A.J. Johnson, Bernie Mac, Darrell Heath, Vince Cooke, Faizon Love, Rudy Ray Moore, Darrow Igus, Debra Wilson, Robin Van Sharner, Jessica Page, Alex Thomas, Eric Poppick, Downtown Julie Brown, Heavy D, Idalis DeLeon, Howard Hewitt, LL Cool J, Leon, Dennis Rodman
Director: Robert Townsend
Director: Robert Townsend
Screenwriter: Troy Beyer
Composer: Stanley Clarke
Producer: Mark Burg, Loretha C. Jones
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Apallingly bad. Robert Townsend's attempt at satirizing black culture is far off the mark.
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