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Don't Be a Menace... (1996)

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Reviews Counted:23

Fresh:7

Rotten:16

Average Rating:4.6/10

Runtime: 89 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: This film is a parody of the recent "hood" movies made by African-American directors, in particular John Singleton's "Boyz 'N the Hood." The plot focuses on Ashtray, a do-gooder who comes to... This film is a parody of the recent "hood" movies made by African-American directors, in particular John Singleton's "Boyz 'N the Hood." The plot focuses on Ashtray, a do-gooder who comes to South Central L.A. to live with his father. Unfortunately, Dad turns out to be a poor role model, as he extols the virtues of unsafe sex and drunk driving. Ashtray's cousin Loc Dog is no better, with his hair-trigger temper and extensive weaponry (including a nuclear bomb). Ashtray manages to find romance with a pretty poet named Dashiki, but it turns out that she's a little too popular with the men in her neighborhood -- and not for her writing skills. Will Ashtray become disillusioned by what he's seen and experienced in South Central? [More]

Starring: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Tracey Cherelle Jones, Chris Spencer

Starring: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Tracey Cherelle Jones, Chris Spencer, Suli McCullough, Darrell Heath, Kim Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Vivica A. Fox, Omar Epps, Bernie Mac, LaWanda Page, Yvette Wilson, Paula Jai Parker

Director: Paris Barclay

Director: Paris Barclay
Producer: Keenen Ivory Wayans, Eric L. Gold
Screenwriter: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans

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Jan 5, 1999

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Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
06/05/02
Boxoffice Magazine

Strangely sour and ultimately wearisome.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
02/05/08
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The gags -- like most of the Wayanses' humor -- range from astute satire to lowest-common-denominator yucks.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner | comment Comment
01/01/00
Barry Walters
Barry Walters
San Francisco Examiner

Too many gags fall flat, or are cheap and sleazy instead of clever and witty.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

There are zero laughs in this stupid, stupid movie.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
06/23/02
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

No review available.

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08/27/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Full of very obvious spoofery, and funnier in concept than in execution.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
02/05/08
Godfrey Cheshire
Godfrey Cheshire
Variety
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If I see one more movie featuring that current favorite of obnoxious movie stereotypes -- the pair of abrasive Asian convenience store owners -- I'm not going to even going to think twice before getting up and leaving the theatre.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Joey O'Bryan
Joey O'Bryan
Austin Chronicle

...the Wayans use a sledgehammer to drive in a thumbtack.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
09/17/05
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

If you really want to appreciate this film, go see all the hood movies from the 90s - good and bad.

Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | comment Comment
09/22/05
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

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01/01/00
Madeleine Williams
Madeleine Williams
Cinematter

No review available.

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07/26/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

No review available.

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12/07/03
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

There's maybe three or four half-decent chuckles to be found in this otherwise interminable 90-minute mega-chore.

Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com | comment Comment
09/16/05
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
DVDTalk.com

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Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
01/01/00
Susan Stark
Susan Stark
Detroit News
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Rude, crude and outrageous.

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Susan Wloszczyna
Susan Wloszczyna
USA Today
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No review available.

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11/12/04
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

Laugh yourself stupid....Wayans classic!

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10/11/04
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

[A] pleasant hour and a half.

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10/21/03
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
rec.arts.movies.reviews

Outrageous is the key word here. In many successful scenes, the Wayans deftly play on our assumptions and cliches.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
01/01/00
Esther Iverem
Esther Iverem
Washington Post
 
 
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