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I Got the Hook-Up

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I Got the Hook-Up (1998)

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Reviews Counted:12

Fresh:2

Rotten:10

Average Rating:3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Two broke scam artists discover a truckload of cellular phones and begin selling them out of the back of their van. Trouble arises when the phones begin to malfunction, forcing them to deal with... Two broke scam artists discover a truckload of cellular phones and begin selling them out of the back of their van. Trouble arises when the phones begin to malfunction, forcing them to deal with irate customers, as well as the FBI, who are trying to track them down. [More]

Starring: Master P, Anthony Johnson, Gretchen Palmer, Frantz Turner

Starring: Master P, Anthony Johnson, Gretchen Palmer, Frantz Turner, Tom "Tiny" Lister, John Witherspoon, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg

Director: Michael Martin

Director: Michael Martin
Screenwriter: Master P
Producer: Jonathan Heuer

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Feb 13, 2001

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  • I Got The Hook-Up
  • This outrageously out-of-control comedy adventure teams chart-busting hip hop sensation Master P with the hilarious A.J. Johnson (B.A.P.S., HOUSE PARTY). They're a pair of small-time hucksters who go mobile -- upwardly mobile -- when they turn a scammed truckload of cellular phones into more money and beautiful, sexy girls than they ever thought possible! But when this booming bootleg business gets its wires crossed, angry customers, mad-as-hell crooks, and the ever-so-clumsy FBI are all out to have these offbeat operators permanently disconnected! Also starring John Witherspoon (SPRUNG, RIDE, BOOMERANG) and Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr. (FRIDAY) ... plus special appearances by Ice Cube and Snoop Doggy Dogg, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, and more!
  • Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
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    Joe Leydon
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    Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
    01/07/09
    Jon Popick
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    No review available.

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    08/27/05
    Emanuel Levy
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    Just rambles around loudly, making little sense, before winding to a close.

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    04/03/05
    Scott Weinberg
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    05/20/03
    Lawrence Van Gelder
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    No review available.

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    Philip Martin
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    03/24/02
    Boston Phoenix

    A fairly dreadful comedy.

    Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    E! Online

    Personally, I found it in the same league as Clerks, and people call Kevin Smith a genius.

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    Andy Jones
    Andy Jones
    TNT's Rough Cut

    Slipshod storytelling, junior high-level acting and direction that resembles Aunt Gertrude's home movies.

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    Andy Seiler
    Andy Seiler
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    An utter waste of time.

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    Christopher Null
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    Cynthia Fuchs
    Cynthia Fuchs
    Philadelphia City Paper

    This is the type of movie that, if you manage to get in for free, you still want your money back.

    Full Review Source: Cinemaphile.org | comment Comment
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    David Keyes
    David Keyes
    Cinemaphile.org

    The senseless chases and unexplained affairs and alliances ... wear on the patience of the audience.

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    Dwayne E. Leslie
    Dwayne E. Leslie
    Boxoffice Magazine

    You could get as many laughs staying home and listening to a dial tone for 90 minutes.

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    James Sanford
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    Joe Baltake
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    Sacramento Bee

    It's not exactly what I'd call brilliant filmmaking, but it is heads above anything any of the Wayans brood have done in a long time.

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    Marc Savlov
    Marc Savlov
    Austin Chronicle

    A waste of time.

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    Tom Keogh
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