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Pootie Tang

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Pootie Tang (2001)

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Reviews Counted: 41

Fresh: 11

Rotten:30

Average Rating: 3.7/10

Consensus: Based as it is on a short skit, Pootie Tang overstays its welcome.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sex-related material, language and drug content

Runtime: 81 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release: Jun 29, 2001 Wide

Box Office: $2,839,456

Synopsis: Pootie Tang is one cat who’s definitely too cool for words! Adapted from a comedy sketch on HBO’s “The Chris Rock Show,” Pootie Tang is the ultimate super hero. A cool-walking, smooth-talking ladies’ man, Pootie is a hero and role model... Pootie Tang is one cat who’s definitely too cool for words! Adapted from a comedy sketch on HBO’s “The Chris Rock Show,” Pootie Tang is the ultimate super hero. A cool-walking, smooth-talking ladies’ man, Pootie is a hero and role model to all children. Everybody looks up to Pootie – except the evil Dick Lecter, CEO of LecterCorp, the company that makes cigarettes, alcohol and fast food. Can Pootie’s cool determination and strength prevail over Dick Lecter and his crew? Paramount Pictures presents in association with MTV Films and Chris Rock Productions an Alphaville/3 Arts Production in association with HBO Downtown Productions, “Pootie Tang” starring Lance Crouther, Jennifer Coolidge, Wanda Sykes with Robert Vaughn and Chris Rock. The writer/director is Louis C.K. with producers Cotty Chubb, Chris Rock, David Gale and Ali LeRoi. Van Toffler, Sean Daniel, Michael Rotenberg and Dave Becky are executive producers. The cast also includes J.B. Smoove, Reg E. Cathey, Dave Attell, Andy Richter, and David Cross. The MPAA has rated this film PG-13 for sex-related material, language and drug content. Paramount Pictures is part of the entertainment operations of Viacom Inc., one of the world’s largest entertainment and media companies, and a leader in the production, promotion, and distribution of entertainment, news, sports, and music. -- © 2001 Paramount Pictures [More]

Starring: Chris Rock, Lance Crouther, David Cross, Andy Richter

Starring: Chris Rock, Lance Crouther, David Cross, Andy Richter, Jennifer Coolidge, Wanda Sykes, Robert Vaughn, Dave Attell, Mario Joyner, J.B. Smoove, Laura Kightlinger

Director: Louis C. K.

Director: Louis C. K.
Screenwriter: Louis C. K.
Producer: Chris Rock, Michael Rotenberg, David Gale, Caldecot Chubb
Studio: Paramount Pictures

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Nov 27, 2001

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen
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  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital 2.0 - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical
  • Music Video - 1. "Pootie Tangin'"

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Reviews for Pootie Tang

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Leo Goldsmith
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Writer-director Louis C.K. (I wouldn't give my correct name either) was named on Entertainment Weekly's "It List," proving that entertainment is in a bad way.

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03/29/04
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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06/12/02
Brian Orndorf
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06/10/02
Stephen Himes
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02/20/02
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12/01/01
Janet Branagan
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10/30/01
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10/30/01
Joe Baltake
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10/30/01
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star
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Pootie is such an original, utterly absurd conception that, however one may hesitate over superfluous matters of good taste or (horrors!) political correctness, anyone with an ounce of humor will find it impossible not to succumb in gales of laughter.

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08/20/01
David Noh
Film Journal International
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There are bad movies, there are disappointing movies, and then there's Pootie Tang, a movie so incompetent, it almost defies description.

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08/02/01
Catharine Tunnacliffe
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Its humor tires not too long after the beginning credits have finished rolling.

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07/11/01
Steve Rhodes
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A bona fide cult object in the making.

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07/10/01
Dennis Lim
Village Voice
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07/09/01
Greg Muskewitz
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07/09/01
Josh Jones
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It seems as if the studio thought they had a black Austin Powers, while in fact what they have is more like a black Dude, Where's My Car?.

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07/05/01
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times
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07/05/01
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Good for a couple of well-earned laughs but ultimately overstays its welcome.

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07/02/01
Steve Simels
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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A pretty inspired and consistently witty satirical skewering of three decade's worth of macho black pop cultural clichés.

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07/02/01
Geoff Pevere
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