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Pootie Tang

Play trailer 1:44 Poster for Pootie Tang PG-13 2001 1h 21m Comedy Musical Adventure Action Play Trailer Watchlist
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27% Tomatometer 45 Reviews 63% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
Adapted from a comedy sketch on HBO's The Chris Rock Show, Pootie Tang (Lance Crouther) is the ultimate superhero. A cool-walking, smooth-talking lady's man, Pootie is a hero and a role model to all the kids of the neighborhood. Everybody looks up to Pootie except evil Dick Lecter (Robert Vaughn), CEO of Lecter Corp., a company that makes cigarettes, alcohol and fast food. Pootie shows cool determination and strength to prevail over Lecter and his minions.
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Critics Consensus

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

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Nathan Lee Village Voice 11/01/2011
Pootie Tang works, in part, because it doesn't. Which is to say the movie's special success is inextricable from the moments where it blatantly fails. The movie exerts a beguiling charm that can only be explained as the je ne sais quoi of sa da tay. Go to Full Review Dennis Lim Village Voice 07/10/2001
A bona fide cult object in the making. Go to Full Review Geoff Pevere Toronto Star 07/02/2001
A pretty inspired and consistently witty satirical skewering of three decade's worth of macho black pop cultural clichs. Go to Full Review Wayne Broadway Black Girl Nerds 04/18/2022
1.5/5
'Pootie Tang' seems to have all the earmarks of a film that suffered from too many cooks adding their own special ingredients. Go to Full Review Justin Brown Medium Popcorn 05/22/2019
1/5
It started, and it just blew my mind...one of the worst movies of all time. Go to Full Review Brandon Collins Medium Popcorn 05/22/2019
1/5
This belongs in the vault of all the worst things about America...we should be embarrassed... Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C @bob25009 Jun 20 Funny in 1 hour and 21 minutes. Rated PG-13 for Sex-Related Material, Language and Drug Content. See more alan B. @RT58802325 Apr 18 Rewatch with subtitles. Way better See more Jerrod G @Jag1337 Mar 8 When they talk about re-watchability, you usually need to have WATCH ability first. See more Jo M @RT51641848 Nov 25 Another example of why not to listen to critics. This movie is a cult classic and if you are a fan of blaxploitation films, you will love this. See more Lloyd S @Lloyd93 Sep 20 A bit funny, but near the end the comedy part disappeared. Good watch to pass the time. See more Deepest Bluest Suede Darius Dick Stinger Apini Emanuel Grouch Nukem III AKA The Rumble AKA Jennyanyany McPoopface Bridgerton AKA The Count of Monte Fisto @RT91120088 06/01/2025 Easy Phile. See more Read all reviews
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Louis C.K.

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Lance Crouther

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Jennifer Coolidge

Ireenie

Wanda Sykes

Biggie Shorty

Robert Vaughn

Dick Lecter

Chris Rock

Pootie's Father

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Pootie Tang: Official Clip - Pootie's Bad Time Burgers Pootie Tang: Official Clip - Pootie's Bad Time Burgers 1:37 Pootie Tang: Official Clip - Clap It Up, My Hammies Pootie Tang: Official Clip - Clap It Up, My Hammies 1:50 Pootie Tang: Official Clip - It's Hot, Too Pootie Tang: Official Clip - It's Hot, Too 1:23 Pootie Tang: Official Clip - Wa-Da-Tah! Pootie Tang: Official Clip - Wa-Da-Tah! 1:48 Pootie Tang: Official Clip - Pootie Too Good! Pootie Tang: Official Clip - Pootie Too Good! 2:11 Pootie Tang: Official Clip - Mauled By a Gorilla Pootie Tang: Official Clip - Mauled By a Gorilla 1:54 Pootie Tang: Official Clip - Just Cause a Girl Likes to Dress Fancy Pootie Tang: Official Clip - Just Cause a Girl Likes to Dress Fancy 1:48 Pootie Tang: Official Clip - Pootie and Bob Pootie Tang: Official Clip - Pootie and Bob 1:02 Pootie Tang: Official Clip - I'm Gonna Sine Yo Pitty on the Runny Kine Pootie Tang: Official Clip - I'm Gonna Sine Yo Pitty on the Runny Kine 1:23 Pootie Tang: Official Clip - I Am Not Your Damie! Pootie Tang: Official Clip - I Am Not Your Damie! 2:06 View more videos

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Pootie Tang (2001) Pootie Tang (2001) (Left to right) Chris Rock as JB, J.B. Smoove as Trucky, Lance Crouther as Pootie Tang, and Mario Joyner as Lacey in "Pootie Tang." Chris Rock (center) as JB in "Pootie Tang." (Left to right) Wanda Sykes as Biggie Shorty, Chris Rock as JB, Lance Crouther as Pootie Tang, and J.B. Smoove as Trucky in "Pootie Tang." (Left to right) Chris Rock as JB, JB Smoove as Trucky, Lance Crouther as Pootie Tang, and Mario Joyner as Lacey in "Pootie Tang." Pootie Tang (2001) View more photos

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Synopsis Adapted from a comedy sketch on HBO's The Chris Rock Show, Pootie Tang (Lance Crouther) is the ultimate superhero. A cool-walking, smooth-talking lady's man, Pootie is a hero and a role model to all the kids of the neighborhood. Everybody looks up to Pootie except evil Dick Lecter (Robert Vaughn), CEO of Lecter Corp., a company that makes cigarettes, alcohol and fast food. Pootie shows cool determination and strength to prevail over Lecter and his minions.
Director
Louis C.K.
Producer
Caldecot Chubb, Chris Rock, David Gale, Ali LeRoi
Screenwriter
Louis C.K.
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
MTV Films, 3 Arts Entertainment, Alphaville Films
Rating
PG-13 (Sex-Related Material|Language|Drug Content)
Genre
Comedy, Musical, Adventure, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 29, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 20, 2007
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.3M
Runtime
1h 21m
Sound Mix
Surround