| Edition |
Widescreen. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 surround. |
| Cast |
Ja Rule, Tim Meadows, Jenifer Lewis, Storm P, Meagan Good, Jonathan Silverman, Farrah Fawcett, Ruperto Vanderpool, Frankie Faison, Vincent Pastore, Kevin L. Phillips, Gerry Bamman, Eve, Danny Glover, Queen Latifah. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Tom Houghton ; editors, Jeff McEvoy, Patricia Bowers ; music, Camara Kambon ; costume designer, Misa Hylton-Brim ; production designer, Anne Stuhler. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2004. |
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Based on a story by Queen Latifah & Shakim Compere & Darryl "Latee" French. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for drug content, sexual references and language. |
| Summary |
Todd Anderson's life changes overnight when he signs a $30 million contract with the NBA. Determined not to forget where he's from, he throws a cookout for his family and friends from the hood - in his new neighborhood. As old and new friends arrive, a series of mix-ups occur - and things are about to get a little on the wild side. |
| Note |
Special features: recipe for 'The cookout' featurette: behind-the-scenes flava with the cast; deleted scenes; "Street ballin'" featurette: behind-the-scenes on the neighbor "hood" court; outtakes/bloopers; music montages; 'Gold diggers' featurette: actors discuss the grubbers and hangers-on; family commentaries with Jenifer Lewis and Storm P; 'What is a good cookout?' featurette: the cast share their simple steps to a cookout. |
| Language |
English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Outdoor cooking -- Drama.
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African American basketball players -- Drama.
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Community life -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Comedy -- Feature.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Rivera, Lance.
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Ja Rule.
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Meadows, Tim, 1961-
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Lewis, Jenifer, 1957-
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Storm Petersen, Robert, 1882-1949.
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Good, Meagan, 1981-
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Houghton, Tom.
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Kambon, Camara.
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Queen Latifah, 1970-
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Compere, Shakim.
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French, Darryl.
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Lions Gate Home Entertainment.
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| Standard No. |
031398168294 |
| Music No. |
16829 Lions Gate Home Entertainment |
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