House Party (film)

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House Party

Directed by	Reginald Hudlin
Produced by	Warrington Hudlin Gerald T. Olson
Written by	Reginald Hudlin
Starring	Kid n' Play Full Force Robin Harris
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release date(s)	March 9, 1990 (USA)
Running time	100 min.
Language	English
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House Party is a 1990 comedy film released by New Line Cinema. It stars Kid and Play of the popular hip hop duo Kid n' Play, and also stars Full Force and the late Robin Harris. Other featured actors in the film include Martin Lawrence, Tisha Campbell, A.J. Johnson, and John Witherspoon.

The film was written and directed by Reginald Hudlin, based on his Harvard University film school thesis. House Party debuted at the 1990 Sundance Film Festival in January, where it won two awards in the Dramatic category: the Filmmakers Trophy and the Excellence in Cinematography Award.

1 Overview
2 Trivia
3 See also
4 External link

[edit] Overview

The story revolves a house party being thrown by Play. He invites Kid, who has been grounded by his father (Robin Harris) and has to find a way to sneak out of the house and attend the party.

The film was a popular success, and two sequels were made.: House Party 2 (1991) the next year; and House Party 3 in 1994. House Party 2 features Lawrence and Campbell reprising their roles from the first film; the two would begin co-starring in the TV sitcom Martin the following year. House Party 3 features hip hop/R&B groups TLC and Immature in supporting roles. In 2001, Immature (now going by IMx) starred in a direct-to-video sequel, House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute, which does not feature Kid or Play. The first two films are considered to be the best of the series by most.

[edit] Trivia

Nine of the actors in House Party were current or future recording artists: Kid and Play; brothers Paul Anthony George, Lucien "Bowlegged Lou" George, and Brian "B-Fine" George of Full Force; Eugene "Groove" Allen and Daryl "Chill" Mitchell of Groove B. Chill; George Clinton; and Tisha Campbell.

In the movie there is a character named 'Herman' he can be seen napping in most of his scenes. When Stab flings Kid on to the lunchtable other students pull him out of the way. He can also be seen asleep at the party.

When Play and Bilal drop Kid off at his house, he asks him if he wants to watch Krush Groove and Beat Street. Those are classic hip-hop films that were made in the 1980's.