House Party 2
| House Party 2 | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by |
Doug McHenry George Jackson |
| Produced by |
Doug McHenry George Jackson Janet Grillo Pat Golden Suzanne Broderick |
| Written by |
Daryl G. Nickens Rusty Cundieff |
| Based on |
Characters created by Reginald Hudlin |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Vassal Benford |
| Cinematography | Francis Kenny |
| Edited by | Joel Goodman |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million |
| Box office | $19,438,638[1] |
House Party 2, the sequel to the 1990 film House Party, was released in October 1991 by New Line Cinema, and returns most of the cast of the first film along with new cast members such as Queen Latifah and Iman, and more guest appearances by other famous entertainers, such as Tony! Toni! Toné! and Ralph Tresvant. The film is directed by Doug McHenry and George Jackson.[2]
House Party 2 basically has the same events as the first film, except for the fact that it is a pajama party instead of a regular house party. This film was dedicated to the memory of Robin Harris, who played Pops in the first film.
Plot
Play gives Kid's college scholarship check to a con artist Sheila Landreaux posing as a record executive. When he found out the scholarship money is fake. Kid is given one week by the dean (Dean Kramer) to pay his tuition fee or face being kicked out of college. The dean's assistant helps Kid with an extension and a job in the dining hall. Kid steals the key to the faculty dining hall. In order to raise the money, Kid, Play, Bilal and Kid's roommate, Jamal secretly hold a pajama themed party for the students in the faculty dining hall to raise money for Kid to stay in college until Play sees the con artists and Kid sees Miles with Sydney. Kid, Play and campus security go upstairs to stop the con artists and Miles. Kid fights Miles on the roof. The dean and the police come in to stop the party. Play tells the dean where Kid's check went to the con artists, Rick and Sheila are arrested and Miles is arrested and fired from his job. The dean tells Kid, Play, Bilal and Jamal to clean up the faculty dining hall or they will face expulsion. Kid gives the money to Mr.Lee for the damages, Kid goes to his pop's grave where he meets Play, who arrives with the tuition money. Meanwhile, Kid's former high school rivals Stab, Zilla and Pee Wee take jobs as campus security in order to make Kid's life miserable one more time as Kid tries to balance work and study along with his relationship with Sydney.
Cast
- Christopher Reid as Christopher "Kid" Robinson, Jr.
- Christopher Martin as Peter "Play" Martin
- Martin Lawrence as Bilal
- Paul Anthony George as Stab
- Lucien "Bowlegged Lou" George, Jr. as Pee-Wee
- Brian "B-Fine" George as Zilla
- Tisha Campbell-Martin as Sidney (credited as Tisha Campbell)
- Kamron as Jamal
- Iman as Sheila Landreaux
- Queen Latifah as Zora
- Georg Stanford Brown as Prof. Sinclair
- Louie Louie as Rick
- Helen Martin as Mrs. Deevers
- William Schallert as Dean Kramer
- Tony Burton as Mr. Lee
- Christopher Judge as Miles (credited as D. Christopher Judge)
- Whoopi Goldberg as the professor
Soundtrack
A soundtrack containing hip hop and R&B music was released on October 15, 1991 by MCA Records. It peaked at 55 on the Billboard 200 and 23 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, becoming the most successful of the House Party soundtracks.
Reception
Critical response
Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 21% based on reviews from 14 critics.[3]
Box office
The movie debuted at No.1 at the box office.[4]
References
- ↑ "House Party 2". Box Office Mojo. IMDB.
- ↑ "House Party 2". TCM database. Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ↑ "House Party 2". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- ↑ Fox, David J. (1991-10-29). "Weekend Box Office `House Party 2' Takes Top Spot". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-11-12.