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Pootie Tang

Name: Pootie Tang
Genre: Action, Comedy
Released: 2001-06-29
Duration: 81 min
Rating: 5.116
Cast: Lance Crouther, JB Smoove, Jennifer Coolidge, Reg E. Cathey, Robert Vaughn

2001PG-131h 21m5.1 / 10

Too cool for words.

Pootie Tang, the musician/actor/folk hero of the ghetto, is chronicled from his early childhood to his battles against the evil Corporate America, who try to steal his magic belt and make him sell out by endorsing addictive products to his people. Pootie must learn to find himself and defeat the evil corporation for all the young Black children of America, supatime.

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Cast

Lance CroutherPootie Tang

JB SmooveTrucky

Jennifer CoolidgeIreenie

Reg E. CatheyDirty Dee

Robert VaughnDick Lecter

Wanda SykesBiggie Shorty

Chris RockJB / Radio DJ / Pootie's Father

Mario JoynerLacey

Credits

Directed by: Louis C.K.
Written by: Louis C.K.

Production details

Status: Released
Original language: English
Budget: $7M
Box office: $3.3M

Production

MTV FilmsUnited States
Paramount PicturesUnited States
Alphaville FilmsUnited States
Chris Rock EntertainmentUnited States
3 Arts EntertainmentUnited States
HBO Downtown ProductionsUnited States

Themes

beltdrug lordladykillerpolice officer

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