House Party

1990
R
1h 40m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

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Christopher Martin and Christopher Reid in House Party (1990)

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Kid decides to go to his friend Play's house party, but neither of them can predict what's in store for them on what could be the wildest night of their lives.Kid decides to go to his friend Play's house party, but neither of them can predict what's in store for them on what could be the wildest night of their lives.Kid decides to go to his friend Play's house party, but neither of them can predict what's in store for them on what could be the wildest night of their lives.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

18K

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Awards
- 3 wins & 10 nominations total

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Comedy

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Music

Storyline

Did you know

Trivia
Robin Harris and John Witherspoon improvised most of their lines.

Goofs
In the scene when Kid gets in trouble for the fight in the school cafeteria the principal tells him his father will still have to be notified the school letter is mailed to his address the very same day after school and gets delivered which is impossible..

Quotes
Pop: [When Kid is about to go to bed] I wouldn't do that just yet.
[smack]
Pop: 'Cause your ass is mine.
Kid: [music starts] Look, Pop, I can explain...
Pop: I'll whip that damn high top fade up off ya. I'm sick of your shit. I done worked too hard and too
[smack]
Pop: LONG for you to be running over me like you're outta your damn mind. I done walked all across this damn city, got stopped by the
[smack]
Pop: GOD-damn law, looking for your monkey ass.
[Kid: Pop!]
Pop: All y'all kids over there dancing,
[smack]
Pop: doing the grind, and the
[smack]
Pop: PEEPIN' and hiding, but I know your ass. You was there, wasn't ya? Wasn't ya? Wasn't ya? WASN'T YA?
[smack]
Pop: I'm running the show around here. I'm wearing the pants and the apron, and I'm wearing yo' ass OUT!
[4 smacks]
Pop: Whip ya 'till I get sleepy, 'cause I'm wide awoke, 'cause I
[smack]
Pop: JUST woke up. You think 'cause you're, you're big and yellow, I'm supposed to be like Mello. Hell
[smack]
Pop: NAW! I'll start a fight in an empty
[smack]
Pop: ROOM!
[Kid: Ow!]
Pop: You can call Child Abusers if you
[smack]
Pop: WANT to, but they better not come in here 'cause I'll kick their ass too.
[3 smacks]
Pop: I'm gonna give you a whipping from now ON! I'll kick the cowboy shit out of you.
[horse neigh, gallop, smack]
Kid: Hey, Pop! Pop!
Pop: Get your ass to bed. And don't wake up 'till I TELL you to!

Crazy credits
When the production manager (listed elsewhere under his own name) disappeared during the making of the film, costing the production several thousand dollars, he was credited under the name "Ozus Munny" as retribution for his irresponsibility.

Alternate versions
The opening and closing New Line Cinema logos are both plastered in the DVD with the 1997 variant.

Connections
Edited into Destination Planet Rock (2007)

Soundtracks
Bad Boy / Having a Party
Performed by Luther Vandross
Written by Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller, Sam Cooke
Published by Legs Music Inc. and ABKCO Music Inc.
Courtesy of CBS Records