Pootie Tang (2001)

Director:

Louis C.K.

Writer (WGA):

Louis C.K. (written by)

Release Date:

29 June 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical | Adventure | Action

Tagline:

Too cool for words

Plot:

Pootie Tang, the musician/actor/folk hero of the ghetto, is chronicled from his early childhood to his battles against the evil Corporate America...

Plot Keywords:

Evil Corporation | Corporation | Singer | Based On Sketch Comedy | Axe

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Lance Crouther	...	Pootie Tang
J.B. Smoove	...	Trucky
Jennifer Coolidge	...	Ireenie
Reg E. Cathey	...	Dirty Dee
Robert Vaughn	...	Dick Lecter
Wanda Sykes	...	Biggie Shorty
Chris Rock	...	JB / Radio DJ / Pootie's Father
Mario Joyner	...	Lacey
Cathy Trien	...	Stacy
Dave Attell	...	Frank
Laura Kightlinger	...	Anchor Woman
Christopher Wynkoop	...	Sheriff
Rick Shapiro	...	Shakey
Qiana Drew	...	Singing Lady
Lorria Richards	...	Singing Lady

Also Known As:

Pootie Tang in Sine Your Pitty on the Runny Kine (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sex-related material, language and drug content.

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Italy:T | Germany:12 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Australia:M | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

3 Art Entertainment

Trivia:

According to Louis C.K., he and editor Doug Abel were removed from the editing room by the studio and were not allowed to have final cut of the film.

Goofs:

Continuity: Just as Pootie and Dirty Dee begin their showdown, the three members of Dirty's gang riding the trunk of his car suddenly vanish.

Quotes:

Pootie Tang: Sepatown!

Movie Connections:

References "Batman" (1966)

Soundtrack:

Crunk

One you have to let simmer...

OK, so it's not the greatest. Watch it twice at minimum to get the full effect, just like "Napoleon Dynamite." Excellent humor, Chris Rock is a f$#$ing GENIUS and needs to make way more movies. Maybe he could get Lance to come back for "Tang 2: Hunt for Daddy's Belt." Then again, maybe he needs to stay away and focus on his stand up routine. In any event, this movie is a great time waster and one for the times when there really isn't much left to do. I can't think of another movie that made me laugh so much, once the point was made about Pootie's "problem."

Watch this with someone who has an open mind and doesn't mind laughing at stupidity. Entertaining people should be this easy in all movies.