I Got The Hook-Up (1998)
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17% of critics liked it
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68% of users liked it
(7,153 ratings)
Recording star and rapper Master P is the executive producer, screenwriter, and co-star (with A.J. Johnson of The Players Club) of this comedy about two South Central Los Angeles scam artists operating a business in a vacant lot. Working out of their van, Black (Master P) and Blue (Johnson) deal in… More Recording star and rapper Master P is the executive producer, screenwriter, and co-star (with A.J. Johnson of The Players Club) of this comedy about two South Central Los Angeles scam artists operating a business in a vacant lot. Working out of their van, Black (Master P) and Blue (Johnson) deal in TV sets and boomboxes, but when a driver mistakenly drops off a cell phone shipment, Black and Blue are ready to dial "C" for cash, bringing in both a local hacker (Anthony Boswell) and sexy Sweet Lorraine (Gretchen Palmer). Business is on the upswing, but then a hood (Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr.) has a deal go sour and blames Black and Blue. A phone security man (Frantz Turner) and the FBI are also closing in. Rapper Ice Cube does a cameo. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Directed By
- Michael Martin
- Written By
- Master P
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Dec 31, 1998 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Andy Seiler, USA Today
Slipshod storytelling, junior high-level acting and direction that resembles Aunt Gertrude's home movies.
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Tom Keogh, Film.com
A waste of time.
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Just rambles around loudly, making little sense, before winding to a close.
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Dwayne E. Leslie, Boxoffice Magazine
The senseless chases and unexplained affairs and alliances ... wear on the patience of the audience.
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, E! Online
A fairly dreadful comedy.
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Cast
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Master P
as Black
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A.J. Johnson
as Blue
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Gretchen Palmer
as Sweet Lorraine
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Frantz Turner
as Dalton
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Tommy 'Tiny' Lister
as T-Lay
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Anthony Boswell
as Little Brother
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Helen Martin
as Grandmother
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John Witherspoon
as Mr. Mimm
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Lola Mae
as Mia X
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Harrison White
as Tootsie Pop
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Ice Cube
as Gun Runner
- Anthony Johnson
