Pootie Tang (2001)
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29% of critics liked it
(42 reviews) -
54% of users liked it
(29,890 ratings)
This comic spoof is spun off from a character that first appeared on The Chris Rock Show, and is written and directed by Louis C.K., one of that show's producers. Lance Crouther stars as Pootie Tang, a crime fighting superhero and recording artist who speaks in an unintelligible gibberish that… More This comic spoof is spun off from a character that first appeared on The Chris Rock Show, and is written and directed by Louis C.K., one of that show's producers. Lance Crouther stars as Pootie Tang, a crime fighting superhero and recording artist who speaks in an unintelligible gibberish that seems to be a combination of Ebonics and street slang. Despite his communication problem, Pootie is a hero to children, whom he attempts to protect from the evil Dick Lecter (Robert Vaughn), a corporate fat cat out to corrupt America's youth with alcohol, tobacco, and junk food. Pootie also runs up against an artistic imitator (David Cross) and a sleazy recording executive (Andy Richter) Pootie Tang co-stars Chris Rock, Dave Attell, and Bob Costas and Conan O'Brien as themselves. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Directed By
- Louis C.K.
- Written By
- Louis C. K.
- Genres
- Comedy
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Jun 29, 2001 Wide
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Nathan Lee, Village Voice
Pootie Tang works, in part, because it doesn't. Which is to say the movie's special success is inextricable from the moments where it blatantly fails. The movie exerts a beguiling charm that can only be explained as the je ne sais quoi of sa da tay.
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Dennis Lim, Village Voice
A bona fide cult object in the making.
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Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
A pretty inspired and consistently witty satirical skewering of three decade's worth of macho black pop cultural clichés.
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Wesley Morris, San Francisco Chronicle
Mostly an amusing exercise in black vernacular, searching for a point.
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Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle
It would've made a great 30-minute comic short. Most of the film is padding.
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Cast
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Lance Crouther
as Pootie Tang
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Jennifer Coolidge
as Ireenie
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Wanda Sykes
as Biggie Shorty
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Robert Vaughn
as Dick Lecter
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Chris Rock
as JB
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Dave Attell
as Frank
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Reg E. Cathey
as Dirty Dee
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J.B. Smoove
as Trucky
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Chuck Jeffreys
as Bad Bitty
- Conan O'Brien
- Andy Richter
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Keesha Sharp
as P.G.
- Kristen Bell
