Carl Anthony Payne II, Loretta Devine, Mitch Mullany

Following in the hip-hop comedy tradition of Friday and House Party, slacker Derrick King (Mitch Mullany) is an Irish kid who thinks of himself as black, having been raised by a black family in South-...( read more  read more... )Central Los Angeles. When his mom (Loretta Devine) gives him an ultimatum -- Bring back some milk by dinnertime, or else! -- Derrick's day turns sour. In short order he's fired, thrown in the drunk tank and trapped in a basement by sadists.

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1,253 ratings

R, 86 min.

Directed by: Eric Meza

Release Date: February 26, 1999

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DVD Release Date: June 19, 2001

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  • March 29, 2007
    So stupid and pointless and just retarded that i found it hard not to like it. Funny Comedy, "The big dick statue" lmfaoo
  • July 26, 2008
    Hilarious! Tons of laughter. Mitch Mullany is absolutely crazy funny.
  • November 4, 2009
    great movie If you want a good laugh
  • June 26, 2009
    I don't remember much about the movie but I know where I was and who I was with and that made it more enjoyable.
  • February 19, 2009
    Funny, but not awesome except the African warrior part :D NOT
  • July 3, 2008
    ghetto classic.. hot side hot and the otha cool side cool now what speak on it- Call Tess
  • December 7, 2007
    i used to wipe my ass...
  • August 25, 2007
    hmm. when i first saw this movie in 2002 I thought it was hilarious. Upon watching it now, it seems to have lost some luster. Mullaly is still funny, but some of the jokes dont seem to work anymore. It is still cool tho to see Eddie from Family Matters call someone a "gay ass...( read more) Urkle".
    Best part : LOVE BUTTER!
  • August 24, 2007
    Whitey Growin up in Compton...c'mon it dont get any better than this!
  • July 21, 2007
    Stars Flesh-N-Bone (very Small Roll)

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  • swaan
    January 30, 2007
    This movie is so awesome and so damn underrated that I seriously don't know how thats possible in the first place. Everyone of my friends who have seen it like it a lot!

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