House Party 2

1991 1h 34m EN

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5.5

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27%

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5.3

IMDB

★5.5TMDB · 121🥫27%Rotten Tomatoes★5.3IMDB · 7,301

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Kid'N'Play leave their neighborhood and enter the world of adulthood and higher education. Play attempts to get rich quick in the music business while Kid faces the challenges of college.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Christopher Reid
Kid
Christopher Martin
Play
Martin Lawrence
Bilal
Bowlegged Lou
Pee-Wee
Paul Anthony
Stab
B-Fine
Zilla
Tisha Campbell
Sidney
Kamron
Jamal

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Doug McHenry
Writers: Marc Baird, Rusty Cundieff, Daryl G. Nickens
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.9× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "House Party Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Doug McHenry, shot by Francis Kenny. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Vassal Benford. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Joel Goodman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Christopher Reid and Christopher Martin and Martin Lawrence carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0102065 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Doug McHenry directs. Francis Kenny behind the camera. Vassal Benford scores. Joel Goodman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Made its money back 3.9× over at the box office.
235 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "House Party Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Doug McHenry, shot by Francis Kenny. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Vassal Benford. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Joel Goodman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Christopher Reid and Christopher Martin and Martin Lawrence carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0102065 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Francis Kenny
Original score: Vassal Benford
Editing: Joel Goodman
Production design: Michelle Minch
Makeup / hair: Laini Thompson
Stunt coordinator: Julius LeFlore
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $5,000,000
Box office: $19,438,638
Return: 389% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: House Party 2 (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes: 27% 🥫 Rotten
IMDB rating: 5.3/10 · 7,301 votes
MPAA: R

Part of

House Party Collection

House Party is a film franchise based on Reginald Hudlin's award-winning Harvard University student film. Initially conceived as a trilogy, the first three films star Kid and Play of the popular hip hop duo Kid 'n Play. The first two movies also starred Martin Lawrence, while the third installment marks Chris Tucker's debut on film. Upon its initial release, the first film garnered critical acclaim and has since become a cult classic. The lead roles were originally written for DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. The franchise was later continued in a series of direct-to-video installments that had little to do with the original three films.

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Dan_Tebasco2017-05-19
★ 5/10
In the minority here but I prefered this one over the first. That said, I didn't really like the first much so that doesn't necessarily mean that it's good. Kamron (the white kid Jamal) was a good addition, he was a rapper in a little known group called YOUNG BLACK TEENAGERS. A group in which all members were actually NOT black, but believed that they were black on the inside. Very much like the character he plays in the film. Queen Latifah is another good addition but her character stops making sense when the Pajama party comes into the mix, she spends the first half talking about empowering black women just to in the end of it thinking that undressing black women for a party for the enjoyment of the males sounding like a good idea. And the whole aspect of the pajama party felt a bit forced, like they threw that in at last moment when they realised they needed a party in the film to sell it as a sequel to House Party. Martin Lawrence is one of my favorite comedians but I don't know what it is I don't find him funny at all in these movies, maybe cause his character in these is too much of a douche.

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