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RUNTIME
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Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker
1999 1h 5m EN
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7.4
SOLID
★7.4TMDB · 117
Comedy
Synopsis
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Chris Rock brings his critically acclaimed brand of social commentary-themed humour to this HBO Special, extolling his razor-sharp wit and wisdom on such topics as gun control, President Clinton, homophobia, racism, black leaders and relationships.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Chris Rock
Self
Slick Rick
Self
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Keith Truesdell
- Writers
- Chris Rock
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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4 / 5
CAST
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Chris Rock and Slick Rick carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0206636 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Keith Truesdell directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Chris Rock and Slick Rick carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0206636 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 65 min · 1h 5m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Keith Truesdell
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Selected frames
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Production companies
Who made it
- CR
CR Enterprises
US
- PR
Production Partners
US
HBO
US
Key crew
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- gun
- stand-up comedy
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1999-07-10R
- TV1999-07-10
Also known as
International titles
- Chris Rock - Bigger and Blacker (1999)US
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