Fear of a Black Hat

"The First Drive-By Comedy"

1994 1h 28m EN

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★6.2TMDB · 56

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Synopsis

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Chronicling the controversial career of bad boys N.W.H. (Niggaz With Hats), this uproarious 'mockumentary' lampoons all of hardcore rap's hot-button issues. This underground laugh riot recounts the rise, fall and resurrection of a clueless bunch of would-be rappers, Ice Cold, Tone-Def & Tasty Taste performing as N.W.H.

“The First Drive-By Comedy”

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Cast

Larry B. Scott
Tasty Taste
Mark Christopher Lawrence
Tone Def
Rusty Cundieff
Ice Cold
Kasi Lemmons
Nina Blackburn
G. Smokey Campbell
Backstage Manager 1
Faizon Love
Jam Boy 1
Deezer D
Jam Boy 2
Devin Kamin
Vanilla Sherbet

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rusty Cundieff
Writers: Rusty Cundieff
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 23% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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4 / 8

ERA

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

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5 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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6 / 8

AWARDS

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rusty Cundieff, shot by John L. Demps Jr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Larry B. Scott and Mark Christopher Lawrence and Rusty Cundieff carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rusty Cundieff directs. John L. Demps Jr. behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Earned back only 23% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
432 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
5International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
6Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
7Directed by Rusty Cundieff, shot by John L. Demps Jr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Larry B. Scott and Mark Christopher Lawrence and Rusty Cundieff carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "The First Drive-By Comedy".
10IMDB entry: tt0106880 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 56 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.