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How to Be a Player

"So many women. So little time."

1997 1h 33m EN
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5.7
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โ˜…5.7TMDB ยท 50
ComedyRomance
Synopsis
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Dray is a young playboy whose only objective in life seems to be to have sex with as many girls as he can without getting caught by his girlfriend Lisa. Dray's sister Jenny and her friend Katrina plan to show him that the way he lives is wrong and organize a party in Malibu, inviting all of his girlfriends.

โ€œSo many women. So little time.โ€

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Director
Lionel C. Martin
Writers
Mark Brown, Demetria Johnson, Mark Brown
Languages
English
Countries
United States of America

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ERA

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29 years old โ€” old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Darren Floyd. Worth a dedicated listen after โ€” most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Bill Bellamy and Lark Voorhies and Amber Smith carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "So many women. So little time.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0119326 โ€” still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 50 TMDB ratings โ€” you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lionel C. Martin directs. Darren Floyd scores. William Young cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

  • 129 years old โ€” old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
  • 2Original score by Darren Floyd. Worth a dedicated listen after โ€” most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 3Editor William Young shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 4Bill Bellamy and Lark Voorhies and Amber Smith carry the top of the cast.
  • 5Marketing tagline: "So many women. So little time.".
  • 6IMDB entry: tt0119326 โ€” still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 7Only 50 TMDB ratings โ€” you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Original score
Darren Floyd
Editing
William Young
Production design
Bruce Curtis
Runtime
93 min ยท 1h 33m
Aspect ratio (typical)
1.37:1 (Academy)
Status
Released
Box office
$13,960,203
Original language
EN
Certification (US)
R

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Lionel C. Martin

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Production companies

Who made it

  • PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

    PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

    US

  • Island Pictures

    Island Pictures

    US

  • Outlaw Productions

    Outlaw Productions

    US

Key crew

  • EditorWilliam Young
  • Production DesignBruce Curtis
  • ProducerMark Burg
  • ProducerTodd R. Baker
  • ProducerRussell Simmons
  • ProducerPreston L. Holmes
  • Executive ProducerRobert Newmyer
  • Executive ProducerJeffrey Silver
  • Executive ProducerStan Lathan
  • Co-ProducerJoanne Milter
  • Co-ProducerRose Catherine Pinkney
  • Co-ProducerCarrie Morrow

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • friends

Release history ยท US

When it landed

  • Theatrical1997-08-06R

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International titles

  • Def Jam's How to Be a PlayerUS

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