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Pootie Tang (2001)
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Reviews Counted:41
Fresh:11
Rotten:30
Average Rating:3.7/10
Consensus: Based as it is on a short skit, Pootie Tang overstays its welcome.
Runtime: 81 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Pootie Tang is one cat who’s definitely too cool for words! Adapted from a comedy sketch on HBO’s “The Chris Rock Show,” Pootie Tang is the ultimate super hero. A cool-walking, smooth-talking... Pootie Tang is one cat who’s definitely too cool for words! Adapted from a comedy sketch on HBO’s “The Chris Rock Show,” Pootie Tang is the ultimate super hero. A cool-walking, smooth-talking ladies’ man, Pootie is a hero and role model to all children. Everybody looks up to Pootie – except the evil Dick Lecter, CEO of LecterCorp, the company that makes cigarettes, alcohol and fast food. Can Pootie’s cool determination and strength prevail over Dick Lecter and his crew? Paramount Pictures presents in association with MTV Films and Chris Rock Productions an Alphaville/3 Arts Production in association with HBO Downtown Productions, “Pootie Tang” starring Lance Crouther, Jennifer Coolidge, Wanda Sykes with Robert Vaughn and Chris Rock. The writer/director is Louis C.K. with producers Cotty Chubb, Chris Rock, David Gale and Ali LeRoi. Van Toffler, Sean Daniel, Michael Rotenberg and Dave Becky are executive producers. The cast also includes J.B. Smoove, Reg E. Cathey, Dave Attell, Andy Richter, and David Cross. The MPAA has rated this film PG-13 for sex-related material, language and drug content. Paramount Pictures is part of the entertainment operations of Viacom Inc., one of the world’s largest entertainment and media companies, and a leader in the production, promotion, and distribution of entertainment, news, sports, and music. -- © 2001 Paramount Pictures [More]
Starring: Chris Rock, Lance Crouther, David Cross, Andy Richter
Starring: Chris Rock, Lance Crouther, David Cross, Andy Richter, Jennifer Coolidge, Wanda Sykes, Robert Vaughn, Dave Attell, Mario Joyner, J.B. Smoove, Laura Kightlinger
Director: Louis C. K.
Director: Louis C. K.
Screenwriter: Louis C. K.
Producer: Chris Rock, Michael Rotenberg, David Gale, Caldecot Chubb
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Reviews for Pootie Tang
I would rather watch all the Pokemon movies, back to back, than waste my time watching this production for a second time.
There are bad movies, there are disappointing movies, and then there's Pootie Tang, a movie so incompetent, it almost defies description.
The rule is pretty simple: The thinner the skit, the thinner the big-screen spin-off.
It would've made a great 30-minute comic short. Most of the film is padding.
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