Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
When Ashtray moves to South Central L.A. to live with his father (who appears to be the same age he is) and grandmother (who likes to talk tough and smoke reefer), he falls in with his gang-banging cousin Loc Dog, who along with the requisite pistols and Uzi carries a thermo-nuclear warhead for self-defense. Will Ashtray be able to keep living the straight life?
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- Cast：
- Shawn Wayans , Marlon Wayans , Tracey Cherelle Jones , Chris Spencer , Vivica A. Fox , Lahmard J. Tate , Suli McCullough
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To me, this movie is perfection.
a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.
It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.
It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.
You must see this film at least once. This really is a farce-style comedy classic. Some real wild parts, but I couldn't help but laugh.
The movie title alone, takes two hours to say. And talk about breaking all the stereotypical rules, if they weren't breaking all the rules I don't know what they would be doing. "Don't be a menace" I'm not surprised that there wasn't a sequel to this although it was ghetto -cutting humor that ate just about every other 'Hood' movie around then. If their comedy was a shotgun then there would be comedy-spatter all over the screen. Kim Wayans and the whole happy bunch bring their 'creative juices' to this hoodster-Rama, a ton of vulgarity, but a mountain of wit and eccentric brains, The Wayans make this a colorful and tasty treat for every fan. From the entry at Tray's room to the seven kids looking for their daddy and finding a step dad with a small car, this was a rap-hop malt-liquor adventure that really packs a staggering punch!See this if you liked "In Living Color" or if you just want to get comfortably into ghetto styled laugher-riotousness. (****).Thx --Imdb.com
I've seen many types of movies that infer to, if you will, how black people grow up in the ghetto. But this one takes the whole cake! Shawn and Marlon Wayans play hilarious roles as Loc Dog, the crazy drug-head that loves his weapons, and Ashtray, the "virgin" of the group who was dumped into the ghetto. Along with them are there buds Preach and Crazy Legs who all form together to create a hilarious movie that spoofs other black movies and offers some more. I highly recommend that you watch this movie, unless your a parent looking for a family movie because believe me, you'll be blown away by the vulgar words and obscene things that go on.
Spoofing practically every "growing up in the hood" movie, "Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood" is a laugh a minute. Following the adventures of Ashtray (Shawn Wayans) and Loc Dog (Marlon Wayans) in LA's black ghetto, it's one joke after another - the way that a Mel Brooks or Leslie Nielsen movie is. Probably the funniest scene is when they enter a convenience store. The owner, convinced that African-Americans would only enter his store to steal things, follows them around - while a rich white man comes in and proceeds to empty the place. Containing virtually every imaginable use of the N-word, "DBAMTSCWDYJITH" is pure hilarity. Those Wayans brothers have it down.
