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Think Like a Man Too
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Think Like a Man Too
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Tim Story
Produced by
Will Packer
Written by
David A. Newman
Keith Merryman
Based on
Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man
by Steve Harvey
Starring
Michael Ealy
Jerry Ferrara
Meagan Good
Regina Hall
Terrence J
Taraji P. Henson
Romany Malco
Wendi McLendon-Covey
Gary Owen
Gabrielle Union
Kevin Hart
Music by
Christopher Lennertz
Cinematography
Christopher Duskin
Edited by
Peter S. Elliot
Production
company
Will Packer Productions[1]
Distributed by
Screen Gems
Release date
June 20, 2014 (2014-06-20) (United States)
Running time
106 minutes[2]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$24 million[3]
Box office
$70.2 million[4]
Think Like a Man Too is a 2014 romantic comedy film directed by Tim Story and the sequel to Story's 2012 film Think Like a Man based on Steve Harvey's book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man. The script is written by David A. Newman and Keith Merryman. The film was released on June 20, 2014.[5] The cast from the first film returned to reprise their roles.
Contents
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1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Soundtrack
5 Reception
5.1 Box office
5.2 Critical response
6 References
7 External links
Plot[edit]
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Cedric (Kevin Hart) begins by saying how Las Vegas has always been a place for casinos and showgirls, and is the perfect place for couples to get married.
Cedric and his friends are all in Las Vegas for the wedding of Michael (Terrence J) and Candace (Regina Hall), with her son Duke (Caleel Harris) and mother (Angela Gibbs) joining them. Zeke (Romany Malco) and Mya (Meagan Good) arrive, with Zeke's womanizing past constantly being brought up by old friends and former flames, including the concierge at the hotel, who throws her drink in his face. Bennett (Gary Owen) and his wife Tish (Wendi McLendon-Covey) are trying to get a spark back in their marriage. Jeremy (Jerry Ferrara) and Kristen (Gabrielle Union) have married and are now trying for a baby. Dominic (Michael Ealy) and Lauren (Taraji P. Henson) are reunited after spending time away from each other, and they make out in the limousine. Finally, Cedric pulls up to the hotel in a gaudy sports car, happily getting away from his wife Gail (Wendy Williams).
The men and women separate to enjoy their day. Cedric books himself a lavish suite and intends to go all out for a wild weekend.
Michael's overbearing mother Loretta (Jenifer Lewis) doesn't approve of his engagement with Candace, still thinking no woman is good enough for her son. Loretta even takes over the bachelorette party duties, even though Lauren is the maid of honor. The women start to have a party for Candace, complete with their own blow-up doll (named Idris), until Loretta makes up her own party, which is boring. This, along with Candace's desire to have the perfect wedding, heaps on the stress.
Among other problems plaguing the couples include Lauren being called by her boss Lee (Kelsey Grammer), who tells her she is being considered for a C.O.O. position in New York, meaning she will be separated from Dominic. Kristen tries to get Jeremy to have sex with her and by roleplaying "Game of Thrones" characters, but Jeremy has reservations about becoming a father. He's also not thrilled about having to give up smoking weed, and he instead brought weed breath strips. Mya is ready to marry Zeke, but Zeke shows hesitation.
While the ladies have to deal with Loretta, Lauren and Candace conspire to set her up with Candace's Uncle Eddie. Loretta takes the ladies out to dinner, and after plans to take Candace to see Dionne Warwick. Uncle Eddie (Dennis Haysbert) shows up and begins flirting with Loretta. The ladies leave them to go see Dionne Warwick together, so they can leave to have fun. Elsewhere, the guys are hitting the casinos, with Cedric trying to score as much as he can. They run into Michael's old frat brothers Isaac (Adam Brody) and Terrell (David Walton), who just want to party. Dominic is then pulled aside by a chef who offers him a position there in Vegas, which could possibly jumpstart his career.
The ladies gives Tish a makeover and Mya giving her a black suit (complete with a montage) to undo her frumpy housewife look to a more alluring style. They then take the guys' party bus to the club, forcing the guys to either take a Chippendale-type bus, or walk. They choose the latter. On the bus, the ladies find Jeremy's weed strips and take them, while Lauren gets a call from her boss who officially makes her COO.
Cedric finds himself in trouble when Gail finds out that he's been using her card to pay for his expenses, running her up to $40,000 in charges. He tries to win it back at the casino, putting it all on his "lucky number" 15. While his back turned, Zeke pulls the chips away to leave only one to spare Cedric the loss. However, the ball does land on 15, and Cedric is angry at Zeke. Meanwhile, the ladies start to feel the effects of dance clubs, and they end up making an impromptu video to Bell Biv DeVoe's "Poison".
As a last resort, Cedric takes the guys to the club (the same one the ladies are at) for amateur's night, dressing in various costumes to try and win some money. This, however, turns into a disaster when Michael sees Candace getting a lap dance; he charges to attack the dancer, leading to an all-out fight between the guys, the ladies, and the dancers. They are all put in jail for the night.
Realizing that the wedding is in a few hours, they all try to call someone for help, but with no luck: Loretta is busy spending the night with Eddie in her room; Gail is already shacking up with Drake (who appears as himself); Bennett's mother has gone to pick up his kid. Jeremy sees the way he talks to his child, and is influenced to become a father. The guys blame Cedric for getting them into this mess.
Loretta sees the messages on her phone and rushes to bail them out. Everybody rushes to the venue for the wedding, but they are too late, and their spot has been taken; Candace runs away crying, and Michael leaves without a word. The couples decide to resolve their problems, except for Bennett and Tish. Jeremy decides that he's finally committed to being a father, and Kristen reveals she might be pregnant (though she claims to be a week late), bringing the two closer. Dominic and Lauren admit that they were considered for good jobs, but they each turned them down so they could be together. Zeke explains and apologizes to Mya for everything that's been going on, and finally proposes to her; Mya accepts.
Loretta is unable to find Michael and looks for him in Candace's room. She tells Candace maybe it was for the best and that if she really loves her son, she would finish packing and leave him, making Candace more overwhelmed and fed up. Michael walks in on this and has become fed up with his mother and decides to show tough love and tells his mother that she must apologize to Candace, but she refuses. Michael declares that he will marry Candace whether she likes it or not, and that she will no longer be invited to the wedding. Candace disagrees with Michael, saying that he needs to apologize to Loretta, because as a mother herself, she would be heartbroken if her own son did not let her go to his wedding. Loretta, recognizing her mistakes, makes the first move and finally apologizes; the three reconcile.
Cedric, feeling like a failure as a best man, packs his bags to leave Vegas; however, with the help of his personal butler, Declan (Jim Piddock), he finds another venue. Candace and Michael are married, and everybody, including Loretta, cheers and celebrates. In the end, Cedric becomes fed up with Vegas, and as the group leaves the hotel, he lets Bennett have his last dollar. Bennett then wins $100,000 on a slot machine. Cedric tries to claim the prize as it was his dollar, though everybody else tries to hold him back from fighting Bennett.
Cast[edit]
Kevin Hart as Cedric Ward
Regina Hall as Candace Hall
Michael Ealy as Dominic
Jerry Ferrara as Jeremy Kern
Meagan Good as Mya
Taraji P. Henson as Lauren Harris
Dennis Haysbert as Uncle Eddie
Gabrielle Union as Kristen Kern
Terrence J as Michael Hanover
Jenifer Lewis as Loretta
Romany Malco as Zeke
Wendi McLendon-Covey as Tish
Gary Owen as Bennett
David Walton as Terrell
Adam Brody as Isaac
La La Anthony as Sonia
Jim Piddock as Declan
Wendy Williams as Gail Ward
Kelsey Grammer as Lee Fox
Cheryl Hines as Andrea
Luenell as Aunt Winnie Hall
Janina Gavankar as Vanessa
Carl Weathers as Mr. Davenport
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. as himself
Coco as Coco
Drake as himself[6]
Production[edit]
Will Packer produced Think like a Man Too.[5] Principal photography began in June 2013 in Las Vegas.[7] The first trailer for the film debuted on February 11, 2014 and appeared in theaters with Ealy, Hart and Hall's About Last Night. Director Tim Story said of the cast says "the trust that he and the cast built last time, combined with their matched work ethic, made continuing the narrative feel like “coming back together with your brothers and sisters.[8]” He also mentioned they had to move out of a suite in the filming and there was a lot of noise.[8]
Soundtrack[edit]
Main article: Think Like a Man Too (Music from and Inspired by the Film)
For the soundtrack to Think Like a Man Too, singer Mary J. Blige recorded an entire collection of music from and inspired by the film. Released on June 17, 2014, it includes a remake of Shalamar's hit "A Night to Remember".[9]
Reception[edit]
Box office[edit]
Think Like a Man Too grossed $65.2 million in North America and $5 million in other territories for a total worldwide gross of $70.2 million, against a budget of $24 million.[10]
Released in theaters on June 20, 2014, the film opened at #1 at the box office, grossing $29.2 million.[11]
Critical response[edit]
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 23% based on 80 reviews, with an average rating of 4.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Think Like a Man Too reunites its predecessor's talented cast, but fails to take their characters in new or interesting directions."[12] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 38 out of 100, based on 30 critics, indicating "generally negative reviews".[13] On CinemaScore, audiences gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale.[14]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Jen Yamato. "‘Think Like A Man Too’ Producers Dissolve Hitmaking Shingle Rainforest Films - Deadline". Deadline.
Jump up ^ "THINK LIKE A MAN TOO (12A)". Columbia Pictures. British Board of Film Classification. June 2, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Think Like a Man Too (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
Jump up ^ "Think Like a Man Too (2014) - Box Office Mojo".
^ Jump up to: a b "Production starts on 'Think Like a Man Too'". upi.com. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
Jump up ^ "‘Think Like a Man Too’ Review: Sequel Happens in Vegas - Variety". Variety.
Jump up ^ "‘Think Like A Man Too’ Begins Production in Vegas". eurweb.com. June 8, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
^ Jump up to: a b Rodriguez, Briana (June 20, 2014). "For "Think Like a Man Too," the onscreen relationships Story built the first time around have grown and deepened". Backstage.com. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
Jump up ^ "Think Like a Man Too". Rotten Tomatoes. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
Jump up ^ "Think Like a Man Too". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Weekend Report: 'Man' Defeats 'Boys,' Falls Short of Predecessor". Box Office Mojo. 2014-06-22. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
Jump up ^ "Think Like a Man Too". Rotten Tomatoes. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
Jump up ^ "Think Like a Man Too Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
Jump up ^ "First Half Of 2014 No Growth From Year Earlier As ‘Think Like A Man Too’ Debuts With $29M+; ‘Jersey Boys’ With $13.3M". deadline.com.
External links[edit]
Official website
Think Like a Man Too on IMDb
Think Like a Man Too at Box Office Mojo
Think Like a Man Too at Rotten Tomatoes
Think Like a Man Too at Metacritic
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I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home
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"I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home"
Single by David Frizzell
from the album The Family's Fine, But This One's All Mine
B-side
"She's Up to All Her Old Tricks Again"
Released
April 1982
Genre
Country
Length
4:00
Label
Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Dewayne Blackwell
Producer(s)
Snuff Garrett, Steve Dorff
David Frizzell singles chronology
"Another Honky-Tonk Night on Broadway"
(1982) "I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home"
(1982) "I Just Came Here to Dance"
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"I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home" is a song written by Dewayne Blackwell and recorded by American country music artist David Frizzell. It was released in April 1982 as the first single from the album The Family's Fine, But This One's All Mine. "I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home" was David Frizzell's only number one on the country chart as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of 14 weeks in country music's top 40.[1]
The song also became an unexpected mainstream pop hit in Canada, peaking at No. 20 on the RPM Top Singles chart (in addition to peaking at No. 3 on the magazine's Top Country Tracks chart).
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The song talks of a wife who grows tired of her husband's barhopping (and spending his entire paycheck doing so).
But instead of ending the marriage, she comes up with a unique plan – she decides to redecorate their house into a bar, and play the part of bartender/waitress as an inducement to get her husband to stay at home (and possibly bring his friends along with him, so they can spend their paychecks). While he recovers from his hangover the following morning, she will deposit the proceeds in their bank account.
Charts[edit]
Chart (1982)
Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 3
Canadian RPM Top Singles 20
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 128.
Jump up ^ "David Frizzell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
External links[edit]
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
Preceded by
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Tales from the Hood
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Directed by
Rusty Cundieff
Produced by
Darin Scott
Written by
Rusty Cundieff
Darin Scott
Starring
Corbin Bernsen
Rosalind Cash
Rusty Cundieff
David Alan Grier
Anthony Griffith
Wings Hauser
Paula Jai Parker
Joe Torry
Clarence Williams III
Music by
Christopher Young
Cinematography
Anthony B. Richmond
Edited by
Charles Bornstein
Production
company
40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
Distributed by
Savoy Pictures
Release date
May 24, 1995 (1995-05-24)
Running time
98 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$6,000,000 (estimated)
Box office
$11,797,927 (USA)
Tales from the Hood is a 1995 horror anthology film directed by Rusty Cundieff and executive-produced by Spike Lee. The film presents four short urban-themed horror stories centered on concepts such as police brutality, domestic abuse, racism and gang violence; all presented within a frame story of three drug dealers buying some "found" drugs from an eccentric and story-prone funeral director.
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1 Frame and plots
1.1 Welcome to My Mortuary (beginning)
1.2 Rogue Cop Revelation
1.3 Boys Do Get Bruised
1.4 KKK Comeuppance
1.5 Hard-Core Convert
1.6 Welcome to My Mortuary (ending)
2 Cast
3 Soundtrack
4 Release
5 Reception
6 References
7 External links
Frame and plots[edit]
Welcome to My Mortuary (beginning)[edit]
In South Central Los Angeles, a trio gang of drug dealers, Stack (Joe Torry), Ball (De'Aundre Bonds) and Bulldog (Samuel Monroe Jr.), arrive at Simms' Funeral Home to purchase some drugs from Mr. Simms (Clarence Williams III), the mortuary's eccentric owner. Mr. Simms claims that he found the drugs in an alley and has them safely stored in the mortuary. He asks the dealers to help him get the drugs and, as the four make their way through the building, relates stories about some of his recent "customers". The first casket contains the body of a man named Clarence.
Rogue Cop Revelation[edit]
During his first night on the job, young black police officer Clarence Smith (Anthony Griffith) is taken by his new partner, Newton (Michael Massee), to the scene of what initially appears to be a routine traffic stop of a well-dressed black man. When Smith runs the car's license plates, he learns that the man is in fact Martin Moorehouse (Tom Wright), a city councilman and black rights activist who has recently been on a crusade to eliminate police corruption in the city. Smith watches in horror as Newton, along with fellow officers Billy (Duane Whitaker) and Strom (Wings Hauser), brutally beat Moorehouse with their nightsticks and vandalize his car. When Smith insists that Moorehouse should be taken to a hospital, two of the officers appear to agree.
Smith tells Newton that Billy and Strom should be reported for what they did, but Newton tells Smith that officers are not to break "the code". Strom and Billy drive Moorehouse' car to the docks. Strom shoots the battered Moorehouse up with heroin, plants some in his car, then pushes it into the water with Moorehouse still inside. Moorehouse is posthumously and falsely labeled a hypocrite.
One year later, Smith has left the police force and is now a guilt-consumed drunk. On a walk in his neighborhood, he sees a mural of Moorehouse. Smith then has a vision of a crucified Moorehouse haunting him with the words "Bring them to me!" In response, Smith convinces the three police officers involved in the death to meet him at Moorehouse's grave.
Once there, the officers begin to insult Moorehouse, with Strom urinating on Moorehouse's grave and then ordering Billy to do the same thing. As Newton and Strom prepare to kill Smith, a zombie-like Moorehouse bursts from the grave to drag Billy beneath the ground by his genitals. Moorehouse's coffin bursts from the ground, opening to reveal Billy's mutilated corpse with Moorehouse clutching Billy's still-beating heart.
Strom and Newton flee in horror. A lengthy chase ensues, with the two cops fleeing by patrol car. As Newton is driving the vehicle, Moorehouse jumps on top of the vehicle and decapitates Strom. Terrified, Newton exits his vehicle. With Moorehouse still on top of the patrol car and carrying Strom's head, Newton shoots the gas tank, causing the patrol car to explode. Moorehouse then chases Newton into an alley, where he telekinetically throws used hypodermic needles into the cop's body, pinning him to a wall mural. After Newton is killed, his body melts into the mural, becoming a painting of himself crucified.
His vengeance nearly complete, Moorehouse accosts Smith, asking him why he did not help him when he was being beaten. The story ends with Smith in a mental hospital. Two orderlies outside his cell mention that he killed the officers and that he used to be an officer himself. Moorehouse is never mentioned.
Stack, Ball and Bulldog think Mr. Simms is crazy after hearing the story. After they look at the second casket, Mr. Simms tells them about a boy named Walter.
Boys Do Get Bruised[edit]
Walter Johnson (Brandon Hammond) is a quiet and sensitive boy who shows up to school one day with bruises around his cheek and eye. Walter's caring teacher, Richard Garvy (Rusty Cundieff), notices the bruises and asks what happened; Walter claims that he was attacked by a monster. A few days later he again shows up with a bruised arm. While the other children play, Walter sits inside and draws a boy named Tyrone, one of the school bullies. Walter crumples the drawing up causing Tyrone to suffer spontaneous injuries.
Later that night Mr. Garvy visits Walter's home and asks Walter's mother, Sissy (Paula Jai Parker), about the monster. Sissy claims that Walter's injuries are the result of his own clumsiness; she then tells Walter not to reveal anything about the monster to anyone else.
As Mr. Garvy is leaving, Sissy's boyfriend, Carl (David Alan Grier) comes home: seen through Walter's imagination, the audience learns that Carl in fact is the “monster”. Thinking that Walter has told his teacher about him and called him a monster (a tattoo of the word "Monster" can be seen on Carl's arm), Carl terrorizes Walter and then whips Sissy with a belt when she intervenes.
Mr. Garvy turns around to check on Walter and sees Carl abusing Walter and Sissy: Mr. Garvy bursts into the house and begins to fight Carl. With Carl's attention elsewhere, Walter grabs a drawing he made of the monster and begins to fold and crumple it. Carl becomes mangled, helpless and unable to accept defeat. Sissy stomps on the wadded-up paper to end the threat. Finally Mr. Garvy gives the paper to Walter, who burns it, completely immolating Carl. Sissy and Walter look on as Carl burns alive and appear to be relieved to be free from his brutal abuse.
Later, Carl's burnt and twisted corpse is in the coffin in Simms' Funeral Home. Mr. Simms shows a doll, instead of a corpse, to Ball, Stack and Bulldog, explaining that it isn't any ordinary doll.
KKK Comeuppance[edit]
Duke Metger (Corbin Bernsen) is an obnoxious and racist Southern senator, and a former member of the Ku Klux Klan. The senator is in his office filming a campaign commercial when he sees protesters outside the office: Jewish and African-American groups have teamed up to protest against Metger for being a racist, a former Klansman, and for setting up his office at an old slave plantation. One individual, Eli (Art Evans), tells the reporter that the plantation is haunted by dolls animated by the souls of previously tortured slaves. He warns everyone that it is not a myth.
Meanwhile, Metger and his African-American "image-maker" assistant Rhodie (Roger Guenveur Smith) notice a large painting of Miss Cobbs, a hoodoo witch, and her dolls. Metger says racial slurs to Rhodie, who attempts to ignore his rantings. Metger also refers to the dolls as "Negro dolls". One of the dolls is seen under the floorboard as Rhodie leaves.
While Metger and Rhodie are working on Metger's media skills, Rhodie falls down the stairs to his death (it is later learned that the doll seen under the floorboard earlier was the cause). At the funeral, Eli warns Metger to leave the house before he ends up like his deceased assistant or worse. In the limo after Rhodie's funeral, Metger notices the doll and orders his African-American driver to pull over so he can throw the doll out the window into the street.
Later, after noticing a blank spot on the painting, Metger comes in contact with the doll he threw out on the street and has a fight with it. When Metger throws a vase at the doll, it disappears and attacks Metger out of nowhere, trying to eat him. Metger is injured, but he manages to stop the doll by beating it with an American Flag. He also damages the painting, which starts to bleed.
Metger takes the doll outside to his porch and ties it to a dart board. He then blasts the doll with his shotgun and goes back inside to rant at the painting. But in the midst of his rant, Metger realizes more doll images in the painting have faded to white. After Metger begins chasing several small footsteps throughout the house, he finds the previously blasted doll in the hallway, reattaching its head. The doll attacks again and chases Metger into his office. Metger manages to lock the doll outside and tries to figure out a way to help himself. He sees that the painting has all the doll images faded to white. Terrified, Metger turns around to see an army of dolls. He covers himself in the American flag as the dolls converge and devour him. Miss Cobbs then disappears from the painting and manifests herself in the room, holding the first doll in her arms. Satisfied, they both smile as they witness the carnage taking place before them.
By now, the dealers are getting impatient and want the drugs they came for, not wanting to listen to any more of Mr. Simms's strange stories. Ball notices a corpse in another room and alerts the others to come and see it. When Simms asks them if they knew the man, Bulldog says it was just someone they had seen around their neighborhood. Mr. Simms explains the final moments of the man known as Crazy K.
Hard-Core Convert[edit]
Jerome "Crazy K" Johns (Lamont Bentley) is a violent gang member and homicidal psychopath who has killed many people mercilessly. He is driving down the streets of Los Angeles in his Mustang. Coming to a stoplight, he notices the car of an enemy he's been after for a long time and follows him. Crazy K parks in a neighborhood and has a brief argument with the enemy, then shoots him. In retaliation, three other men attack from a house nearby. The men shoot Crazy K, and just as they are about to kill him, the police arrive at the scene. Due to one of the shooters firing at the police officers, all three gunmen are shot and killed by the officers. Crazy K is badly injured but survives, only to get arrested and sent to prison.
As described by a prison guard Crazy K has received a life sentence for suspicion of murder three times along with other charges. Dr. Cushing (Rosalind Cash in her final film role before her death) arrives at the prison and transfers Crazy K to another facility. Crazy K meets an inmate (Rick Dean) who is a homicidal white supremacist and raves about killing black people and the end of days for blacks. This angers Crazy K and causes him to punch him in the face. The man then asks Crazy K the race of the victims he killed, silencing Crazy K because all of his victims were black. The man grows fond of Crazy K and he tells him that there will be a few black people who will be spared as long as they think like him. After speaking to the man, Crazy K is told by Dr. Cushing that she purposely put him there to meet someone who is just like him. She then tells him that she has been hired by the government to administer a rehabilitation process on Crazy K in hopes that he will change his ways.
Crazy K is put through a process of torture to make him learn the consequences of his actions. His hair (with K cut into the front) is shaved off he is put through a slideshow of images involving black KKK members and victims of lynching along with gory footage of gang violence along with a montage showing all those he has killed. Dr. Cushing goes into the fact that Crazy K killed many innocent African Americans without remorse or second thought.
Crazy K is put through the next stage, in which he is put in a sensory deprivation chamber. He is confronted by all the souls of his victims, one of whom is an innocent little girl who was killed when a bullet from Crazy K's gun came through her wall and hit her in the chest. Crazy K doesn't accept any responsibility. Dr. Cushing warns him that he won't get another chance for forgiveness. The souls haunt him more and more, but he grows increasingly uncaring of his actions. Having refused a chance for redemption for his sins, he is transported back to the moment when he was shot. Crazy K is brutally shot dead by the three gunmen, and the story ends with his corpse lying abandoned on the street.
Welcome to My Mortuary (ending)[edit]
When the last story ends, the three drug dealers are revealed to be Crazy K's killers. They become angry and demand to know how Simms knows of their murder as they threaten to kill him and demand their drugs. Simms leads them deep into the funeral home and tells them their "reward" is in three closed caskets. The dealers open them and each coffin has their corpses inside. The dealers are terrified to learn that they are dead; at the whim of Simms their guns burn red hot, forcing the dealers to drop them.
Simms explains that after they killed Crazy K, some of Crazy K's "boys" killed them in retaliation. Bulldog asks Simms why they are still alive if they are dead. Simms, growing more eccentric by the second, tells them that they are not in a funeral home but in Hell and transforms into Satan. The drug dealers scream in horror at Simms's transformation into the Devil. The walls of the funeral home shatter, revealing the fiery reality of where they had been all along. Their fate is to burn in eternal damnation along with others, as Satan laughs.
Cast[edit]
Welcome to My Mortuary (framing segments)
Clarence Williams III as Mr. Simms
Joe Torry as Stack
Samuel Monroe, Jr. as Bulldog
De'Aundre Bonds as Ball
Rogue Cop Revelation
Tom Wright as Martin Moorehouse
Anthony Griffith as Clarence
Wings Hauser as Strom
Michael Massee as Newton
Duane Whitaker as Billy
Boys Do Get Bruised
Brandon Hammond as Walter Johnson
Rusty Cundieff as Richard Garvy
Paula Jai Parker as Sissy Johnson
David Alan Grier as Carl
KKK Comeuppance
Corbin Bernsen as Duke Metger
Roger Guenveur Smith as Rhodie
Art Evans as Eli
Hard-Core Convert
Lamont Bentley as Jerome "Crazy K" Johns
Rosalind Cash as Dr. Cushing
Soundtrack[edit]
Year
Album
Peak chart positions
Certifications
U.S.
U.S. R&B
1995 Tales from the Hood: The Soundtrack
Released: May 9, 1995
Label: 40 Acres and a Mule Musicworks/MCA Soundtracks
16 1
US: Gold

Release[edit]
The movie was released theatrically on May 24, 1995. Later that year, the movie was released on VHS and Laserdisc by HBO. In 1998, HBO Home Video released the movie on DVD, which has since gone out of print. According to Cundieff, Universal Pictures currently holds the rights to the film, but there were no prints available to reissue the film on the Blu-ray format in 2015.[1] In 2016, a remastered version of the film was released to Amazon.com, iTunes and Crackle. In November 2016, it was announced that the film was to be made available on Blu-ray from Scream Factory, which was released on April 18, 2017[2]
Reception[edit]
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (November 2016)
Critical reception for Tales from the Hood has been mixed. Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 44%, based on 18 reviews, with a rating average of 4.6/10.[3]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Alter, Ethan. "How 'Tales From the Hood' Went From Cult Hit to Hardcore Halloween Classic". yahoo.com. Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
Jump up ^ Mims, Sergio. "CULT HORROR FAVORITE 'TALES FROM THE HOOD' FINALLY COMING TO BLU-RAY NEXT YEAR". shadowandact.com. Shadow And Act. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
Jump up ^ "Tales From the Hood (1995) - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.com. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
http://www.blockbuster.com/movies/tales-from-the-hood.html from blockbuster
External links[edit]
Tales from the Hood on IMDb
Tales from the Hood at Rotten Tomatoes
Tales from the Hood at Box Office Mojo
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