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Mood:
- HumorousFeel GoodOffbeatTouching
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Plot:
- Interracial RelationsRich and PoorCity LifeRacismSocietyCurses Spells and RitualsBreakupInjustice more...
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Genres:
- ComedyMusicalIndependentBlaxploitationFantasyRomance
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Time/Period:
- 90s
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Place:
- HarlemNew YorkUrban
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Praise:
- Groundbreaking
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Based on:
- Based on Play
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Attitudes:
- Semi SeriousFantastic
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Don't Play Us Cheap, 1973
English
USA
Profile of Don't Play Us Cheap
Don't Play Us Cheap can be described as humorous, offbeat, and feel good. The plot revolves around being rich or poor, city life, and racism. The main genres are comedy, independent, and musical. In terms of style, Don't Play Us Cheap involves blaxpoitation. In approach, it is fantastical. It is set, at least in part, in an urban environment. Don't Play Us Cheap is located in Harlem. It takes place in the 1990s. It is adapted from a play. Don't Play Us Cheap has received attention for being groundbreaking.
Summary of Don't Play Us Cheap
Film version of Melvin Van Peebles' Broadway musical. A pair of devil-bats take human form and crash a Harlem house party in an attempt to break it up. But somehow, their attempts to ruin the party fail.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Runtime: | 99 min |
Cast and Crew
as Mr. Percy
as Mrs. Johnson
as Guest
as House guest at the party
