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Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
“Finally, the movie that proves that Justice isn't always Poetic, Jungle Fever isn't always pretty, and Higher Learning can be a waste of time.”
7.0 / 10• 1996• 1h 29m•R• English
ComedyCrime
Storyline
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?
Cast & Crew
Shawn Wayans
Ashtray
Lead
Marlon Wayans
Loc Dog
Tracey Cherelle Jones
Dashiki
Chris Spencer
Preach
Vivica A. Fox
Ashtray's Mother
Lahmard J. Tate
Ashtray's Father
Rappin' Granny
Sister Williams
Suli McCullough
Crazy Legs
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Paris Barclay's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
