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How to Be a Player 
Directed by Lionel C. Martin Produced by Todd R. Baker
Mark Burg
Preston L. Holmes
Russell SimmonsWritten by Mark Brown
Demetria JohnsonStarring Bill Bellamy
Natalie Desselle-Reid
Bernie Mac
Mari Morrow
Lark VoorhiesMusic by Darren Floyd Studio Def Jam Pictures Distributed by Gramercy Pictures Release date(s) August 6, 1997 Running time 93 min. Language English Box office 14,009,368[1] Def Jam's How to Be a Player is a 1997 comedy film, starring Bill Bellamy, Natalie Desselle and Bernie Mac. The film was directed by Lionel C. Martin, and written by Mark Brown and Demetria Johnson. The film is rated R for crude humor, and sex-related activities.
The How to Be a Player Soundtrack, released by Def Jam Recordings on August 5, 1997, featured the hit single "Big Bad Mama" by Foxy Brown featuring Dru Hill.
Contents
Plot outline
Drayton "Dray" Jackson (Bill Bellamy) is a playboy with only one goal in his life: to have sex with as many women as possible. While he is doing that, he is busy trying to keep these women a secret from his girlfriend, Lisa (Lark Voorhies). But, Dray's sister, Jenny, (Natalie Desselle-Reid) and her friend Katrina (Mari Morrow) strategize to invite all the women Dray has been playing to the same party that he is attending.He begins to make the moves on his sister's friend, almost succeeding until the one girl he really has true feelings for shows up at the door.[2]
Cast
- Bill Bellamy — Drayton "Dray" Jackson
- Natalie Desselle-Reid — Jenny Jackson
- Lark Voorhies — Lisa
- Mari Morrow — Katrina
- Pierre Edwards — David
- Bernie Mac — Buster
- Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins — Kilo
- Anthony Johnson — Spootie
- Max Julien — Uncle Fred
- Beverly Johnson — Robin
- Gilbert Gottfried — Tony the Doorman
- Stacii Jae Johnson — Sherri
- Elise Neal — Nadine
- J. Anthony Brown — Uncle Snook
- Amber Smith — Amber
- Marta Cunningham - C.C.
Soundtrack
Year Album Peak chart positions Certifications U.S. U.S. R&B 1997 How to Be a Player - Released: August 5, 1997
- Label: Def Jam
7 2 - US: Gold
References
- ^ http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=defjamshowtobeaplayer.htm
- ^ (n.d).How to be a Player(1997).Yahoo Movies.August 22,2010. from http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800289741/details .
External links
- How to Be a Player at the Internet Movie Database
- How to Be a Player at AllRovi
Categories:- English-language films
- 1997 films
- African American films
- 1990s comedy films
- American comedy films
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