Big Money Hustlas

Infobox Film
name = Big Money Hustlas


image_size =
caption = Promotional poster for the film's home video release.
director = John Cafiero
producer = John Cafiero
Suzanne Cafiero
writer = Joseph Bruce
narrator =
starring = Violent J
Shaggy 2 Dope
Harland Williams
John G. Brennan
Rudy Ray Moore
Jamie Madrox
Monoxide Child
music = Mike E. Clark
cinematography = James Carman
editing =
distributor = Island Def Jam Music Group
released = Start date|2000|7|18
runtime = 95 min.
country = United States
language = English
budget =
gross =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website = http://www.bigmoneyhustlas.com/
amg_id = 1:210371
imdb_id = 0193007

"Big Money Hustlas" is a 2000 comedy film directed by John Cafiero as his feature film debut. Produced by the video division of Psychopathic Records, the film, a homage to exploitation films of the 1970s, focuses on a streetwise San Francisco detective who tries to take down a New York City crime lord. It stars Insane Clown Posse's Joseph "Violent J" Bruce and Joseph "Shaggy 2 Dope" Utsler, and features appearances by Harland Williams, John G. Brennan, Rudy Ray Moore, Twiztid's Jamie Spaniolo and Paul Methric, Mick Foley and The Misfits. Released direct-to-video, the film debuted at #1 on "Billboard"'s "Top Music Videos" chart. [cite web |url=http://www.bigmoneyhustlas.com/charts/charts.html |title=Charts for "Big Money Hustlas" |accessdate=2008-07-06 |date=2000 |publisher=Psychopathic Records] A follow-up, "Big Money Rustlas", is planned for release, and will be based in the western film genre.cite book |last=Bruce |first=Joseph |authorlink=Joseph Bruce |coauthors=Hobey Echlin |editor=Nathan Fostey |title=ICP: Behind the Paint |origdate= |origyear=2003 |origmonth=August |edition=2nd Edition |publisher=Psychopathic Records |location=Royal Oak, Michigan |isbn=09741846083 |pages=page 424-432 |chapter=Big Money Hustlas ]

Plot

Sugar Bear (Joseph Utsler), a streetwise detective from San Francisco, is brought to New York City by its chief of police (John G. Brennan) to take down Big Baby Sweets (Joseph Bruce), a notorious crime lord who controls the entirety of the city's criminal underworld. With the help of Officer Harry Cox (Harland Williams), a wildly inept patrolman, as well as some timely assistance by Dolemite (Rudy Ray Moore), Sugar Bear sets off to bring down Sweets' evil empire. This task is made difficult by Sweets' entourage: his ineffectual right-hand men Big Stank (Jamie Spaniolo) and Lil' Poot (Paul Methric), his personal security ninja Hack Benjamin (Robert Bruce), a pair of stealthy Magic Ninjas, and Cactus Sac (Mick Foley).

Cast

*Violent J — Big Baby Sweets / Ape Boy
*Shaggy 2 Dope — Sugar Bear
*Harland Williams — Officer Harry Cox
*John G. Brennan — The Chief
*Rudy Ray Moore — Dolemite
*Jamie Madrox — Big Stank
*Monoxide — Lil' Poot
*Kayla Kleevage — Phat Tittie Kittie
*Sindee Williams — Missy
*Bob Greenberg — Magic Ninja 1
*Lee Willet — Magic Ninja 2
*Stefan Kudek — Dr. Dinglenut
*Mick Foley — Cactus Sac

Production

"Big Money Hustlas" was inspired by the video "Big Ballers". Insane Clown Posse and Twiztid had seen the movie and loved the video's low-budget comedy style. Using the ideas that he, Joseph Utsler, James Spaniolo, and Paul Methric created, Joseph Bruce wrote the entire script himself in one month. Island Records gave him $250,000 to produce the film.

"Big Money Hustlas" was shot in New York. Most of the stage crew disliked the movie and the cast. They went on strike twice, while only a few loyal crew members continued to work. The movie was shot in two months, but went way over budget. Halfway through the movie, Bruce had to pay $100,000 of his own money to continue filming. Island never paid the crew for the last two weeks of work due to the film going so far over budget.

The movie features many friends of Insane Clown Posse. Mick Foley was brought in as his "Cactus Sac" persona that the duo has used in their "Strangle-Mania" videos. Robert Bruce, Joseph Bruce's brother, also appears in the movie in multiple personas which include The Preacher, Hack Benjamin, and an officer. Joseph Bruce was grateful and impressed with Harland Williams, who had appeared in "Half Baked" and "There's Something About Mary", which had been successful at the box office.

Big Money Rustlas

The western style prequel to "Big Money Hustlas", entitled "Big Money Rustlas", will begin filming in January 2009,cite episode |title=The Witching Hours |url=http://wfuckoffradio.com/wfko.php/shows/1 |credits=Presenters: Violent J and 2 Tuff Tony |station=WFKO |airdate=2008-09-09 |number=33 |minutes=18:55 ] and is currently set for release before the 2009 Gathering of the Juggalos.cite video |people=Insane Clown Posse (Presenters) |title=Gathering 2008 - ICP Seminar |url=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1696178299931890293&ei=bIeoSKivKYSC4wKzpqQx&q=ICP+Seminar+2008&hl=en |medium=Videotape |accessdate=2008-08-17 |time=6:11 ] Violent J will play Big Baby Chips and Shaggy 2 Dope will play Sugar Wolf. Jamie Madrox and Monoxide both return as Dusty Stank and Raw Poot. Also confirmed for the movie is the return of Hack Benjamin, as well as appearances by DJ Clay, Boondox, 2 Tuff Tony, Corporal Robinson, Anybody Killa, Axe Murder Boys, and many other people related to Psychopathic Records. The entire script was written by Violent J, while on the Dark Lotus "The Opaque Brotherhood Tour", in a two week span.cite video |people=Twiztid (Presenters) |title=Gathering 2008 - Twiztid Seminar |url=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8830665716539238145&ei=2IaoSJX_Lori4QKqhfAh&q=Twiztid+Seminar+2008&hl=en |medium=Videotape |accessdate=2008-08-17 |time=51:10 ]

References

External links

* [http://www.bigmoneyhustlas.com/ Official website]
*imdb title|id=0193007|title=Big Money Hustlas