House Party
- 1990
- Tous publics
- 1h 40m
Kid decides to go to his friend Play's house party, but neither of them can predict what's in store for them on what could be the wildest night of their lives.Kid decides to go to his friend Play's house party, but neither of them can predict what's in store for them on what could be the wildest night of their lives.Kid decides to go to his friend Play's house party, but neither of them can predict what's in store for them on what could be the wildest night of their lives.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 10 nominations total
- Uncle Otis
- (as Lou D. Washington)
- Cop #2
- (as Michael Pniewski)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Featured reviews
Grade C
The movie is never anything less than entertaining, and often laugh-out-loud funny.
People may have forgotten the hip hop duo Kid 'n Play, who were among the first to bring rap to a younger and less hardcore audience, a la Will Smith. This is unfair: they were fine rappers, and even decent actors. Surprisingly though, "House Party" is the Kid show. Play doesn't make as much of an impression.
There are few wonders to behold as impressive as Kid's geometrically perfect high-top fade hairdo. I would love to see how a hairdresser pulls that off.
It's interesting that the only white characters in the movie are authority figures: a principal and two sort-of racist cops. But that's also just another reason to love it; how many majority African American movies have there been, before or since?
Did you know
- TriviaRobin Harris and John Witherspoon improvised most of their lines.
- GoofsIn the scene when Kid gets in trouble for the fight in the school cafeteria the principal tells him his father will still have to be notified the school letter is mailed to his address the very same day after school and gets delivered which is impossible..
- Quotes
Bilal: Kick your bitch to the curb and let me ride with my equipment! I'm the DJ.
LaDonna: Bitch? Who you callin' a bitch? Your mama's a sorry bitch.
Bilal: Hey, my mama ain't no bitch.
LaDonna: If I'm a bitch, your mama's a bitch.
Bilal: Hey, I'll kick your ass. I'll fight a girl.
LaDonna: I know. I heard your ass was beat by a couple.
- Crazy creditsWhen the production manager (listed elsewhere under his own name) disappeared during the making of the film, costing the production several thousand dollars, he was credited under the name "Ozus Munny" as retribution for his irresponsibility.
- Alternate versionsThe opening and closing New Line Cinema logos are both plastered in the DVD with the 1997 variant.
- ConnectionsEdited into Destination Planet Rock (2007)
- SoundtracksBad Boy / Having a Party
Performed by Luther Vandross
Written by Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller, Sam Cooke
Published by Legs Music Inc. and ABKCO Music Inc.
Courtesy of CBS Records
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Fiesta en casa
- Filming locations
- 1568 South Oxford Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA(As Kid and Pop's House.)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $2,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $26,385,627
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,611,024
- Mar 11, 1990
- Gross worldwide
- $26,385,627
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1