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Def Jam's How to Be a Player

Play trailer Poster for Def Jam's How to Be a Player R,  1997,  1h 33m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 14% 14 Reviews Tomatometer 76% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
14% Tomatometer 14 Reviews 76% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
Dray (Bill Bellamy) has a problem: He has a girlfriend, Lisa (Lark Voorhies), but can't seem to say no to any beautiful woman who walks his way. When he's not with Lisa or hanging out with his buddies, David (Pierre), Kilo (Jermaine "Big Hug" Hopkins) and Spootie (A.J. Johnson), he's out with one of his many lady friends. Dray's sister (Natalie Desselle) is both disgusted and fascinated by his behavior, so she organizes a party for him -- and invites all his ladies -- to teach him a lesson.

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Richard Williams Guardian Aug 6, 2024
The rap-heavy soundtrack is the real point. But at least it has jokes. Go to Full Review
Sheila Johnston Daily Telegraph (UK) Aug 6, 2024
The sexual politics of this shrill, dim-witted yarn would have looked passé in the blaxploitation films of the early 1970s. Go to Full Review
Ryan Gilbey Independent (UK) Aug 6, 2024
[An] infantile sex comedy. Go to Full Review
Matthew Sweet Independent on Sunday Aug 6, 2024
These reflections are illuminating, but the gags don't venture beyond crassness. Go to Full Review
Philip French Observer (UK) Aug 6, 2024
An inept sexist comedy. Go to Full Review
Brandon Collins Medium Popcorn Aug 11, 2020
1/5
This one hurt...and they did not do women right in these movies... Go to Full Review
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Jul 18, 2017 Good we fuck all the haters
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Cast & Crew

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Lionel C. Martin

Director

Bill Bellamy

Drayton Jackson

Natalie Desselle-Reid

Jenny Jackson

Lark Voorhies

Lisa

Mari Morrow

Katrina

Pierre

David

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Def Jam's How to Be a Player

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Movie Info

Synopsis Dray (Bill Bellamy) has a problem: He has a girlfriend, Lisa (Lark Voorhies), but can't seem to say no to any beautiful woman who walks his way. When he's not with Lisa or hanging out with his buddies, David (Pierre), Kilo (Jermaine "Big Hug" Hopkins) and Spootie (A.J. Johnson), he's out with one of his many lady friends. Dray's sister (Natalie Desselle) is both disgusted and fascinated by his behavior, so she organizes a party for him -- and invites all his ladies -- to teach him a lesson.
Director
Lionel C. Martin
Producer
Mark Burg, Todd Baker, Russell Simmons, Preston L. Holmes
Screenwriter
Mark Brown, Demetria Johnson
Production Co
Island Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$14.0M
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Surround
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