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- DirectorRichard FleischerSidney J. FurieStarsLaurence OlivierNeil DiamondLucie ArnazThe son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of being a popular singer.
- DirectorTopper CarewStarsMartin LawrenceJohn WitherspoonPhyllis Yvonne StickneyThe laughs and overlapping love lives of a handful of raunchy stand-up comics at a late-night L.A. comedy club. Dukie's is an L.A. hot-spot featuring a lineup of both novice and notorious comedians who get big laughs with dirty jokes.
- DirectorJohn De BelloStarsDebi FaresRick RockwellJohn WitherspoonProfessor Gangreen attempts to brainwash the world; a police assistant and a tomatologist team up to stop him.
- DirectorJohn De BelloStarsEd BrassardMarc PriceAngela VisserAfter escaping from jail, Professor Gangreen plots to take over France and eventually the world, by having his hapless assistant impersonate Louis XVII.
- DirectorSondra LockeStarsSondra LockeRobert TownsendChristopher HewettSeveral shady and shallow people try to profit, one after the other, from a physically deformed teenager whose face looks like a snout of a rodent and who lives hidden in a city garbage dump, alone and miserable.
- DirectorCarl ReinerStarsArmand AssanteSherilyn FennKate NelliganA cop who moonlights as a lawyer cheats on his wife, not knowing that she's cheating on him and plans to kill him for the insurance.
- DirectorHoward AvedisStarsDavid NaughtonBarbara CramptonLance LeGaultSisters Bonnie and Debbie visit San Diego on Debbie's sixteenth birthday. After telling a sleazy pickup artist to take a hike, he follows them to the zoo and has Debbie kidnapped on behalf of his sleazy boss in order to shoot her full of dope and make her perform in porno films. Despite admonitions from the abductors, Bonnie teams up with detective Vince McCarthy, and together they try to infiltrate the porno industry in order to rescue Debbie.
- DirectorRusty CundieffStarsTisha CampbellRusty CundieffPaula Jai ParkerTwo pairs of best friends - Montel & Clyde and Brandy & Adina meet at the party, where Clyde makes Adina think he is very rich and gets her into bed the same evening. When Adina finds out that she's been fooled, she becomes Clyde's worst enemy. Meanwhile Montel and Brandy fall in love and plan to marry, and Adina and Clyde try to do everything to stop them.
- DirectorTimothy A. CheyStarsErnie HudsonPam GrierMargaret ChoA Chinese baby boy is adopted by a black couple in ATL. Seventeen years later he moves with his mom and brother to a black LA hood. A Chinese girl ends up in the same hood for the summer with a black family. Will they fit in?
- DirectorManny RodriguezStarsJohn WitherspoonYou know John Witherspoon as Ice Cube's outrageously funny, dog-catching dad in the smash urban trilogy Friday, Next Friday, and Friday After Next. You remember him from Boomerang, Little Nicky, and Little Man, and as "Pops" on the long-running syndicated sitcom The Wayans Brothers. His countless movie and television roles, along with his signature catchphrases, "Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!" and "You Got to Coordinate!" have made him a pop culture icon. Once you've seen Witherspoon's outrageous stage performance, you understand why he's earned his reputation as one of America's best stand-up comedians.
- DirectorRobert TownsendStarsRobert TownsendCraigus R. JohnsonHelen MartinAn actor limited to stereotypical roles because of his ethnicity, dreams of making it big as a highly respected performer. As he makes his rounds, the film takes a satiric look at African American actors in Hollywood.
- DirectorCharles BurnettStarsDanny GloverPaul ButlerDeVaughn NixonA charismatic old acquaintance drifts into town, stirring up trouble for a mild-mannered family.
- DirectorReginald HudlinStarsEddie MurphyRobin GivensHalle BerryA successful executive and womanizer finds his lifestyle choices have turned back on him when his new female boss turns out to be an even bigger deviant than he is.
- DirectorLloyd StantonPaul ToogoodStarsChris RockJerry SeinfeldAmy SchumerThe craft, creative process and complicated lives of stand-up comedians.
- DirectorPhillip Andrew MortonStarsWayne BradyDa BratNick CannonFeaturing rare never before released stand-up from early in Katt's phenomenal career, go behind the scenes to witness the king of comedy's meteoric rise to fame.
- 20071h 26mNot Rated7.0 (427)VideoDirectorBart PhillipsStarsPaul MooneySandra BernhardGabriel CasseusFew comedians can stir up controversy like the legendary Paul Mooney -- writer for Richard Pryor, creator of In Living Color's Homey the Clown and featured guest on Chappelle's Show. With his characteristic brutal honesty, Mooney passionately and hysterically charges into the electrified currents of racial tension. In this magnificent standup performance at Hollywood's Laugh Factory, Mooney earns a standing ovation with his relentless no-holds-barred observations on black history, stereotypes and prejudices, living in White America, celebrity divas and much, much more!
- DirectorRobert TownsendStarsRobert TownsendMichael WrightLeonThe story of the rise and fall of an African American vocal group.