Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)
“Finally, the movie that proves that Justice isn't always Poetic, Jungle Fever isn't always pretty, and Higher Learning can be a waste of time.”
Synopsis & Story Arc
Official Logline
When Ashtray moves to South Central L.A. to live with his father (who appears to be the same age he is) and grandmother (who likes to talk tough and smoke reefer), he falls in with his gang-banging cousin Loc Dog, who along with the requisite pistols and Uzi carries a thermo-nuclear warhead for self-defense. Will Ashtray be able to keep living the straight life?
Complete Cast & Crew Directory
Directing & Screenplay
Cast & Characters
Shawn Wayans
Shawn Wayans
as Ashtray
Marlon Wayans
Marlon Wayans
as Loc Dog
Tracey Cherelle Jones
Tracey Cherelle Jones
as Dashiki
Chris Spencer
Chris Spencer
as Preach
Vivica A. Fox
Vivica A. Fox
as Ashtray's Mother
Lahmard J. Tate
Lahmard J. Tate
as Ashtray's Father
Rappin' Granny
Rappin' Granny
as Sister Williams
Suli McCullough
Suli McCullough
as Crazy Legs
Bernie Mac
Bernie Mac
as Officer Self Hatred
Faizon Love
Faizon Love
as Rufus
Keenen Ivory Wayans
Keenen Ivory Wayans
as Mailman
Kim Wayans
Kim Wayans
as Mrs. JohnsonCinematography & Large-Format Specifications
Cinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 89 min |
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