Foolish

R

Released Apr 9, 1999

1h 36m

Comedy

Drama

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Miles "Foolish" Waise (Eddie Griffin) is trying to get his career as a stand-up comic off the ground, while his older brother, Quentin (Master P), better known as the criminal "Fifty Dollah," has his own problems. The siblings receive maternal advice from their caring grandma (Marla Gibbs) and try to improve their lives, but they conflict with each other when the lovely Desiree (Amy Petersen) appears on the scene, and they are both hopelessly attracted to her.

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: C-

Sep 7, 2011

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Scott Tobias

AV Club

The miserable production values-the cardboard sets rival a Little Rascals talent show-and P's stone-faced delivery are merely amateurish, but as a vanity project for Griffin, Foolish is downright appalling.

Aug 3, 2009

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Variety

A strange combination of urban melodrama and comedy concert film.

Aug 3, 2009

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Maitland McDonagh

TV Guide

Eddie Griffin buffs have the best reason to check out this amateurish effort: Griffin's profane, sometimes sharply observed stand-up routines take up a big chunk of the movie's total running time.

Rated: 1.5/4

Aug 3, 2009

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Mark Halverson

Sacramento News & Review

Griffin's few sparks onstage are not worth the wait.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 7, 2008

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Simpleminded melodrama about two brothers' conflicting struggles to better their lives. Oops, not only did I describe the story, I just gave the entire story away. Sorry.

Rated: 0/4

Jan 20, 2007

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Audience Member

The standup wasn't the worst, but the rest of the movie is unfunny and incoherent.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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darin c

This movie doesn't know whether to be a stand-up show or a romantic comedy. Eddie Griffin really tries here, but his co-stars hold him back hard. Eddie is much better these days.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

lOVE THIS MOVIE 1 OF MY FAVORITES

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

one of my all time favorites!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

This movie doesn't know whether to be a stand-up show or a romantic comedy. Eddie Griffin really tries here, but his co-stars hold him back hard. Eddie is much better these days.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

LMAO... THIS SHIT STOOPID...

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Dave Meyers

Director

Eddie Griffin

Miles 'Foolish' Waise

Master P

Quentin 'Fifty Dollah' Waise

Amie Petersen

Desiree

Frank Sivero

Giovanni

Daphne Duplaix

Clarisse

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Synopsis

Miles "Foolish" Waise (Eddie Griffin) is trying to get his career as a stand-up comic off the ground, while his older brother, Quentin (Master P), better known as the criminal "Fifty Dollah," has his own problems. The siblings receive maternal advice from their caring grandma (Marla Gibbs) and try to improve their lives, but they conflict with each other when the lovely Desiree (Amy Petersen) appears on the scene, and they are both hopelessly attracted to her.

Director: Dave Meyers
Producer: Master P
Screenwriter: Master P
Distributor: Artisan Entertainment
Production Co: Shooting Star Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 9, 1999, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 2, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.0M
Runtime: 1h 36m