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Hav Plenty

Play trailer Poster for Hav Plenty R Released Jun 19, 1998 1h 32m Romance Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Lee Plenty (Christopher Scott Cherot) is a flailing, wannabe writer, homeless and apartment-sitting for his friend, the wealthy Havilland Savage (Chenoa Maxwell), while she is off visiting family. So Lee jumps at the chance to see Havilland, whom he has secretly loved for years, when he's invited to her New Year's Eve party. But the night leads to romantic complications that also involve Hav's recording-artist boyfriend, Michael Simmons (Hill Harper), and her sister, Leigh (Robinne Lee).
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Emanuel Levy Variety This all-black screwball comedy, about the fables and foibles of black middle-class urbanites, is well constructed, but it lacks style and polish to make it really work Rated: B- Oct 30, 2006 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 1.5/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Formulaic, but it has plenty to like. Rated: 2.5/4 Jan 13, 2004 Full Review Andrea Chase Killer Movie Reviews Cherot's considerable charm as writer and star compensate for some rough patches. Rated: 3/5 Apr 27, 2003 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 1.5/5 Dec 8, 2002 Full Review Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com Urban Romance: The Movie Rated: 2.5/5 Jul 26, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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Kevin H Incoherent filming styles between action scenes and the rest with a premise that makes no sense, returning the kid to the father is not gonna help keep the father reputation clean. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 07/19/25 Full Review Dino J A 90s guilty pleasure. Funny and kinda serious. An indie classic in my house. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/15/25 Full Review Audience Member The best film. Cherot's direction, styling and overall ease is remarkable. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Quirky, but it works. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member The Black "Annie Hall." I often wonder if I'll live long enough to see another Black oriented film that appeals to my sensibilities as much as this one did. Of course, the soundtrack was horrid... but that was forced on Chris Cherot by the distributors, Babyface & Company. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member I thought this movie was original and funny, though many people will not like the acting and some of black middle-class stereotypes. Meanwhile, all that aside I think this is a fun refreshing movie as far as the dialouge is concerned. Many will hate it but I love how scott use his own brand of self-deprivation to create laughs. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Christopher Scott Cherot

Director

Chenoa Maxwell

Havilland Savage

Christopher Scott Cherot

Lee Plenty

Hill Harper

Michael Simmons

Tammi Katherine Jones

Caroline Gooden

Betty Vaughn

Grandma Moore

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Synopsis Lee Plenty (Christopher Scott Cherot) is a flailing, wannabe writer, homeless and apartment-sitting for his friend, the wealthy Havilland Savage (Chenoa Maxwell), while she is off visiting family. So Lee jumps at the chance to see Havilland, whom he has secretly loved for years, when he's invited to her New Year's Eve party. But the night leads to romantic complications that also involve Hav's recording-artist boyfriend, Michael Simmons (Hill Harper), and her sister, Leigh (Robinne Lee).
Director
Christopher Scott Cherot
Producer
Christopher Scott Cherot, Robyn M. Greene
Screenwriter
Christopher Scott Cherot
Production Co
Deluxe Toronto, Miramax, Complete Casting, DuArt Film and Video
Rating
R
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 19, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 14, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.3M
Runtime
1h 32m
Sound Mix
Surround
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