Hav Plenty

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Hav Plenty

R

1998

1h 32m

Romance

Comedy

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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

10/30/2006

B-

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

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Film Threat

12/06/2005

1.5/5

Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

01/13/2004

2.5/4

Formulaic, but it has plenty to like.

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Andrea Chase

Killer Movie Reviews

04/27/2003

3/5

Cherot's considerable charm as writer and star compensate for some rough patches.

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Film Threat

12/08/2002

1.5/5

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Kevin H

Jul 19

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.

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Dino J

Mar 15

A 90s guilty pleasure. Funny and kinda serious. An indie classic in my house.

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10/24/2011

The best film. Cherot's direction, styling and overall ease is remarkable.

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05/21/2011

Quirky, but it works.

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01/22/2011

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.

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04/03/2010

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.

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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: Robyn M. Greene
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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