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I Got the Hook-Up

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Friends Black (Master P) and Blue (Anthony Johnson) are broke, but they think they've found their big break when they get a truckload delivery of cell phones by mistake. With the help of Black's girlfriend, Lorraine (Gretchen Palmer), they start selling them to whoever wants to buy them, and soon they're rolling in cash. But there's a big problem with the phones: They don't work. Their unhappy customers, including local gang members, are ready to take them down -- and so is the FBI.

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Andy Seiler USA Today Slipshod storytelling, junior high-level acting and direction that resembles Aunt Gertrude's home movies. Rated: 1/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle It's not exactly what I'd call brilliant filmmaking, but it is heads above anything any of the Wayans brood have done in a long time. Rated: 2/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Tom Keogh Film.com A waste of time. Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 27, 2005 Full Review Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com Just rambles around loudly, making little sense, before winding to a close. Rated: 1/5 Apr 3, 2005 Full Review Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Rated: 2/5 Jul 30, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member This Movie Is Awesome , Just Good For My Money🤟👏👍 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member One Of The Best Comedy Hood Movies Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member I was really into it for like the first 40 min and then it gets pretty bad. But it starts off great and if it had kept it up it coulda been one of my fav movies. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member it wont let me watch Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Ehh! Has some funny parts but otherwise not the funniest of the ghetto comedies. Not recommended. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member not the most solid film but I liked it! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Friends Black (Master P) and Blue (Anthony Johnson) are broke, but they think they've found their big break when they get a truckload delivery of cell phones by mistake. With the help of Black's girlfriend, Lorraine (Gretchen Palmer), they start selling them to whoever wants to buy them, and soon they're rolling in cash. But there's a big problem with the phones: They don't work. Their unhappy customers, including local gang members, are ready to take them down -- and so is the FBI.
Director
Michael Martin
Producer
Jonathan Heuer
Distributor
Miramax Films
Production Co
Miramax
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 27, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 14, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$10.3M
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Surround
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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