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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 01/01/2000
1/4
Slipshod storytelling, junior high-level acting and direction that resembles Aunt Gertrude's home movies. Go to Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle 01/01/2000
2/5
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. Go to Full Review Tom Keogh Film.com 01/01/2000
A waste of time. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/27/2005
2/5
Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com 04/03/2005
1/5
Just rambles around loudly, making little sense, before winding to a close. Go to Full Review Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 07/30/2002
2/5
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Khalan C Mar 8 Certified Hood Classic. While some people at first glance think this would be your typical "Hood Comedy" movie combined with some jokes that hasn't aged quite well, it's pretty clever when it plays into some tropes, the cast is packed, and the soundtrack keeps you listening. Thumbs up. See more Lloyd S Feb 1 Good old movie. Passed the time. See more 02/12/2020 This Movie Is Awesome , Just Good For My Money🤟👏👍 See more 11/01/2018 One Of The Best Comedy Hood Movies See more 05/27/2016 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. See more 04/30/2014 it wont let me watch See more Read all reviews
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Michael Martin

Director

Master P

Black

Anthony Johnson

Blue

Gretchen Palmer

Sweet Lorraine

Frantz Turner

Dalton

Tommy Tiny Lister

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I Got the Hook-Up

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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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