The Janky Promoters

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The Janky Promoters

R

2009

1h 25m

Comedy

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Two shady concert promoters get in over their heads when they try to organize a concert headlined by rapper Young Jeezy.

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Joe Leydon

Variety

10/23/2009

It's a tailor-made role for Cube -- not surprising, considering he wrote the script -- and he plays it with his familiar mix of brash-talking bluster and brow-knitting frustration.

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Brian Orndorf

DVDTalk.com

12/07/2009

C-

Humorless feature film that aspires toward a comedic pitch that should've never been placed in the hands of Ice Cube. Mike Epps, sure. But Cube is best bewildered, not fitted for clown shoes.

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F.X. Feeney

L.A. Weekly

10/22/2009

Everything builds to a fairly careless climax.

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

10/18/2009

0.5/4

Ice Cube and Mike Epps' much-delayed fourth screen teaming has to be a landmark of some sorts in how a company's complete lack of concern for its own product could not be more brazenly apparent.

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Wayne B

@WayneBoogie33 Jan 16

I love Ice Cube and Mike Epps and will always be supportive of their joint projects, and hate to agree with the criticism, but Janky Promoters isn’t high quality comedy. Did I get my laughs on, yes. It’s Craig and Day Day. I think the budget was from Mike Epps weed sales. It’s like this film should have been released before Next Friday that lead up to the dynamic chemistry. All About the Benjamins showed they could blend well together outside of the Friday franchise. Janky Promoters cones off pre Friday. Tiffany Haddish was the only comedian. I think Lamard Tate performed well because he was his typical self from Dont Be a Menace to Barbershop. Ice Cube putting on a clown show for laughs doesn’t do well either. Angry Ice Cube was missing as well. Still, I enjoyed the entertainment. 1998 Craig and Day Day.

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Khalan C

@RT41115907 03/08/2025

The plot is very basic to a fault, the humor is subpar, and the soundtrack could've done better. Despite it's packed cast with notable acting debuts and few laughs, most hardcore Ice Cube/Mike Epps fans will give the hard pass on this rather "Janky" movie.

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11/18/2014

Janky Promoters, the fourth film starring Ice cube and Mike Epps, is a sloppy, wildly uneven, and sparsely funny effort that fails to reach the side-splitting heights of their previous collaborations.

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03/19/2013

This movie was pretty funny. I wish it had a good soundtrack, but Ice Cube and Mike Epps worked well together. It had its moments, but was a little rough around the edges. I thought it was worth watching, but most probably won't.

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08/26/2012

very funny.cube and mike epps combination

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08/13/2012

i need this movie too funny

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Marcus Raboy

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Jeezy

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Lahmard Tate

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Synopsis

Two shady concert promoters get in over their heads when they try to organize a concert headlined by rapper Young Jeezy.

Director: Marcus Raboy
Producer: Ice Cube, Matt Alvarez
Screenwriter: Ice Cube
Distributor: Third Rail
Production Co: Cubevision, Dimension Films
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content|Some Drug Content|Pervasive Language)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 16, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Runtime: 1h 25m