Who's the Man?

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Who's the Man?

R

1993

1h 27m

Comedy

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Ed Lover (Ed Lover) and Doctor Dre (Andre Romelle Young) are hapless New York City barbers who test the patience of their boss, Nick Crawford (Jim Moody), one too many times and end up at a police academy to try out careers in law enforcement. Training under the tough-as-nails Sergeant Cooper (Denis Leary), Ed and Dre eventually learn enough skills to become rookie cops. For their first major assignment, they attempt to thwart a corrupt businessman at odds with Nick over property development.

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

A lot of the humor, though, seems to spring from the personalities and relationships of Dr. Dre and Ed Lover themselves, who, like Cheech and Chong and Laurel and Hardy and the teams mentioned in the movie, have an easy chemistry.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Elvis Mitchell

Spin

As a movie, it's not much, but Who's the Man? rolls into a throwaway cool breeze, becoming a hip-hop version of one of those Hope and Crosby road movies.

Sep 8, 2023

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Malcolm Johnson

Hartford Courant

Billing itself as the first hip-hop whodunit, Who's the Man? can be best appreciated by hardcore rap fans, who can chuckle at the sight of their idols in Harlem version of Around the World in Eighty Days.

Jun 1, 2018

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Aug 8, 2005

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Leo Goldsmith

Not Coming to a Theater Near You

Rated: 5/5

Jun 22, 2004

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Caffeinated Clint

Moviehole

I don't want to give this film a bad 'rap'...but it really does suck

Rated: 2/5

Sep 17, 2002

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This is a lost/timeless hiphop classic buddy cop film. Featuring cameos by Run DMC, Ice T, Busta Rhymes, KRS-One, Queen Latifah, Bernie Mac, Terrence Howard, Flavor Flav, Kriss Kross, Cypress Hill, Bill Bellamy, Fab 5 Freddy, Guru, Kid Capri, Melle MelI, Everlast, Bushwick Bill & more...really wish this film would see a legit hd digital port sometime soon, but I assume the studio behind the film doesn't enough dollar signs for a proper re-release any time soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

3 words, Fat Dr.Dre.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

so many cameos of hip hop royalty

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

This was funnier than many give it credit for and is a who's who of the hip hop community at the time due to featuring many rapper cameos. It is often intentionally corny and one has to truly be a fan of Ed Lover and fat Dr Dre to enjoy this.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

1990's finest hip hop comedy with rap's all starz.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

The best part of the movie is seeing all the cameos of Rap and Hip Hop stars. The script is lame with very few laughs and the two leads don't add much to the movie. There are a number of interesting actors in small roles such as Dennis Leary and Bernie Mac. Overall skip this not very funny comedy.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Synopsis

Ed Lover (Ed Lover) and Doctor Dre (Andre Romelle Young) are hapless New York City barbers who test the patience of their boss, Nick Crawford (Jim Moody), one too many times and end up at a police academy to try out careers in law enforcement. Training under the tough-as-nails Sergeant Cooper (Denis Leary), Ed and Dre eventually learn enough skills to become rookie cops. For their first major assignment, they attempt to thwart a corrupt businessman at odds with Nick over property development.

Director: Ted Demme
Producer: Charles Stettler, Maynell Thomas
Screenwriter: Seth Greenland
Production Co: New Line Cinema, De Passe Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Jan 13, 2004
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.3M
Runtime: 1h 27m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Surround