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Pootie Tang

Rated PG-13 for sex-related material, language and drug content.

PG-13 In Theaters 06/29/2001 , 81min.
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Plot & Details

This comic spoof is spun off from a character that first appeared on The Chris Rock Show, and is written and directed by Louis C.K., one of that show's producers. Lance Crouther stars as Pootie Tang, a crime fighting superhero and recording artist who speaks in an unintelligible gibberish that seems to be a combination of Ebonics and street slang. Despite his communication problem, Pootie is a hero to children, whom he attempts to protect from the evil Dick Lecter (Robert Vaughn), a corporate fat cat out to corrupt America's youth with alcohol, tobacco, and junk food. Pootie also runs up against an artistic imitator (David Cross) and a sleazy recording executive (Andy Richter) Pootie Tang co-stars Chris Rock, Dave Attell, and Bob Costas and Conan O'Brien as themselves.
  • MPAA Rating: PG-13
  • Genre(s): Comedy
  • Run Time: 81min.
  • Theatrical Release Date: 06/29/2001
  • DVD Release Date: 11/27/2001
  • Distributor(s): Paramount
  • Director(s): Louis C.K.
  • Starring: Lance Crouther , Jennifer Coolidge , Wanda Sykes , Robert Vaughn , Chris Rock
  • Themes: Fighting the System,Heroic Mission,Righting the Wronged
  • Tone: Campy,Goofy,Humorous,Light,Frantic,Rousing,Satirical,Silly,Stylized,Witty,Earthy
  • Keywords: African-American,Black [race],Superhero,business-ethics,culture [social culture],language,record [phonographic]
  • Country of Origin: USA (06-29-2001)
  • Language: English
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