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About
Two wannabe Black American princesses aim to marry rich men, who will pay for their world's first combination hair salon and soul food restaurant.
Theatrical
Mar 28, 1997
Box Office
$7.2M
Budget
$10.0M
Return
0.7x
Theaters
1
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
New Line Cinema, Island Pictures
Quotes
See all →Expressions of Love and Desire for Betterment
James
See you deserve this kinda stuff... but I just can't give it to you... You deserve nice stuff... You deserve a big ol house... and you - you deserve your own back yard... and - and everyone else got a - a little white dog, why you can have one? I wanna take you out to dinner... everytime we go out, we gotta watch - other people eat... HELL I wanna eat too! And - and you need some clothes... W-w-why should you have to wear your Sunday clothes on Wednesday? Now look girl... don't think a dude a punk cause he crying like a little girl - but you my queen... and I Lah-Love you!
[hanging head to "cry"]
Mickey
Oh James you ain't never said nothin like this... Don't said it if you don't mean it!
James
I MEAN IIIIIIIIIIIIT!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Longing and Humor in Friendship
Mickey
You think Ali and James miss us?
Nisi
I don't know, but I know I miss my man...
Mickey
Uh uh... you NEED to scoot over cause I ain't got no problem sleepin on this expensive white carpet, cause I know it's poodle hair.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →H
Halle Berry
Nisi
N
Natalie Desselle-Reid
Mickey
M
Martin Landau
Mr. Donald Blakemore
I
Ian Richardson
Manley
P
Pierre Edwards
Ali
A
Anthony Johnson
James
T
Troy Byer
Tracy Shaw
L
Luigi Amodeo
Antonio
B
Bernie Mac
Mr. Johnson
D
Darrel Heath
Terrance
F
Faizon Love
Tiger J
R
Rudy Ray Moore
Nate
D
Darrow Igus
Bartender
D
Debra Wilson
Flight Attendant
J
Jessica Page
Audition Dancer
A
Alex Thomas
Music Store Salesman
E
Eric Poppick
Vincent
D
Downtown Julie Brown
Herself
H
Heavy D
Heavy D
I
Idalis DeLeon
Idalis DeLeon
