Synopsis
Pootie Tang, the musician/actor/folk hero of the ghetto, is chronicled from his early childhood to his battles against the evil Corporate America, who try to steal his magic belt and make him sell out by endorsing addictive products to his people. Pootie must learn to find himself and defeat the evil corporation for all the young black children of America, supatime.
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Cast
- Lance CroutherPootie Tang
- Jennifer CoolidgeIreenie
- J.B. SmooveTrucky
- Reg E. CatheyDirty Dee
- Robert VaughnDick Lecter
- Wanda SykesBiggie Shorty
- Chris RockJB / Radio DJ / Pootie's Father
- Mario JoynerLacey
- Cathy TrienStacy
- Laura KightlingerAnchor Woman
Recommendations
- 75
New York Daily News
Pretty thin feature-film subject. But the silliness is so contagious that it doesn't matter. - 70
Village Voice
Weirdest, funniest studio release of the summer so far and a bona fide cult object in the making. - 70
The New York Times
Pootie Tang may be raw and slovenly -- hey, it often is raw and slovenly -- but it succeeds as a laugh getter because of the spot-on satirical notes. You might say that the movie walks it like it talks it; I'm not sure what Pootie would say. - 50
Entertainment Weekly
Amiably silly. - 38
Boston Globe
The movie's comic powers are often marred by silliness and stereotypes. Pootie tanks. - 30
Los Angeles Times
Too often is as garbled as Pootie's own jargon. - 25
Baltimore Sun
By the end, Pootie Tang feels as long as Kevin Costner's "Wyatt Earp." - 11
Austin Chronicle
Dull and unfunny claptrap.
