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Fear of a Black Hat

Year:
Duration:
88 min
Genres:
Comedy | Music
IMDB rate:
7.2
Director:
Rusty Cundieff
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1994-06-03
Earnings
Budget: $999,999
Gross: $238,230 (USA) Filming Dates 1992 Related Links
Cast
Actor
Character
Mark Christopher Lawrence
Tone Def
Larry B. Scott
Tasty Taste
Rusty Cundieff
Ice Cold
Kasi Lemmons
Nina Blackburn
Howie Gold
Guy Friesch
G. Smokey Campbell
Backstage Manager #1
Bobby Mardis
Promoter #1
Brad Sanders
Promoter #2
Moon Jones
Jam Boy
Tim Hutchinson
Reggie Clay
Faizon Love
Jam Boy (as Faizon)
Deezer D
Jam Boy
Darin Scott
Security Head
Devin Kamin
Vanilla Sherbet (as Devin Kamienny)
Jeff Burr
Chicago Cop
Kenneth J. Hall
John Liggert
Don Reed
Daryll in Charge
Reggie Bruce
Video Director
Barry Shabaka Henley
Geoffrey Lennox (as Shabaka)
Kurt Loder
Himself
Mark Selinger
Right Winger
Lamont Johnson
MC Slammer
J.J. Hommel
White Punk #1
Jeff Pollack
White Punk #2
Monica Tolliver
Fine Woman Back Stage
LaVerne Anderson
Sage
K. Front
Parsley
Deborah Swisher
Rosemary
Nancy Giles
Loreatha
Doug McHenry
Himself
George Jackson
Himself
Lance Crouther
Street Vender
Doug Starks
Rev Brother Pastor Deacon Dr Doug
Penny Johnson
Re-Re
Billy Elmer
Security Guard #1
Joseph Anthony Farris
Security Guard #2
Daryl Savid
Teacher
Rose Jackson
Cheryl C.
Barry Heins
Marty Rabinow
Eric Laneuville
Jike Spingleton
Clyde Jones
Rico
Homeselle Joy
Mabel Ann Jackson
Ric Ocasek
Himself (scenes deleted)
Monique Gabrielle
Girl in Music Video (uncredited)
Alicia Rio
Girl in Hot Tub (uncredited)
Dominique Simone
Girl in Hot Tub (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
The film was officially shot for $999,999.99, because ITC didn't want to budget it for an actual $1 million.
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Rusty Cundieff shot a version of the project on 3/4" video with a budget of only $600, which helped to sell it to investors.
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When the film was screened at Cannes, the only slot it was allowed was a single midnight showing. Unexpectedly, it became the first film to sell out the slot. It was then extended to several other midnight showings, all of which sold out.
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Goofs
An ITC logo sign is clearly visible to the left in the record company's office.
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Around the 12-minute mark, the group is talking backstage with security about how their manager got "capped". Then the manager is with them later in the film.
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Quotes
Ice Cold: "P", Political, "U", Unrest, "S", Stabilize, another "S", Society, "Y", Yeah.
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Tone Def: The black man was the first sensitive man, long before Alan Alda.
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Tasty Taste: This is a bazooka, see? And you just pick this up like this. It's-it's-it's-it's kind of heavy. But I figured if I couldn't pick it up, I need to have it.
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Photos from cast
Rochelle Ashana
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