High Freakquency is a 1998 comedy

Comedy

Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...

 directed by Tony Singletary

Tony Singletary

Tony Singletary is anAmerican television director.In 1977, he began his career as a stage manager on the sitcom What's Happening!!, then stage-managed for Good Times and The Jeffersons. He made his directorial debut on the series Busting Loose starring Adam Arkin...

 about life at an urban radio station.

Synopsis

Where Comedy Is In Heavy Rotation

24-7 Radio finds itself at the top of the charts, yet all is not well in radio paradise as a series of quirky and mentally challenged DJ's jockey for ratings and professional success.

Station Manager Wes Thomas (John Witherspoon

John Witherspoon

John Witherspoon was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Jersey. As president of the College of New Jersey , he trained many leaders of the early nation and was the only active clergyman and the only college president to sign the Declaration...

, Friday and Friday Next), is trying to force an inappropriate play list on station DJ and Program Director Jordan (Marcus Chong

Marcus Chong

Marcus Chong is an American actor most noted for his role as Tank in the science fiction film The Matrix....

, Matrix

The Matrix

The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction-action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, and Hugo Weaving...

, Panther

Panther (film)

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). Jordan resists the songs for music that moves the listeners. He teams up with the support of fellow DJ Venom (A.J. Johnson

Adrienne-Joi Johnson

Adrienne-Joi Johnson , sometimes credited as A.J. Johnson, is an American actress, choreographer and fitness coach...

, House Party

House party

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), as a romance develops between the two. Also starring Ajai Sanders

Ajai Sanders

Ajai Sanders, , is an American actress and stand-up comedian best known for her supporting role as Gina Devereaux in The Cosby Show spin-off A Different World...

, (A Different World, Def Comedy Jam

Def Comedy Jam

Def Comedy Jam is a HBO television series produced by Russell Simmons. The series had its original run from July 1, 1992 to January 1, 1997. The show returned on HBO's fall lineup in 2006. Def Comedy Jam helped to launch the careers of several African-American stand-up comedians...

) and a special appearance by Adina Howard

Adina Howard

Adina Howard is an American R&B singer who rose to prominence during the mid 1990s with her debut album, Do You Wanna Ride? and her debut single, "Freak Like Me". Howard is known for her sexual image and provocative songs...

.

Cast

• John Witherspoon
  John Witherspoon (actor)
  John Witherspoon is an American comedian and actor who has had roles in over 28 movies and 20 television shows. Mostly known for the "Friday" series, he has been acting for over three decades and starred in shows such as Hollywood Shuffle , Boomerang...
  
   - Wes Thomas
• Marcus Chong
  Marcus Chong
  Marcus Chong is an American actor most noted for his role as Tank in the science fiction film The Matrix....
  
   - Jordan Barnes
• A.J. Johnson
  Adrienne-Joi Johnson
  Adrienne-Joi Johnson , sometimes credited as A.J. Johnson, is an American actress, choreographer and fitness coach...
  
   - D.J. Venom
• Deon Richmond
  Deon Richmond
  Deon Richmond is an American actor from New York City; he is best known for his semi-regular childhood role as Rudy Huxtable's friend Kenny on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show....
  
   - Coffee Boy
• Ajai Sanders
  Ajai Sanders
  Ajai Sanders, , is an American actress and stand-up comedian best known for her supporting role as Gina Devereaux in The Cosby Show spin-off A Different World...
  
   - LaShanda
• Paul Mooney - Love Doctor
• Greg Bird
  Greg Bird
  Gregory Bird is an Australian professional rugby league footballer currently contracted to the Gold Coast Titans of the National Rugby League...
  
   - Radio Executive #1
• Adina Howard
  Adina Howard
  Adina Howard is an American R&B singer who rose to prominence during the mid 1990s with her debut album, Do You Wanna Ride? and her debut single, "Freak Like Me". Howard is known for her sexual image and provocative songs...
  
   - Performer

Home Video

For one of the film's DVD releases it is titled "Da Station" with the closing credits edited out, and the DVD cover crediting Alan Smithee

Alan Smithee

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as the director.