How to Be a Player
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Def Jam's How to Be a Player is a 1997 comedy film, starring Bill Bellamy, Natalie Desselle and Bernie Mac. The film was directed
by Lionel C. Martin, and written
by Mark Brown and Demetria Johnson. The film is rated R for crude humor, and sex-related activities.
The How to Be a Player Soundtrack
, released by Def Jam Recordings
on August 5, 1997, featured the hit single "Big Bad Mama" by Foxy Brown featuring Dru Hill
.
) is a playboy with only one goal in his life: to have sex with as many women as possible. While he is doing that, he is busy trying to keep these women a secret from his girlfriend, Lisa (Lark Voorhies
). But, Dray's sister, Jenny, (Natalie Desselle-Reid
) and her friend Katrina (Mari Morrow
) strategize to invite all the women Dray has been playing to the same party that he is attending.He begins to make the moves on his sister's friend, almost succeeding until the one girl he really has true feelings for shows up at the door.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
by Lionel C. Martin, and written
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
by Mark Brown and Demetria Johnson. The film is rated R for crude humor, and sex-related activities.
The How to Be a Player Soundtrack
How to Be a Player (soundtrack)
Def Jam's How to Be a Player soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 1997 comedy film, Def Jam's How to Be a Player. It was released on August 5, 1997 through Def Jam Recordings....
, released by Def Jam Recordings
Def Jam Recordings
Def Jam Recordings is an American record label, focused primarily on hip hop and urban music, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Motown Music Group...
on August 5, 1997, featured the hit single "Big Bad Mama" by Foxy Brown featuring Dru Hill
Dru Hill
Dru Hill is an American singing group, most popular during the late 1990s, whose repertoire included R&B, soul, and gospel music. Founded in Baltimore, Maryland, and active since 1992, Dru Hill recorded seven Top 40 hits, and is best known for the R&B #1 hits "In My Bed", "Never Make a Promise", ...
.
Plot outline
Drayton "Dray" Jackson (Bill BellamyBill Bellamy
William "Bill" Bellamy is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He currently resides in California. Bellamy first gained national notoriety on HBO's Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam, where he is credited for creating or uttering before a televised audience, the phrase "booty call", described as...
) is a playboy with only one goal in his life: to have sex with as many women as possible. While he is doing that, he is busy trying to keep these women a secret from his girlfriend, Lisa (Lark Voorhies
Lark Voorhies
Lark Voorhies is an American actress who rose to fame playing Lisa Turtle in Saved by the Bell, for which she was nominated for the Young Artist Award four times, winning in 1990 and 1993. She also portrayed the role as a regular on Good Morning, Miss Bliss.-Acting career:Voorhies made her acting...
). But, Dray's sister, Jenny, (Natalie Desselle-Reid
Natalie Desselle-Reid
Natalie Desselle-Reid is an American actress.Desselle-Reid was born in Alexandria, Louisiana, the daughter of Thelma and Paul Desselle. She graduated from Peabody Magnet High School and attended Grambling State University...
) and her friend Katrina (Mari Morrow
Mari Morrow
Mari Morrow is an American film and television actress and real estate agent.-Life and career:Morrow grew up in Miami, Florida. She made her television debut appearance in 1992 as Wendy Mallow on the popular television program, Baywatch. From 1995 to 1996, she portrayed Rachel Gannon on the ABC...
) strategize to invite all the women Dray has been playing to the same party that he is attending.He begins to make the moves on his sister's friend, almost succeeding until the one girl he really has true feelings for shows up at the door.
Cast
- Bill BellamyBill BellamyWilliam "Bill" Bellamy is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He currently resides in California. Bellamy first gained national notoriety on HBO's Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam, where he is credited for creating or uttering before a televised audience, the phrase "booty call", described as...
— Drayton "Dray" Jackson - Natalie Desselle-ReidNatalie Desselle-ReidNatalie Desselle-Reid is an American actress.Desselle-Reid was born in Alexandria, Louisiana, the daughter of Thelma and Paul Desselle. She graduated from Peabody Magnet High School and attended Grambling State University...
— Jenny Jackson - Lark VoorhiesLark VoorhiesLark Voorhies is an American actress who rose to fame playing Lisa Turtle in Saved by the Bell, for which she was nominated for the Young Artist Award four times, winning in 1990 and 1993. She also portrayed the role as a regular on Good Morning, Miss Bliss.-Acting career:Voorhies made her acting...
— Lisa - Mari MorrowMari MorrowMari Morrow is an American film and television actress and real estate agent.-Life and career:Morrow grew up in Miami, Florida. She made her television debut appearance in 1992 as Wendy Mallow on the popular television program, Baywatch. From 1995 to 1996, she portrayed Rachel Gannon on the ABC...
— Katrina - Pierre Edwards — David
- Bernie MacBernie MacBernard Jeffrey McCullough , better known by his stage name, Bernie Mac, was an American actor and comedian. Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, Mac gained popularity as a stand-up comedian. He joined comedians Steve Harvey, Cedric the Entertainer, and D. L...
— Buster - Jermaine 'Huggy' HopkinsJermaine 'Huggy' HopkinsJermaine "Huggy" Hopkins is an American actor who has appeared in television shows such as The Wayans Bros. and Law & Order.-Career:...
— Kilo - Anthony JohnsonAnthony Johnson (actor)Anthony Johnson, sometimes credited as A. J. Johnson, is an American actor and comedian. He got his start in acting when he starred in House Party in 1990 as E.Z.E. He then went on to appear in other urban films. In 1992 he appeared in Dr. Dre's video "Dre Day", in which he was portraying Sleazy-E,...
— Spootie - Max JulienMax JulienMax Julien , is an American actor, best known for his role as Goldie in the 1973 blaxploitation film, The Mack. He also appeared in Def Jam's How to Be a Player and has guest starred on TV shows such as The Mod Squad and One on One.-Film career:A classically trained actor, Julien began his career...
— Uncle Fred - Beverly JohnsonBeverly JohnsonBeverly Johnson is an American model, actress, and businesswoman. She made history when she rose to fame as the first black model to appear on the cover of American Vogue in 1974...
— Robin - Gilbert GottfriedGilbert GottfriedGilbert Gottfried is an American actor, voice actor and stand-up comedian, best known for his trademark comedic persona of speaking in a loud, grating tone of voice. He has played numerous roles in film and television, perhaps most notably voicing the parrot Iago in Disney's Aladdin , and...
— Tony the Doorman - Stacii Jae Johnson — Sherri
- Elise NealElise NealElise Neal is an American film and television actress.-Early life:Neal, a Memphis, Tennessee native, was born on March 14, 1966, the daughter of a nurse and a construction worker. She attended Lakeview Elementary. She was a ballet dancer and a cheerleader...
— Nadine - J. Anthony Brown — Uncle Snook
- Amber SmithAmber Smith-Early life:The daughter of professional American football player Russ Smith and Carol Smith, Smith started modeling by age 16. As a teenager she traveled to Paris, France, where she worked as a model throughout Europe for four years...
— Amber - Marta CunninghamMarta CunninghamMarta Cunningham CBE , was an American-born European-based soprano-singer and philanthropist.Born in 1869 in Brazos County, Texas, her parents were Albert Baxter and Martha Minerva Tharp Cunningham, both from DeSoto Parish, Louisiana...
- C.C.
Soundtrack
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| U.S. Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
U.S. R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
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| 1997 | How to Be a Player How to Be a Player (soundtrack) Def Jam's How to Be a Player soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 1997 comedy film, Def Jam's How to Be a Player. It was released on August 5, 1997 through Def Jam Recordings....
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Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... : Gold |