Subgenre
Spoof, Friends, Coming Of Age, Social Issues, Teenagers
Professional Reviews
(01/15/1996, Godfrey Cheshire): "...Spirited and hilarious..."
Quotes from the Movie
"One out of ten black men will be forced to sit through a `growing up in the hood movie' during their lifetime. One out of five will be shot in the theater." -- statistics at the beginning of the movie <br> <br> "We're an endangered species. The rappers are getting all the good acting jobs." -- Ashtray (SHAWN WAYANS), to one of Dashiki's many children, who is armed with a gun <br> <br> "...you know there ain't no positive black females in these movies." -- a middle-class mom, saying goodbye to her son, and explaining why she won't appear in the film again
