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Genre
  
Comedy

Budget
  
10 million USD

Writer
  
Troy Byer

Language
  
English

3.9/10
IMDb

Director
  
Robert Townsend

Screenplay
  
Troy Bailey

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

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Release date
  
March 28, 1997

Cast
  
Halle Berry
(Nisi),
Martin Landau
(Mr. Donald Blakemore),
Ian Richardson
(Manley),
Natalie Desselle
(Mickey),
Troy Beyer
(Tracy Shaw),
Luigi Amodeo
(Antonio)

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Tagline
  
These Pretty Women... Are Clueless!

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B*A*P*S is a 1997 comedy film written by Troy Beyer, directed by Robert Townsend, and starring Halle Berry and Martin Landau. The movie was a critical and box-office failure.

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Plot

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Nisi (Halle Berry) and Mickey (Natalie Desselle-Reid) are waitresses in a soul food diner in Decatur, Georgia. Their dream is to open the world's first combination hair salon and soul food restaurant.

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To accumulate start-up money, they audition for a music video in Los Angeles. Through an unusual turn of events, they end up assisting a Beverly Hills butler and caring for an aging millionaire, Mr. Blakemore, who welcomes them into his mansion. They become Black American Princesses (BAPs) "livin' large and takin' charge!" amongst the rich and famous.

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They soon find themselves in the middle of a plot to milk the millionaire of his fortune. Realizing that they have acted no better than the plotters, they choose instead to become Mr. Blakemore's primary caregivers.

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Blakemore eventually dies and his will grants half of his fortune to them.

Cast

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  • Halle Berry – Nisi
  • Martin Landau – Mr. William Blakemore
  • Ian Richardson – Manley
  • Natalie Desselle-Reid – Mickey
  • Troy Beyer – Tracy Shaw
  • Luigi Amodeo – Antonio
  • Jonathan Fried – Isaac
  • Pierre Edwards – Ali
  • Anthony Johnson – James
  • Bernie Mac – Mr. Johnson
  • Faizon Love – Tiger J
  • Rudy Ray Moore – Nate

    • Awards and nominations

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    1998 Acapulco Black Film Festival

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  • Best Actress – Halle Berry (nominated)

    • Reception

    The reception was overwhelmingly negative. It has a 13% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Roger Ebert gave the film a rare no-stars rating, calling it "jaw-droppingly bad."

    References

    B*A*P*S Wikipedia
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    B*A*P*S IMDbB*A*P*S Rotten TomatoesB*A*P*S themoviedb.org


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