The read
Audiences rate it 33 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Two wannabe Black American princesses aim to marry rich men, who will pay for their world's first combination hair salon and soul food restaurant.
Ratings
IMDb4.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes16%
Audiences rate it 33 points higher than critics do.
85 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert TownsendDirector
- Troy ByerScreenplay
- Stanley ClarkeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Halle BerryNisi
- Natalie Desselle-ReidMickey
- Martin LandauMr. Donald Blakemore
- Ian RichardsonManley
- Pierre EdwardsAli
- Anthony JohnsonJames
- Troy ByerTracy Shaw
- Luigi AmodeoAntonio
- Jonathan FriedIsaac
- Bernie MacMr. Johnson
- Darrel HeathTerrance
- Vince CookeZ.Z.
Stills
Themes
burglarrestaurantlos angeles, californiamillionaireguiltirreverencenephew