Meet the Blacks
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| Directed by | Deon Taylor |
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| Music by | RZA |
| Cinematography | John T. Connor |
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| Distributed by | Freestyle Releasing |
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Running time | 93 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $900,000[2] |
| Box office | $9.1 million[3] |
Meet the Blacks is a 2016 American comedy film directed by Deon Taylor, written by Taylor and Nicole DeMasi, and is a parody of the 2013 film The Purge. It stars Mike Epps, Gary Owen, Zulay Henao, Lil Duval, Bresha Webb, George Lopez and Mike Tyson, and was released on April 1, 2016, by Freestyle Releasing.[4][5]
Plot
Carl Black and his family are getting out of Chicago. After having stolen a lot of money from a famed criminal drug king, Key Flo (Charlie Murphy), and believing that he will be imprisoned for the next five to six years, Carl Black (Mike Epps) leaves the hustling lifestyle behind for something better. Carl, his new wife Lorena (Zulay Henao), son Carl Jr. (Alex Henderson), daughter Allie Black (Bresha Webb) and cousin Cronut (Lil Duval) pack up and move to Beverly Hills. Turns out, Carl couldn't have picked a worse time to move. They arrive right around the time of the annual purge and all Carl's personal issues intertwine while all crime is legal for twelve hours.
Cast
- Mike Epps as Carl Black
- Gary Owen as Larry
- Zulay Henao as Lorena
- Lil Duval as Cronut
- Bresha Webb as Allie
- Alex Henderson as Carl Jr.
- George Lopez as President El. Bama
- Mike Tyson as James Clown
- Shawn Kavanaugh as Marcus
- King Bach as Freezee
- Charlie Murphy as Key Flo
- DeRay Davis as Tyrone
- Lavell Crawford as Parole Officer
- Perez Hilton as Denis Strahan
- Michael Blackson as Mr. Wooky
- Tameka Cottle as Shoranda
- Kathrien Ahn as Ming
- Paul Mooney as Klan Member
- Snoop Dogg as Todd
- Tyrin Turner as Big Head Rico
Reception
Box office
In its opening weekend, early tracking suggested the film would gross $4–5 million from 1,115 theaters in its opening weekend, trailing fellow newcomer My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 ($20–24 million projection).[6] In its opening weekend the film grossed $4.1 million, finishing 8th at the box office.[7]
Critical response
Meet the Blacks received negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 13%, based on 8 reviews, with an average rating of 2.2/10.[8] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 26 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[9]
References
- ↑ "Meet The Blacks". AMC Theatres. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ↑ http://www.moviemoney.com/newsletter/APRIL2016NEWSLETTER.pdf
- ↑ "Meet the Blacks (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ↑ Pedersen, Erik (2016-01-08). "'Meet The Blacks' Heads To Theaters Via Freestyle; Horror Comedy Stars Mike Epps". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ↑ "Trailer: Mike Epps, Paul Mooney, Charlie Murphy Comedy-Thriller 'Meet the Blacks'". Blogs.indiewire.com. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ↑ "Independent Comedy Out Performs Richard Linklater Film". Box Office Mojo. 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
- ↑ "Weekend Box Office Results for April 1-3, 2016". Box Office Mojo. 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
- ↑ "Meet the Blacks (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Meet the Blacks reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 4, 2016.