Young Fly) who imagines that he’s a time traveler a neighbor’s koala bear, who promptly gets stoned an inept security team that fails to prevent the mansion from getting trashed and, most egregiously, a slew of celebrities and hip-hop stars who provide unfunny cameos, including Kid Cudi, Mya, Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, Juvenile, Mark Cuban and Lena Waithe, the last at least providing a mildly amusing moment in which she muses while getting high about creating a “backwards” version of Roots. Hilarity fails to ensue, with complications including the arrival of a trio of promoters (one of whom constantly holds his crotch, even while fighting) looking for the money the pair owes them a DJ (D.C. Since both are desperate for money - one needs to find a place to live, the other needs to keep up his child support payments - they impulsively decide to host a party at James’ mansion, where they’re working on their last day. Not very responsible ones, apparently, since they both get fired as the story begins.

Screenwriters: Jamal Olori, Stephen GloverĪrranging the impromptu shindig are aspiring club promoters and best friends Damon (Tosin Cole, 61 s t Street) and Kevin (Jacob Latimore, The Chi), who make ends meet by working as house cleaners. The landmark teen comedy went on to spawn four sequels (the less said about, the better) and has now been given, in the words of director Calmatic, “a remix, not a remake.” The problem is that this remixed House Party is one to which audiences will regret accepting the invitation.Ĭast: Tosin Cole, Jacob Lattimore, Karen Obilom, D.C. The original 1990 House Party was no masterpiece, but it featured infectious energy, enjoyable hijinks, two appealing leads in Christopher Reid and Christopher Martin (better known as the hip-hop duo “Kid ‘n Play”), and a very talented supporting cast including Robin Harris, Martin Lawrence, Tisha Campbell and John Witherspoon among others.

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