Def Jam's How to Be a Player
How to Be a Player | |
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Directed by | Lionel C. Martin |
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Story by | Mark Brown |
Produced by |
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Starring |
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Cinematography | Ross Berryman |
Edited by | William Young |
Music by | Darren Floyd |
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Distributed by | Gramercy Pictures |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | United States[1] |
Language | English |
Budget | $15 million |
Box office | $14 million[2] |
Def Jam's How to Be a Player is a 1997 American sex comedy film, starring
by Mark Brown and Demetria Johnson.The
Plot
Drayton "Dray" Jackson (
Jenny cannot stand Dray's way of treating women. As soon as Dray leaves, she and Katrina snoop around and find Dray's mobile black book of his women. Jenny plans to set Dray up at the party in a hostile environment, hoping that Dray, if he gets caught, will reform his ways. After Jenny and Katrina call the women and receive their numbers, they both leave.
Dray makes his daily rounds of sex with his women, including his three main ones: Robin (Beverly Johnson), a married woman, Amber (Amber Smith), a sexy thespian, and Sherri (Stacii Jae Johnson), a freaky dominatrix. Afterwards, Dray goes to the cookout briefly before continuing on to the party. When he sees all of the women there, including Jenny and Katrina, he understands that he has been set up by them. He figures out a way get all of the women out of the party, without them noticing about each other and confrontation about Dray. He then heads to Jenny and Katrina to explain that when a player is put in a hostile environment, a player doesn't reform: he adapts to the situation. Dray leaves to go home and wait for Lisa to come see him after a long day at work.
While Dray is waiting for Lisa, Katrina shows up at the last minute to apologize. However, she has become fascinated with Dray and has been fantasizing about him. Before leaving, she makes a move on Dray and they have sex, apparently fulfilling her fantasy. Lisa returns, but Katrina is able to leave without her noticing. However as Lisa changes into her nightwear, she sees a dress, bra, and heels with smears of lipstick spelling out: "Busted, Adapt." Realizing that Katrina has set him up, Dray knows that he finally got caught.
Cast
- Bill Bellamy — Drayton "Dray" Jackson
- Natalie Desselle— Jennifer "Jenny" Jackson
- Lark Voorhies — Lisa
- Mari Morrow — Katrina
- Pierre Edwards — David
- Bernie Mac — Buster
- Bebe Drake - Mama Jackson
- Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins— Kilo
- Anthony Johnson — Spootie
- Max Julien — Uncle Fred
- Beverly Johnson — Robin
- Gilbert Gottfried — Tony the Doorman
- Natashia Williams - Girl in Pink at Malibu party
- Stacii Jae Johnson — Sherri
- Elise Neal — Nadine
- J. Anthony Brown — Uncle Snook
- Amber Smith — Amber
- Jerod Mixon — Kid #1
- Jamal Mixon — Kid #2
Soundtrack
Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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U.S. | U.S. R&B | |||
1997 | How to Be a Player
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7 | 2 |
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References
- ^ a b "Def Jam's How to Be a Player (1997)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ Def Jam's How to Be a Player at Box Office Mojo