House Party 1990  R, 100 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Reginald Hudlin
Cast: Christopher Reid, Christopher Martin, Robin Harris, Martin Lawrence, Tisha Campbell, A.J. Johnson, Paul Anthony, Desi Arnez Hines II, Lou B. Washington, Clifton Powell, Edith Fields, Verda Bridges, Kelly Jo Minter, B-Fine, Bowlegged Lou
This good rap musical involves teenagers Kid (Christopher Reid) and Play (Christopher Martin) who throw a party for their friends while Play's parents are away. Even though Kid is grounded, he sneaks out of his house so he won't miss out on the fun. Although rival rappers and authority figures try to interfere, these guys still manage to impress the girls.
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House Party 2 1991  R, 94 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Doug McHenry
Cast: Christopher Reid, Christopher Martin, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Iman, Paul Anthony, Queen Latifah, Tony Burton, William Schallert, Martin Lawrence, Helen Martin, Bowlegged Lou, B-Fine, Kamron, Whoopi Goldberg, Georg Stanford Brown
The first time around, the party was given while parents were away. Now, Kid (Christopher Reid) is in college but has loaned Play (Christopher Martin) money and is broke–but determined to find money for his college tuition. Play comes up with the solution: throw an all-night pajama party jam to raise funds to pay off the loan. Whoopi Goldberg makes a brief, comic appearance.
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House Party 3 1994  R, 93 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Eric Meza
Cast: Christopher Reid, Christopher Martin, David Edwards, Angela Means, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Bernie Mac, Gilbert Gottfried, Ketty Lester, Immature, Michael Colyar, Chris Tucker, Khandi Alexander, Anthony Johnson, Daniel Gardner, Joe Torry
In this sequel, Kid (Christopher Reid) is planning to marry his girlfriend Veda (Angela Means), and Play (Christopher Martin) is managing the female rap act, "Sex as a Weapon" that he books with promoter Showboat (Michael Colyar) for a show. When "Sex as a Weapon" fires Play, he knows that it will upset Showboat if they do not appear for his show and tries to find a way to get them to perform. Meanwhile, Play arranges Kid's bachelor party, and, of course, after a number of problems, the big bash does take place providing fun for all.
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| 1. Class Act (1992)
2. House Party (1990)
3. House Party 2 (1991)
4. House Party 3 (1994)
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