Boomerang 1992   R, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Reginald Hudlin
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Robin Givens, Halle Berry, Martin Lawrence, David Alan Grier, Grace Jones, Geoffrey Holder, Eartha Kitt, Melvin Van Peebles, Chris Rock, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Lela Rochon, John Witherspoon, Bebe Drake, John Canada Terrell
Marcus (Eddie Murphy) is an executive who thrives on attention from women, but he often treats them with indifference. Now, his new boss is a beautiful woman (Robin Givens) who treats him the way he has been treating the opposite sex, and the tables are turned.
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Friday 1995  R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: F. Gary Gray
Cast: Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Nia Long, Tommy "Tiny" Lister, John Witherspoon, Anna Maria Horsford, Regina King, Paula Jai Parker, Faizon Love, Tony Cox, Kathleen Bradley, DJ Pooh, Angela Means, Vickilyn Reynolds, Ronn Riser
Craig (Ice Cube) has just been fired but has no motivation to find a new job, and his friend Smokey (Chris Tucker) lives to smoke joints. Smokey has his own problems involving $200 worth of marijuana that he was given to sell but smoked himself. Now he has no money to pay the dope dealer, and payment is due that night. This film does manage to present some good humor from the lives of those in the dreary world of Los Angeles' not-so-successful residents as Craig and Smokey encounter a variety of misfits while hanging out on Craig's front stoop.
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Friday After Next 2002  R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Marcus Raboy
Cast: Ice Cube, Mike Epps, John Witherspoon, Don "D.C." Curry, Anna Maria Horsford, K.D. Aubert, Clifton Powell, Bebe Drake, Katt Williams, Terry Crews, Rickey Smiley, Maz Jobrani, Reggie Gaskins, Joel McKinnon Miller, Brian Stepanek
In this sequel to 1995's "Friday" and 2000's "Next Friday," a burglar Santa Claus (Rickey Smiley) has stolen presents intended for cousins Craig (Ice Cube) and Day (Mike Epps). On top of that, Craig and Day get fired from their jobs as security guards, and the rent is due. The solution: throw a rent party and try to nab the bad Santa.
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I Got the Hook Up 1998  R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Martin
Cast: Master P, Anthony Johnson, Gretchen Palmer, Frantz Turner, Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Anthony Boswell, Helen Martin, John Witherspoon, Ice Cube
Black (Master P) and Blue (A.J. Johnson) happen upon a truck filled with cellular phones and set up a wireless phone business from their van in a parking lot. But, when the phones don't work, the entrepreneurs end up in BIG trouble with their irate customers, local gangsters, and the FBI.
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 The Jazz Singer 1980 PG, 115 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Neil Diamond, Laurence Olivier, Lucie Arnaz, Catlin Adams, Franklyn Ajaye, Paul Nicholas, Sully Boyar, Mike Kellin, James Booth, Luther Waters, Rod Gist, Walter Janovitz, Janet Brandt, John Witherspoon
Cantor Rabinovitch (Laurence Olivier) wishes a different life for his son Yussel (Neil Diamond) when Yussel leaves his family behind in New York City and travels to Los Angeles. He hooks up with recording company executive Molly (Lucie Arnaz) who promotes his career. Stardom is just around the corner when Yussel–now known as Jess Robin–realizes that leaving his synagogue and family just might have been a mistake.
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Killer Tomatoes Strike Back 1990 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Sci-Fi
Director: John De Bello
Cast: John Astin, Rick Rockwell, Crystal Carson, Steve Lundquist, John Witherspoon, J. Stephen Peace, John De Bello, Zollo Cortez, Debi Fares, Tom Ashworth, Cal Worthington, Robin Abb
The killer to-MAH-toes are on the loose again, and Detective Lance Boyle (Rick Rockwell) and "tomatologist" Dr. Kennedi Johnson (Crystal Carson) are on the trail as the tomatoes are attacking humans. Some good, crazy scenes, but overall it wears thin.
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 The Ladies Man 2000 R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Reginald Hudlin
Cast: Tim Meadows, Karyn Parsons, Billy Dee Williams, John Witherspoon, Jill Talley, Lee Evans, Will Ferrell, Sofia Milos, Eugene Levy, Ken Hudson Campbell
Based on his "Saturday Night Live" character, Tim Meadows brings to the big screen Chicago radio love doctor Leon Phelps–complete with leisure suit and giant Afro haircut. No one said it is easy to transform a short comedy sketch into a full-length movie. But, that doesn't mean there are not some good laughs in this one.
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 Little Man 2006 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Cast: Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Tracy Morgan, Kerry Washington, John Witherspoon, Chazz Palminteri, Lochlyn Munro, Fred Stoller, Damien Wayans, Gary Owen, Linden Porco, Gabriel Pimental, John DeSantis, Dave Sheridan
Darryl Edwards (Shawn Wayans) and his wife, Vanessa (Kerry Washington), open their door and find a baby in a basket with a note asking them to take care of the little boy. The "infant" is actually a vertically challenged criminal, Calvin (Marlon Wayans), who had earlier hidden a stolen diamond in Vanessa's bag and now plans to retrieve it. And the fun begins.
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Next Friday 2000 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steve Carr
Cast: Ice Cube, Mike Epps, Tamala Jones, Justin Pierce, John Witherspoon, Don "D.C." Curry, Jacob Vargas, Lisa Rodriguez, Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Kym Whitley, Rolando Molina, Lobo Sebastian, Amy Hill, Clifton Powell, Ronn Riser
In this sequel to 1995's "Friday," Craig's (Ice Cube) father (John Witherspoon) comes up with the solution for hiding his son from jail escapee Debo (Tommy "Tiny" Lister). Craig heads for safety at the Rancho Cucamonga home of his lottery-winning Uncle Elroy (Don "D.C." Curry) and his jittery cousin, Day-Day (Mike Epps). But Craig soon learns that the suburb has its own set of problems.
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Ride 1998 R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Millicent Shelton
Cast: Malik Yoba, Melissa De Sousa, Fredro Starr, John Witherspoon, Guy Torry, Sticky Fingaz, Kellie Shanygne Williams, Idalis DeLeon, Snoop Dogg
Rappers from Harlem take a trip to Miami for a video shoot, and along the way they learn things about one another that they had not taken the time to notice before.
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Sprung 1997 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Rusty Cundieff
Cast: Tisha Campbell, Rusty Cundieff, Paula Jai Parker, Joe Torry, Clarence Williams III, John Witherspoon, Jennifer Lee, David McKnight, Wes Hubbard, Moon Jones
Two couples connect and love in diametrically opposed ways as Clyde (Joe Torry) and Adina (Paula Jai Parker) plot to rid themselves of the other part of their foursome, Brandy (Tisha Campbell) and Montel (Rusty Cundieff).
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| 1. Boomerang (1992)
2. Friday (1995)
3. Friday After Next (2002)
4. Hollywood Shuffle (1987)
5. I Got the Hook Up (1998)
6. The Jazz Singer (1980)
7. Killer Tomatoes Strike Back (1990)
8. The Ladies Man (2000)
9. Little Man (2006)
10. Next Friday (2000)
11. Ride (1998)
12. Sprung (1997)
13. Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
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