Meet the Blacks
| 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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Production company |
Hidden Empire Film Group |
| Distributed by | Freestyle Releasing |
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Running time | 93 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $8.9 million[2] |
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.[3][4]
Plot
After having stolen money from a famed criminal drug king (Charlie Murphy) and believing that he will be imprisoned for the next five to six years, Carl Black (Mike Epps) moves his family — consisting of his new wife, teenage daughter, vampire-wannabe son and fresh-out-of-prison cousin — to Beverly Hills, California on the same day when all crime becomes legal for a 12-hour period.
Cast
- Mike Epps as Carl Black
- Gary Owen as Stranger
- 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
Reception
Box office
In its opening weekend the film grossed $4.085 million, finishing 8th overall and 3rd behind only Zootopia and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice for per-screen average at the box office [5]
As of May 3, 2016, Meet the Blacks has grossed $$8,880,985 in the United States, against a production budget of just $800,000.[6]
In the United States 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) and beating fellow newcomer, Richard Linklater's new film, Everybody Wants Some!! [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.
- ↑ "Meet the Blacks (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 2, 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.
- ↑ "Weekend Box Office Results for April 1-3, 2016". Box Office Mojo. 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
- ↑ "BOM". Box Office Mojo. 2016-05-03. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ↑ "Independent Comedy Out Performs Richard Linklater Film". 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.