Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

"Finally, the movie that proves that Justice isn't always Poetic, Jungle Fever isn't always pretty, and Higher Learning can be a waste of time."

Jan 12 1996 R 1h 29m
Comedy, Crime

When Ashtray moves to South Central L.A. to live with his father (who appears to be the same age he is) and grandmother (who likes to talk tough and smoke reefer), he falls in with his gang-banging cousin Loc Dog, who along with the requisite pistols and Uzi carries a thermo-nuclear warhead for self-defense. Will Ashtray be able to keep living the straight life?

Plot

"Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking your Juice in the Hood" is a parody of several U.S. films about being in the 'Hood', for instance "Boyz n the Hood", "South Central", "Menace II Society", "Higher Learning" and "Juice". We follow Ashtray as he returns to the place he grew up in and meet his father and his basket-case friends. Crazy stuff happens. For example, Ashtray is older than his father and his best friend Loc Dog's grandmother is a trigger-happy old lady who blames her eccentric-looking kid for not being tough enough.

Written by

Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Phil Beauman

Directed by

Paris Barclay

Cast

Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Island Pictures, Miramax, Ivory Way Productions

Languages

English, Español

Awards

1 nomination total

Trailers
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996) Official Trailer #1
Theatrical Teaser
Trailer #1
Scores
# of Votes
66,133
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
53
Popularity
NA