B.A.P.S. (1997)

Original title

B.A.P.S

Directed by

Robert Townsend

Genre

comedy film, female buddy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 29m

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 84 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two friends from the South move to Los Angeles and pretend to be rich to con a billionaire. They get caught up in a wacky scheme with a butler and celebrity cameos.

lightheartedwhimsicalcampysillyenergeticoutrageousfeel-good

What happens

B.A.P.S (an acronym for Black American Princesses) is a 1997 American female buddy comedy film directed by Robert Townsend and starring Halle Berry, Natalie Desselle, and Martin Landau. The film was written by Troy Byer and was her first screenplay. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics, although it has since been considered a cult classic, especially for black Hollywood. In total it earned $7.3 million at the box office worldwide. The film features several celebrity cameos, including LL Cool J, Leon Robinson, Heavy D, and Dennis Rodman. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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