House Party 3

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House Party 3
Houseparty3poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Eric Meza
Produced by Carl Craig
Cindy Hornickel
Doug McHenry
George Jackson
Helena Echegoyen
Janet Grillo
Written by David Toney
Takashi Bufford
Based on Characters Created By
Reginald Hudlin
Starring Christopher "Kid" Reid
Christopher "Play" Martin
Bernie Mac
Angela Means
Michael Colyar
TLC
Music by David Allen Jones
Cinematography Anghel Decca
Editing by Tom Walls
Distributed by New Line Cinema
Starmedia Home Entertainment
Release date(s)
  • January 12, 1994 (1994-01-12)
Running time 93 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $19,281,235[1]

House Party 3 is a 1994 comedy film, starring Kid 'n Play and Bernie Mac and TLC. It is the third and intended final installment of the House Party film series, and the last film in the series to feature Kid 'n Play. This was to be the last film in the franchise, making it a trilogy; however, a direct to video sequel, House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute, was released seven years later. This is also Chris Tucker's debut on film as well as the first film in the series that Martin Lawrence does not reprise his role as Bilal, nor was he mentioned.

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Plot [edit]

Christopher, aka Kid (Christopher "Kid" Reid) is marrying his girlfriend Veda (Angela Means), while his best friend Peter, aka Play (Christopher "Play" Martin) is dipping his fingers into the music business and attempting to manage a roughneck female rap act called Sex as a Weapon (TLC). Play books the ladies for a concert with heavy-hitting promoter Showboat (Michael Colyar), but when they decide to fire Play and hire a new manager, he has to figure out how to deliver them to the show or face the wrath of Showboat's female security force.

Things eventually begin to spiral out of control for the two, as Play is also planning the bachelor party while trying to keep Kid's three younger cousins from Detroit (Immature) in line, and Kid's ex-girlfriend Sydney (Tisha Campbell) has come back to town, which is news that doesn't please Veda at all. With help from Play and his loud-mouthed Uncle Vester (Bernie Mac), Kid learns a valuable lesson about love.

Cast [edit]

Reception [edit]

House Party 3 was critically panned. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film 0% score based on reviews from 9 critics.[2]

Box office [edit]

The film was not a box office success.[3]

Soundtrack [edit]

A soundtrack containing hip hop and R&B music was released in January 1994 by Select Records. It peaked at 55 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The soundtrack is notable for containing the last original material released by the film's stars, Kid 'n Play.

See also [edit]

  • American Wedding, the third film in the American Pie series of films. This and House Party 3 bear noticeable similarities.

References [edit]

  1. ^ "House Party 3 (1994)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-08-07. 
  2. ^ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/house_party_3/
  3. ^ David J. Fox (January 25, 1994). "Weekend Box Office : Ticket Sales Up Despite Mother Nature". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-06-07. 

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