House Party 3

House Party 3
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

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.

Plot

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

• Christopher "Kid" Reid — Christopher Robinson, Jr. (aka Kid)
• Christopher "Play" Martin — Peter Martin (aka Play)
• Bernie Mac—Uncle Vester
• David Edwards — Stinky Martin
• Angela Means — Veda
• A.J. Johnson — Butcher
• Jiwan Faulk — Noel Jones
• Ketty Lester — Aunt Lucy
• Khandi Alexander — Janelle
• Marques Houston — Marques
• Young Rome — Jerome
• Don Santos — Don (aka "Half-Pint")
• Michael Colyar — Showboat
• Reynaldo Rey — Veda's Dad
• Simply Marvalous — Veda's Mom
• TLC — Sex as a Weapon
• Bernie Mac — Uncle Vester
• Tisha Campbell — Sydney (cameo)
• Chris Tucker — Johnny Booze
• Shireen Crutchfield — Shireen (cameo)

Reception

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

Box office

The film was not a box office success.

Soundtrack

Main article: House Party 3 (soundtrack)

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

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

External links

• House Party 3 at AllRovi
• House Party 3 at Box Office Mojo
• House Party 3 at the Internet Movie Database