Phat Beach

Phat Beach
Directed by	Doug Ellin
Produced by	Cleveland O'Neal III Eric Manes Michael Schultz
Written by	Ben Morris Brian E. O'Neal Cleveland O'Neal III Doug Ellin
Starring	Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins Coolio Brian Hooks
Music by	Joseph Williams
Cinematography	Dave Perkal James A. Lebovitz Jürgen Baum
Editing by	Jeremy Kasten Richard Nord
Distributed by	Live Entertainment Orion Pictures Corporation
Release date(s)	August 2, 1996
Running time	88 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1,383,553

Phat Beach is a 1996 American comedy film, written and directed by Doug Ellin, which stars Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins, Coolio and Brian Hooks.

Plot

During a glorious Southern California summer, high school student Benny King (Hopkins) is doing time flipping burgers. Benny's father wants him to learn the work ethic, rather than have him sit around the house all summer, dreaming and writing. It's not surprising, then, that when his old friend Durrell (Hooks) comes by with a more attractive alternative, Benny jumps at it. When his family goes on vacation, Benny borrows his father's Mercedes and heads on down to the beach with Durrell. They have told themselves that they are there to sell beach-goers cheap sunglasses, but they are really there to show off their 'phat' box and attract the finest girls with portable beats on the beach.

Cast

• Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins as Benny King
• Alma Collins as Janet King
• Brian Hooks as Durrel Jackson
• Coolio as Himself
• Candice Merideth as Tasha King
• Claudia Kaleem as Candace Williams
• Eric Fleeks as Carl N. King
• Gregg Vance as Mikey Z
• Jennifer Lucienne as Denise Marie
• Sabrina De Pina as Tanya Watkins
• Tommy "Tiny" Lister as Tiny

Soundtrack

Phat Beach
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	August 7, 1996
Recorded	1996
Genre	Hip hop, R&B
Label	TVT
Producer	E-40, Biz Markie, Def Jef, Chubb Rock, Danny D, Larry Campbell, Smoke One Productions, Vic C., Tigidy Tone

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The soundtrack album for the film was released on August 7, 1996, through TVT Records and consisted primarily of hip hop and R&B music, with several other genres as well (polka, dubstep). The album reached number 40 on the Top R&B Albums chart.

Track listing

1. "Fatal" – 4:03 (E-40)
2. "U Gotta Go" – 3:25 (The Buckwee Boiz and Kinsui) samples "Dance To The Drummer's Beat" by Herman Kelly & Life
3. "Up to No Good" – 4:18 (Eightball & MJG)
4. "She's Hollywood" – 4:06 (Solo-Loc and Rod King)
5. "Gotta Have Game" – 3:41 (The Click)
6. "I'm Hungry" – 3:35 (Biz Markie)
7. "Like Playas" – 5:17 (Spice 1 and Young Kyoz)
8. "80 Ways" – 5:05 (Def Jef)
9. "You Are My Kind of Guy" – 3:03 (Delasaneice)
10. "Get Tis Money Honey" – 3:43 Wildlife Society 3:43
11. "I Want the Bomb" – 4:04 (LaTanya)
12. "I Just Wanna (Be With You)" – 3:58 (L.A. Ganz)
13. "I Dream of You" – 4:25 (Chubb Rock)
14. "Jock'n Me" – 4:20 (MoKenStef)

External links

• Phat Beach at the Internet Movie Database
• Phat Beach at AllRovi