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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Profanity, Drug Content Movie Release: 2001 DVD Release: 11/27/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 21 mins Studio: Paramount Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Comedy, Action Comedy, Parody/Spoof See Also: Pootie Tang [Circuit City Exclusive] [Checkpoint], Pootie Tang

This comic spoof is spun off from a character that first appeared on The Chris Rock Show, and is written and directed by Louis C.K., one of that show's producers. Lance Crouther stars as Pootie Tang, a crime fighting superhero and recording artist who speaks in an unintelligible gibberish that seems to be a combination of Ebonics and street slang. Despite his communication problem, Pootie is a hero to children, whom he attempts to protect from the evil Dick Lecter (Robert Vaughn), a corporate fat cat out to corrupt America's youth with alcohol, tobacco, and junk food. Pootie also runs up against an artistic imitator (David Cross) and a sleazy recording executive (Andy Richter) Pootie Tang co-stars Chris Rock, Dave Attell, and Bob Costas and Conan O'Brien as themselves. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Lance Crouther - Pootie Tang
Jennifer Coolidge - Ireenie
Wanda Sykes - Biggie Shorty
Robert Vaughn - Dick Lecter
Chris Rock - JB

Louis C.K.'s satire of blaxploitation films, Pootie Tang, comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. Closed-captioned English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Surround. English subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a theatrical trailer and a music video from 702. This is a film that, with the proper help, could become a cult classic. It is a shame Paramount did not do more with the disc to facilitate that process. As it stands, =Pootie Tang will please the film's fans, but does not offer anything special to the average DVD consumer. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide