Search - House Party [Widescreen/Fullscreen] on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Rape & Sexual Abuse, Adult Language, Profanity Movie Release: 1990 DVD Release: 06/06/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 42 mins Studio: New Line Home Video Total Copies: 1 Genres: Comedy, Teen Movie, Buddy Film

House Party is an infectious, engaging comedy starring the rap duo Kid 'N Play. Kid (Christopher Reid) decides to throw a party where he plans to blow the roof off the joint with his rhyming skills, so he and his friend Play (Christopher Martin) throw a huge party while Play's parents are away. The day of the party, Kid is grounded by his father (Robin Harris) and he has to sneak out of the house to get to the party, where he is confronted by several rival rappers, as well as a bevy of adoring girls. Though House Party follows a standard plot-line straight out of the '50s rock & roll films, the script is inventive, providing many different twists and turns, while Reginald Hudlin's direction is assured and very, very funny. Kid 'N Play are both terrific, but the true standout is legendary comedian Robin Harris in one of his few screen roles. House Party later spawned two sequels and an animated television series. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide

Christopher "Kid" Reid - Kid
Christopher "Play" Martin - Play
Robin Harris - Pop
Martin Lawrence - Bilal
Tisha Campbell - Sidney

Reginald Hudlin's hip-hop party film House Party comes to DVD with a pair of pictures. The widescreen anamorphic transfer preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1 and is preferable to the standard full-frame 1.33:1 image. Closed-captioned English soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Surround. English subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include the original theatrical trailer, as well as cast and crew filmographies. Hip-hop fans will certainly want to look at and listen to this disc. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide