Pootie Tang (2001)

That damie stays my hammie. Forever sine on the cappa pane. Sada tay. If you think you know what that meant then you’re likely in a very specific age range. For April’s theme of AWKWARD LAUGHTER 2: THE FLOP we’re reexamining some comedies that didn’t do very well at the box office but have managed to find a little bit of cult appreciation since their release. Today’s talk is like a few selections this month in that its spins out of some solid sketch comedy background. This character was introduced on The Chris Rock Show and it got the green light for a feature film directed by none other than Louis “Look at me rub my weiner” C.K. who wrote for The Chris Rock Show and created “POOTIE TANG” the hero of the 2001 comedy of the same name. It was alleged to originally be called “POOTIE TANG IN SINE YOUR PITTY ON THE RUNNY KINE” for theatrical release. The characters are rich and fun but making movies is hard and post-production can really hurt a film project. This may be the case as C.K. claimed to have been released from the project after shooting. The editing in this movie is…fucking rough. Can the inherent charm overcome the final execution? We will let you know if you just play the damn episode. Sada Tay.

 

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