Directed by:
Lance RiveraScreenplay:
Ramsey GbelawoeCinematography:
Tom HoughtonComposer:
Camara KambonCast:
Frankie Faison, Tim Meadows, Farrah Fawcett, Danny Glover, Queen Latifah, Ja Rule, Reg E. Cathey, Eve, Jonathan Silverman, Jenifer Lewis, Alex Avant, Meagan Good (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
Todd Anderson's life changes overnight when he signs a $30 million contract with the NBA. Determined not to forget where he's from, he throws a cookout for his family and friends from the hood, in his new neighborhood. As old and new friends arrive, a series of mix-ups occur-and things are about to get wild! (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Frankie Faison](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272477_0a404a.jpg)
Frankie Faison
USA
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
![Tim Meadows](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/121/161121155_22f1f7.jpg)
Tim Meadows
USA
Best movies:
Dream Scenario (2023)
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
![Farrah Fawcett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/469/162469970_9dd48f.jpg)
Farrah Fawcett
USA
Best movies:
The Burning Bed (1984) (TV movie)
Children of the Dust (1995) (TV movie)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
![Danny Glover](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/182/164182924_ce30d3.jpg)
Danny Glover
USA
Best movies:
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Saw (2004)
![Queen Latifah](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/110/166110276_a5a459.jpg)
Queen Latifah
USA
Best movies:
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
Chicago (2002)
The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
![Ja Rule](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270246_af0d9b.jpg)
Ja Rule
USA
Best movies:
Hype Williams: The Videos, Vol. 1 (2002) (video compilation)
The Fast and the Furious (2001)
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
![Reg E. Cathey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/386/386686_3399da.jpg)
Reg E. Cathey
USA
Best movies:
Se7en (1995)
The Corner (2000) (series)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
![Eve](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/857/164857403_e942b2.jpg)
Eve
USA
Best movies:
The Woodsman (2004)
Flashbacks of a Fool (2008)
Whip It (2009)
![Jonathan Silverman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/477/477240_7e56d9.jpg)
Jonathan Silverman
USA
Best movies:
The Odd Couple II (1998)
Death Becomes Her (1992)
12:01 (1993) (TV movie)
![Jenifer Lewis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273441_54b7ca.jpg)
Jenifer Lewis
USA
Best movies:
Cars (2006)
Cast Away (2000)
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
Alex Avant
Best movies:
First Daughter (2004)
Gallowwalkers (2012)
The Cookout (2004)
![Meagan Good](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272737_6f1319.jpg)
Meagan Good
USA
Best movies:
Think Like a Man (2012)
Don Jon (2013)
Friday (1995)
Carl Wright
USA
Best movies:
Soul Food (1997)
Barbershop (2002)
Just Visiting (2001)
Jamal Mixon
USA
Best movies:
Gridiron Gang (2006)
Zambezia (2012)
Bulworth (1998)
![Vincent Pastore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/416/416805_3b5d79.jpg)
Vincent Pastore
USA
Best movies:
Goodfellas (1990)
Awakenings (1990)
Carlito's Way (1993)
Kevin Phillips
Best movies:
Notorious (2009)
Blood and Bone (2009)
Delirious (2006)
![Wendy Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/911/162911348_fd9ecd.jpg)
Wendy Williams
USA
Best movies:
Think Like a Man (2012)
Santa Con (2014)
The Cookout (2004)
Godfrey
USA
Best movies:
Zoolander (2001)
Chain Reaction (1996)
Joe's Apartment (1996)
Maria Soccor
Best movies:
Rounders (1998)
Miracle Run (2004) (TV movie)
Undefeated (2003) (TV movie)
![Gerry Bamman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/282/161282905_1fed59.gif)
Gerry Bamman
USA
Best movies:
Home Alone (1990)
Murder in the Heartland (1993) (TV movie)
Lorenzo's Oil (1992)