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B*A*P*S (1997)

Summary: Two tacky homegirls move to L.A. to become dancers; instead they scam a dying millionaire but eventually become B*A*P*S (Black American Princesses).
Release Date: March 28, 1997
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Townsend
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Black Male
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Writer: Troy Byer
Troy ByerWriter
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Black Female
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Runtime: 1 h 31 min
MPAA: PG-13
Production: New Line Cinema, Island Pictures
Distributor: New Line Cinema, Netflix, New Line Home Entertainment, New Line Home Video, TBS Superstation, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Warner Home Video
Country: United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 7,246,735
International: $ 91,544
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The Parent 'Hood (1995)

Summary: A college professor copes with contemporary fatherhood.
Release Date: January 18, 1995
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 0 h 30 min
MPAA: TV-PG
Production: The Townsend Entertainment Company, Warner Bros. Television, Warren & Rinsler Productions
Country: United States
Language: English
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The Meteor Man (1993)

Summary: A high school teacher from a troubled inner city Washington D.C. neighborhood becomes a super-powered hero and takes on the gang that has been terrorizing his streets.
Release Date: August 06, 1993
Genres: Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Director: Robert Townsend
Robert TownsendDirector
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Black Male
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Writer: Robert Townsend
Robert TownsendWriter
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Black Male
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Runtime: 1 h 40 min
MPAA: PG
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Tinsel Townsend
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), MGM/UA Home Entertainment, National Broadcasting Company (NBC), MGM Home Entertainment
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 20,000,000
Domestic: $ 8,016,708
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The Five Heartbeats (1991)

Summary: The story of the rise and fall of an African American vocal group.
Release Date: March 29, 1991
Genres: Drama, Music
Director: Robert Townsend
Robert TownsendDirector
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Writers: Robert Townsend
Robert TownsendWriter
Robert Townsend ethnicity
Black Male
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, Keenen Ivory Wayans
Keenen Ivory WayansWriter
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Black Male
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Runtime: 2 h 01 min
MPAA: R
Production: Twentieth Century Fox
Distributor: Alpha Video Distributors, CBS/Fox
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 9,000,000
Domestic: $ 8,750,400
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Eddie Murphy: Raw (1987)

Summary: Eddie Murphy in a stand-up performance recorded live. For an hour and a half he talks about his favourite subjects: sex and women.
Release Date: December 18, 1987
Genres: Comedy, Documentary
Director: Robert Townsend
Robert TownsendDirector
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Black Male
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Writers: Eddie Murphy
Eddie MurphyWriter
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Black Male
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, Keenen Ivory Wayans
Keenen Ivory WayansWriter
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Black Male
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Runtime: 1 h 33 min
MPAA: R
Production: Eddie Murphy Productions, Paramount Pictures
Distributor: Paramount Pictures, Paramount Home Entertainment
Country: United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 50,504,655
International: $ 634
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Hollywood Shuffle (1987)

Summary: An actor limited to stereotypical roles because of his ethnicity, dreams of making it big as a highly respected performer. As he makes his rounds, the film takes a satiric look at African American actors in Hollywood.
Release Date: March 20, 1987
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Townsend
Robert TownsendDirector
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Black Male
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Writers: Dom Irrera
Dom IrreraWriter
Dom Irrera ethnicity
White Male
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, Robert Townsend
Robert TownsendWriter
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, Keenen Ivory Wayans
Keenen Ivory WayansWriter
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Black Male
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Runtime: 1 h 21 min
MPAA: R
Production: Conquering Unicorn
Distributor: The Samuel Goldwyn Company, Virgin Vision, MGM Home Entertainment, The Criterion Channel, Tubi TV
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 100,000
Domestic: $ 5,228,617