Fear of a Black Hat
1994VOTE NOW
| The Samuel Goldwyn Company | Release Date: June 3, 1994 |
Starring:
Bobby Mardis, Brad Sanders, G. Smokey Campbell, Howie Gold, Kasi Lemmons, Larry B. Scott, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Moon Jones, Rusty Cundieff, Tim Hutchinson
Summary:
A mockumentary chronicling the rise and fall of NWH, a not particularly talented--or particularly bright but always controversial--hip-hop group.
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Using parody as its means, Fear of a Black Hat has a lot to say about the exploitation that surrounds the rap music business. This movie is not tightly-scripted or elegantly produced, but it is (for the most part) highly entertaining. For those who have been waiting for a sequel to Spinal Tap, this may be the best alternative.
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The latest stab at a gangsta-fied This Is Spinal Rap, is more raggedly low-budget than last year's CB4, but avoids that film's awkward mix of satire and salute. [07 Jun 1994, p.6D]
Flattering the daylights out of Rob Reiner and his Spinal Tap crew, Rusty Cundieff turns Fear of a Black Hat into an unapologetic Spinal Tap imitation. And there's no point in faulting Mr. Cundieff for such derivativeness, because Fear of a Black Hat is too savvy and cheerful to warrant complaints.
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