A not so popular young man wants to pledge to a popular fraternity at his historically black college.A not so popular young man wants to pledge to a popular fraternity at his historically black college.A not so popular young man wants to pledge to a popular fraternity at his historically black college.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
- Dap Dunlap
- (as Larry Fishburne)
- Da Fella Booker T.
- (as Eric A. Payne)
- Gammite Yoda
- (as Roger Smith)
Storyline
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- TriviaSpike Lee had the actors stay in separate hotels during filming. The actors playing the "wannabes" had better accommodation than those playing the "jigaboos", which contributed to the on-camera animosity between the two camps. The step show scene was the result of that animosity. According to Lee, the fight between the jigaboos and wannabes was real.
- GoofsToward the end of "I Don't Want to Be Alone Tonight", the audio is slightly ahead of the video.
- Quotes
Rachel Meadows: [as the "Jiggaboos" and the "Wannabes" encounter each other in the hallway] The word is "Excuse me."
Jane Toussaint: No one told you to stand in the hall, either. "Excuse me."
Rachel Meadows: That's better, Ms. Thing.
Doris Witherspoon: [as Jane turns and flips her hair] It's not real!
Dina: [as the Jiggaboos laugh] Say what?
Lizzie Life: You heard
Rachel Meadows: It... ain't... even... real.
Jane Toussaint: You wish you had hair like this.
Doris Witherspoon: Girl, you know you weren't even born with blue eyes!
Lizzie Life: That's right. Blue contact lenses.
Dina: They're just jealous!
Rachel Meadows: Jealous?
Jane Toussaint: Rachel! I've been watching you look at Julian. You're not slick.
Rachel Meadows: If that was true, he wasn't much to look at.
[Snaps fingers]
Doris Witherspoon: Mmm-hmm. Tell her, girl!
Jane Toussaint: Picaninny!
Doris Witherspoon: Barbie doll!
Rachel Meadows: High-yellow heifer!
Dina: Tar baby!
Lizzie Life: Wannabe white!
Kim: Jiggaboo!
Rachel Meadows: Don't start!
Jane Toussaint: We're gonna finish it!
- ConnectionsEdited into The Rays: Be Alone Tonight (1988)
- SoundtracksI'm Building Me a Home
Arranged by Uzee Brown (as Dr. Uzee Brown)
Performed by Morehouse College Glee Club (uncredited)
Solo by Tracy Coley (uncredited)
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Box office
- Budget
- $6,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $14,545,844
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,802,656
- Feb 15, 1988
- Gross worldwide
- $14,545,844
- Runtime2 hours 1 minute
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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