Main Cast: Keenen Ivory Wayans, Charles S. Dutton, Jada Pinkett Smith, Salli Richardson, Andrew Divoff
Release Year: 1994
Country: US
Run Time: 100 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
A black detective becomes embroiled in a web of danger while searching for a fortune in missing drug money in this action-comedy. Writer-director Keenan Ivory Wayans also stars as Los Angeles private eye Arthur Shame, a former cop whose troubled past resurfaces when a one-time colleague asks for help in a narcotic case. During the course of his investigation, he encounters various old connections, ultimately confronting the criminal responsible for Shame's expulsion from the force. He must also deal with two women, Angela, a beautiful old flame (Salli Richardson), and Peaches (Jada Pinkett), his energetic but annoying sidekick. Unlike Wayans' blaxploitation parody I'm Gonna Get You Sucka, A Low Down Dirty Shame sticks more closely to genre conventions, lightening the action with wisecracks and standard comic interludes. ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide
Corwin Hawkins - Wayman; Gary Cervantes - Luis; Gregory Sierra - Captain Nunez; Michael Bofshever - Mr. Gold; John Capodice - Mob Boss; Devin DeVasquez - Mendoza's Girl; Randy Hall - Hank; Dominique Jennings - Funeral Guest; Lisa Mende - Chad's Agent; Sven Ole Thorsen - Thug; Rafael Robledo - Heavy; Robert Schimmel - The John; Kim Wayans - Diane; Twist - Young Police Officer; Kristina Malandro Wagner - Lisa; Nikki Fritz - Exotic Dancer; Craig Ryan Ng - Chun Yung Fat
Credit
Richard L. Johnson - Art Director, Michael Waxman - Associate Producer, Robi Reed-Humes - Casting, Francine Jamison-Tanchuck - Costume Designer, Michael Waxman - First Assistant Director, Keenen Ivory Wayans - Director, John F. Link - Editor, Lee R. Mayes - Executive Producer, Eric L. Gold - Executive Producer, Marcus Miller - Composer (Music Score), Craig Haagensen - Camera Operator, Robb Wilson King - Production Designer, Matthew Leonetti - Cinematographer, Roger Birnbaum - Producer, Joe Roth - Producer, Ron Yates - Set Designer, Lance Lombardo - Set Designer, Willie D. Burton - Sound/Sound Designer, Billy Burton - Stunts, Chuck Picerni, Jr. - Stunts, Pete Antico - Stunts, Charlie Picerni - Stunts Coordinator, Keenen Ivory Wayans - Screenwriter
The soundtrack to the urban comedy A Low Down Dirty Shame is a by-the-books collection of urban soul, hip-hop, and new jack R&B. It's well-produced -- the entire album sounds good -- but there is a noticeable lack of memorable material, leaving the record as nothing but a pleasant genre exercise. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Tracks
Track Title
Composers
Performers
Time
Down 4 Whateva
Larry Campbell, Nuttin' Nyce
Nuttin' Nyce
(4:52)
Shame
Reuben Cross, John H. Fitch, Jr., J. Precious Finch, John Fitch
Tom Coyne (Mastering), Steve Gray (Vocals (Background)), Zhané (Performer), Silk (Performer), Steve Souder (Assistant Engineer), Steve Hodge (Mixing), Casual (Performer), Mathias Q-Tip (Performer), Lafayette Carthon, Jr. (Keyboards), Keith Henderson (Guitar), Organized Konfusion (Producer), Raja-Nee (Chant), R. Kelly (Remixing), Lafayette Carthon, Jr. (Piano), MZ. Kilo (Performer), Joshua Shapera (Guitar), Jimmy Jam (Keyboards), Mike Chapman (Keyboards), Adam Kudzin (Engineer), Touré (Producer), Mike Chapman (Engineer), Steve Warner (Assistant Engineer), Stephanie Huff (Vocals (Background)), Jeff Taylor (Programming), Hi-Five (Performer), Jellybean Johnson (Chant), B-Laid Back Edwards (Keyboards), Raja-Nee (Vocals), Jellybean Johnson (Vocals), Chris Trevett (Mixing), Lance Alexander (Drum Programming), R. Kelly (Mixing), R. Kelly (Rap), Smooth (Performer), Steve Hodge (Engineer), Tevin Campbell (Vocals), Stephanie Edwards (Vocals (Background)), Jason Shablik (Engineer), Martin Stebbing (Engineer), Changing Faces (Performer), Bill Ortiz (Horn), Joshua Shapera (Assistant Engineer), Extra Prolific (Performer), McKinley Horton (Chant), Tony Masserati (Mixing), Ron Allaire (Mixing), Jeff Taylor (Engineer), Tony Maserati (Mixing), Cold 187um (Keyboards), Chris Trevett (Mixing Engineer), Lance Alexander (Programming), Q-Tip (Vocals), Stephen George (Engineer), Terry Lewis (Producer), Pimp C (Producer), Mark Paladino (Engineer), Jeff Taylor (Chant), Lance Alexander (Vocoder Programming), Erick Sermon (Producer), Jeff Taylor (Vocals), Geraldine Sigler (Vocals (Background)), Bob Fudjinski (Mixing Engineer), Raja-Nee (Vocals (Background)), Lee Mars (Engineer), Martin Czembor (Assistant Engineer), Pamela Hughes (Project Coordinator), Bob Fudjinski (Mixing), Raja-Nee (Performer), Peter Mokran (Programming), Cold 187um (Vocals (Background)), Brandon Harris (Assistant Engineer), Lane Craven (Assistant Engineer), Nuttin' Nyce (Performer), Chris Agamanolis (Assistant Engineer), Bob Fudjinski (Engineer), Lyvio G. (Producer), R. Kelly (Producer), Keith Murray (Performer), Trent Thomas (Keyboards), Jeff Taylor (Assistant), Joshua Shapera (Assistant), Terry Lewis (Arranger), A+ (Producer), K. Fingers (Producer), Jimmy Jam (Arranger), Mike Chapman (Producer), Keith Senior (Engineer), Jeff Taylor (Assistant Engineer), Steve Hodge (Assistant), Brandon Harris (Assistant), Martin Czembor (Assistant), Trent Thomas (Piano), Vaughn Merrick (Assistant Engineer), Tevin Campbell (Performer), Eric Gast (Engineer), Matt Kelley (Engineer), Terry Lewis (Vocals), Peter Mokran (Guitar), David Rideau (Mixing), Steve Souder (Assistant), Jeff Taylor (Drum Programming), Erick Serman (Producer), Mike Chapman (Drums), Robert "The Professor" Anderson (Vocals (Background)), Fu-Schnickens (Producer), Cold 187um (Producer), Redman (?), Peter Mokran (Mixing), Daniel Stokes (Vocals (Background)), Ocee (Vocals), Touré (Scratching), Peter Mokran (Engineer), R. Kelly (Performer), Changing Faces (Vocals), Chris Trevett (Engineer), Trent Thomas (Producer), Robert Cunningham (Guitar), Chip Fu (Mixing), Adam Kudzan (Engineer), Souls of Mischief (Performer), Organized Konfusion (Mixing), Aaliyah (Performer), Terry Lewis (Percussion), Martin Stebbing (Programming), Jimmy Jam (Producer), Barry Hankerson (Executive Producer), Chris Agamanolis (Assistant), Stephanie Tudor (Project Coordinator), Terry Lewis (Bass)
Andre Shame (Wayans) is a private detective formerly of the LAPD, who left the force after failing to crack the case on drug lord Ernesto Mendoza (Andrew Divoff). The investigation of Mendoza's case was a personal one for Shame, as his ex-girlfriend Angela (Richardson) was caught in the middle of a love triangle with the two men. Years later, Sonny Rothmiller (Dutton), Shame's ex-colleague who is now working for the DEA, tells him that the Mendoza case is being re-opened, and though he has his doubts, Shame decides the case is too intriguing to pass on, and tells Sonny to count him in. The situation gets rather complicated when Shame's old flame Angela resurfaces in his life, and he also realizes that some of his allegiances aren't what, or whom, they seem to be on the surface.
