B*A*P*S

B*A*P*S
Directed by	Robert Townsend
Produced by	Jay Stern
Written by	Troy Beyer
Starring	Halle Berry Martin Landau
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release date(s)	March 28, 1997
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$10,000,000[citation needed]
Box office	$7,338,279[1]

B*A*P*S is a 1997 comedy film written by Troy Beyer, directed by Robert Townsend, and starring Halle Berry and Martin Landau.

Plot

Nisi (Halle Berry) and Mickey (Natalie Desselle-Reid) are waitresses in a soul food diner in Decatur, Georgia (a suburb of Atlanta). Their dream is to open the world's first combination hair salon and soul food restaurant.

To accumulate start-up money, they audition for a music video in Los Angeles. Through an unusual turn of events, they end up assisting a Beverly Hills butler and caring for an aging millionaire who welcomes them into his mansion. They become Black American Princesses (BAPs) "livin' large and takin' charge!" amongst the rich and famous.

They soon find themselves in the middle of a plot to milk the millionaire of his fortune.

Cast

• Halle Berry — Nisi
• Martin Landau — Mr. William Blakemore
• Ian Richardson — Manley
• Natalie Desselle-Reid — Mickey
• Troy Beyer — Tracy Shaw
• Luigi Amodeo — Antonio
• Jonathan Fried — Isaac
• Pierre Edwards — Ali
• Anthony Johnson — James
• Bernie Mac — Mr. Johnson
• Faizon Love — Tiger J
• Rudy Ray Moore — Nate

Awards and nominations

1998 Acapulco Black Film Festival

• Best Actress — Halle Berry (nominated)

Reception

The reception was overwhelmingly negative. It has a 13% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Roger Ebert gave the film a rare zero stars, calling it "jaw-droppingly bad."^[2]

References

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External links

• B*A*P*S at the Internet Movie Database