Themes: Battle of the Sexes, Out For Revenge, Playing the Field
Main Cast: Vivica A. Fox, Lee Anthony, Morris Chestnut, Anthony Anderson, Cherise Leana Bangs, Zatella Beatty, Gabrielle Union, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Tamala Jones, Mo'nique
Release Year: 2001
Country: US
Run Time: 90 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
Love really is a battlefield in this war of the sexes comedy that marks the directorial debut of Def Jam's How to Be a Player (1997) screenwriter Mark Brown. Vivica A. Fox stars as Shante, a knowledgeable veteran of the dating game who thinks she's found the perfect mate in the handsome Keith (Morris Chestnut). When Keith is spotted stepping out with Shante's arch-rival Conny (Gabrielle Union), the spurned lover institutes what she labels the "ten-day plan," an all-out assault on Keith designed to make him come crawling back to her. Shante's scheme includes sexy lingerie, home cooking, aloofness, and other tactics intended to make Keith regret his errant ways, but Keith is receiving contradictory advice from his allegedly worldly wise buddy Tony (Anthony Anderson). Two Can Play That Game is produced by Doug McHenry, director of Jason's Lyric (1994) and Kingdom Come (2001). ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
Kelvin Brown - Dinner Guy #6; Mark Brown - Lying Man #1; Ray Wise - Bill Parker; Pierre Burgess - Lying Man #3; Bobby Brown - Michael; Dondre Whitfield - Dwain; Libby Genaro - Miller Girl #3; Darrell M. Heath - Dinner Guy #1; Kristen Herold - Miller Girl #1; Darrell "Silver" Hughes - Patrick; Amy Hunter - Nita; Colby Kane - Calvin; Ian Kelly - Diedre's Man; David Krumholtz - Jason; Mark Christopher Lawrence - Lying Man #4; Caleb Le Conte - Dinner Guy #3; Jeff Markey - Phil The Attorney; Michael Massengale - Dinner Guy #4; M'Nique - Diedre; Brian Nakauchi - Delivery Man; A. Doran Reed - Help Guy #2; Jason Singleton - Waiter; Chris Spencer - Lying Man #2; Yul L. "Spencer" - Trent; Mark Swenson - Help Guy #1; Mark Taborn - Dinner Guy #5; Alex Thomas - Eddie; Wesley Thompson - Dinner Guy #2; Alani "La La" Vasquez - Bobby The DJ; Natashia Williams - Sexy Young Girl
Credit
Debrae Little - Costume Designer, Mark Brown - Director, Marcus Miller - Composer (Music Score), Ted Chu - Camera Operator, Alexander Gruszynski - Cinematographer, Doug McHenry - Producer, Paddy Cullen - Producer, Mark Brown - Producer, Mark Brown - Screenwriter, Howard A. Anderson Company - Title Design
Shante Smith (Vivica A. Fox) is a woman who gives advice on how to keep a man in check. Her ideals are challenged when her man, an attorney named Keith Fenton (Morris Chestnut), threatens to stray. Smith is a well educated woman who feels that when it comes to men and their tricks, she knows them all. On the other end, Shante’s boyfriend Keith is being led by his friend Tony, who thinks he knows all the tricks that women play. When Shante and Keith's relationship hit the rocks, the battle of the sexes begins. Though at the conclusion of the movie Shante and Keith get back together, it is insinuated in the sequel Three Can Play That Game that they are separated.
A direct-to-dvd film titled Three Can Play That Game was released in 2008. Unlike the first film, the sequel is Not Rated, but there will still be a little inappropriate content. Three Can Play That Game will also star Vivica A. Fox as Shante Smith, a famous couple's counselor.
