Don't Play Us Cheap

1972 "A comedy musical!"

Don't Play Us Cheap

5.7 | 1h35m | en | Comedy

As an African American family and friends gather in an apartment for a house party, two mischief-making devil-bats take human form in order to break up the party.

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5.7 | 1h35m | en | Comedy , Music , Romance | More Info

Released: December. 11,1972 | Released Producted By: Yeah Inc. , Country: Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

Synopsis

As an African American family and friends gather in an apartment for a house party, two mischief-making devil-bats take human form in order to break up the party.

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Cast

Esther Rolle , Mabel King , Rhetta Hughes

Director

Robert Maxwell

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Mabel King

as House Guest at the Party

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Rhetta Hughes

as Earnestine

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Reviews

tavm After months of this being listed as "long wait" on Netflix, I finally got the disc of this movie from them just today. It was the fact this was Melvin Van Peebles' follow-up to his hit Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song that got me wanting to watch this as well as the fact it was originally a stage musical he wrote. What a thrill to see future TV stars like Esther "Good Times" Rolle and Mabel "What's Happening?!" King here though my favorite of the singing cast was Joshie Armstead when she warbled "You Cut Up the Clothes in the Closet of My Dreams". All those songs and some of the loud dialogue can be exhausting but this was never boring, let me tell you! I was also thrilled to find out the musical director was Harold Wheeler who I know as the conductor of the band and singers on "Dancing with the Stars", at least he was until last season. So on that note, I recommend Don't Play Us Cheap.

edithisaok580 This film was a great commentary on the contrast of human values, especially the characters and their personal aspirations. It reminds us not to take everything about our lives so seriously and that all too often, some of the best things can come in the smallest of packages.It was nice to see Florida and Evilene act out different roles other than their showcased parts. The best part of the film was the crazy music. You can tell that the cast members had a really fun time. It's no Broadway legend, but it's cheesiness and its simplicity are sure to catch your eye. I caught it on BET Starz and I never forgot it. It makes me wish that people still had such house parties! Enjoy!

leighabc123 This was a cool musical movie! It was nice to see Esther Rolle and Teresa Merrit in another role besides the roles that made them very popular. This movie was so funny and crazy. It was definitely a great movie to be made in 1973!

lordticklish Wow what an odd film. This is one of those films that only a mother could love. And then 30 years later a whole new audience sees it. What may have looked too strange then can now be seen with new eyes. This movie is thick. The colors and aesthetic,the textures and flow are so different from other movies that if you watch it like you would another movie you might miss it. Watch this movie without any of your existing experience filters and let it present itself to you and then you might see the genius of it. That's all I have to say.