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Pootie Tang

Pootie Tang

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 29, 2001

Runtime

1h 21m

Genres

Action, Comedy

User Score

50%

Original Title

Pootie Tang

Production Companies

MTV Films, Paramount Pictures, Alphaville Films, Chris Rock Entertainment, 3 Arts Entertainment, HBO Downtown Productions

Director

Louis C.K.

Budget

$7,000,000

Revenue

$3,300,000

Description

Pootie Tang, the musician/actor/folk hero of the ghetto, is chronicled from his early childhood to his battles against the evil Corporate America, who try to steal his magic belt and make him sell out by endorsing addictive products to his people. Pootie must learn to find himself and defeat the evil corporation for all the young black children of America, supatime.