Foolish

Apr 9, 1999

1h 24m

★ 5.9

This big mouth is ready for the big time

Overview

'Foolish' Waise is a talented comedian with a hard-edge trying to make it in the comedy clubs in LA while his brother is a hard-nosed gangster trying to make it on the streets. With all the competition they face in their chosen "professions," their biggest battle is with each other over the love of a pretty girl.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Shooting Star Pictures

No Limit Films

Foolish Trailers

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Cast

Quentin 'Fifty Dollah' Waise

Master P

Miles 'Foolish' Waise

Eddie Griffin

Desiree

Amie Petersen

Giovanni

Frank Sivero

Clarisse

Daphnée Duplaix Samuel

Numbers

Jonathan Banks

El Dorado Ron

Andrew Dice Clay

Paris

Sven-Ole Thorsen

Odetta

Marla Gibbs

Simone

Traci Bingham

Jimmy Beck

Bill Nunn

Alabama Brown

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