Pootie Tang

2001 Comedy

This comic spoof is spun off from a character that first appeared on The Chris Rock Show, and is written and directed by Louis C.K., one of that show's producers. Lance Crouther stars as Pootie Tang, a crime fighting superhero and recording artist who speaks in an unintelligible gibberish that seems to be a combination of Ebonics and street slang. Despite his communication problem, Pootie is a hero to children, whom he attempts to protect from the evil Dick Lecter (Robert Vaughn), a corporate fat cat out to corrupt America's youth with alcohol, tobacco, and junk food. Pootie also runs up against an artistic imitator (David Cross) and a sleazy recording executive (Andy Richter) Pootie Tang co-stars Chris Rock, Dave Attell, and Bob Costas and Conan O'Brien as themselves.

Director: Louis C.K.

Starring: Lance Crouther, Jennifer Coolidge, Wanda Sykes,Robert Vaughn,Chris Rock

Reviews

  • Amiably silly.

    Owen Gleiberman - Entertainment Weekly

    26 April 2013

  • Acouple of well-earned laughs but ultimately overstays its welcome.

    Steve Simels - TV Guide

    26 April 2013

  • The movie's comic powers are often marred by silliness and stereotypes. Pootie tanks.

    - The Boston Globe

    26 April 2013

  • Only the makers of "Freddy Got Fingered" might crack a smile because it now has competition for worst movie of the year.

    Mike Clark - USA Today

    26 April 2013

  • Slow and dragging, Pootie Tang is worse than a below-average sketch-to-screen Saturday Night Live film.

    Robert K. Elder - The Chicago Tribune

    26 April 2013

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