Foolish (film)

Foolish is a 1999 comedy drama film directed by Dave Meyers, and starring Master P and Eddie Griffin. It was No Limit Films second theatrical release after I Got the Hook-Up.

Foolish
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Dave Meyers
Written by	Eddie Griffin
Produced by	Master P
Starring	Master P Eddie Griffin
Cinematography	Steve Gainer
Edited by	Anna Celada Chris Davis
Music by	Lisa Coleman Wendy Melvoin
Distributed by	Artisan Entertainment No Limit Films
Release date	April 9, 1999 (1999-04-09)
Running time	84 minutes
Language	English
Box office	$6,033,999

Plot

Quentin "Fifty Dollah" Waise (Master P) is involved in a crime ring that earns him good money but worries his grandmother Odetta (Marla Gibbs), who dotes on him and encourages him to follow a more righteous path. Fifty Dollah's brother Miles "Foolish" Waise (Eddie Griffin), who got his nickname from Odetta, is an aspiring comedian, but his inability to get his career going convinces his older sibling he's wasting his talents. The movie pays homage to several of Griffin's idols, such as Redd Foxx, Robin Harris and Sammy Davis Jr. who appear as feet under restroom stalls while he prepares to perform.

His idols inspire Foolish to do well in his shows, which are widely attended and scheduled last to keep the bar customers drinking, but he has home trouble with his girlfriend and their son, and after the death of his grandmother, seems unable either to keep a gig or to move on. Fifty Dollah tries to give him the push he needs and tries to get his own life in order, but is distracted both by problems with criminal leader Eldorado Ron (Andrew Dice Clay) and by a painful love triangle with his brother and the girl they both like (Amie) (Amy Petersen).

Cast

• Master P as Quentin "Fifty Dollah" Waise
• Eddie Griffin as Miles "Foolish" Waise
• Amie Petersen as Desiree
• Frank Sivero as Giovanni
• Daphne Duplaix as Clarisse
• Jonathan Banks as "Numbers"
• Andrew Dice Clay as Ron "Eldorado Ron"
• Sven-Ole Thorsen as Paris
• Marla Gibbs as Odetta Waise
• Traci Bingham as Simone
• Bill Nunn as Jimmy Beck
• Clifton Powell as Everette Washington
• AJ Johnson as Himself
• Traequon Tolbert as Miles Waise Jr.
• Brion James as Ruben Reyes, Talent Scout (uncredited)

Soundtrack

Main article: Foolish (soundtrack)

A soundtrack containing hip hop music was released on March 23, 1999 by No Limit Records. It peaked at #32 on the Billboard 200 and #10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

External links

• Foolish at IMDb
• Foolish at Rotten Tomatoes