Don't Be a Menace
Released Date
January 12, 1996
Distributor
Miramax
Genre
Comedy
Rating
R
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$20,109,115 + $840,486 = $20,949,601
$20,109,115 + $840,486 = $20,949,601
About Don't Be a Menace
A parody of several U.S. films about being in the 'Hood', for instance Boyz n the Hood, South Central, Menace II Society, Higher Learning and Juice.
About
Crime parody film produced by Keenen Ivory Wayans and written by Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans, who also both starred in the film. It is a spoof of films such as Boyz n the Hood, Menace II Society, South Central and Higher Learning.
Trivia
The full title of the film is Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood. It was the directorial debut of Paris Barclay.