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| Directed by | Michael Martin |
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| Cinematography | Antonio Calvache |
| Edited by | T. David Binns |
| Music by | Tommy Coster |
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| Distributed by | Miramax Films |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3.5 million[1] |
| Box office | $10.3 million[1] |
I Got the Hook-Up is a 1998 American crime comedy film, starring Anthony Johnson, Master P, Ice Cube, C-Murder and directed by Michael Martin. This was No Limit Records' first theatrical release. The film was distributed by Dimension Films.
In the film, a duo of petty criminals sell television sets and boomboxes. After a shipment is delivered to them by mistake, they find themselves targeted by a local crime boss, by the primary enforcer of the boss, and by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Plot
[edit]Working out of their van, Black (Master P) and Blue (Johnson) deal in TV sets and boomboxes, but then a driver mistakenly drops off a cell phone shipment. Business is on the upswing, but then the local crime boss, Roscoe, and his enforcer, T-Lay (Tom Lister Jr.), have a deal go sour and blame Black and Blue.
Cast
[edit]- Master P as Black
- A. J. Johnson as Blue
- Anthony Boswell as Little Brother
- Frantz Turner as Dalton
- Gretchen Palmer as Sweet Lorraine
- Harrison White as Tootsie Pop
- Helen Martin as Blue's Grandmother
- Joe Estevez as Lamar Hunt
- John Witherspoon as Mr. Mimm
- Mia X as Lola Mae
- Fiend as Roscoe
- Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr. as T-Lay
- C-Murder as O-Money
- Mr. Serv-On as Mad-Dogg
- Mystikal as Stupid
- Richard Keats as Jim Brady
- Sheryl Underwood as Bad Mouth Bessie
- Tangie Ambrose as Nasty Mouth Carla
- Ice Cube as Gun Runner
- Snoop Dogg as Pool Player/Bar Patron
- Silkk the Shocker as T-Lay's Friend 4#
Critical reception
[edit]Based on 12 reviews collected at Rotten Tomatoes, I Got the Hook-Up scored 17% with critics. Only two positive reviews came from the twelve that were cited, but one of the two positive reviews (Andy Klein of TNT’s Rough Cut) compared it favorably to the film Clerks.[2]
Soundtrack
[edit]A soundtrack containing hip hop music was released on April 7, 1998 by No Limit Records. It peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
Sequel
[edit]I Got the Hook-Up 2
[edit]In 2018, filming began on a sequel to the original film. Master P and Johnson returned as the stars.
I Got the Hook-Up 2 was released on streaming services and in very limited theatrical release on July 12, 2019.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "I Got the Hook-Up! (1998) - Financial Information". The Numbers (website).
- ^ "I Got the Hook-Up - Movie Reviews". Rotten Tomatoes.