Rotten
Tamra Davis, a musicvideo director with the well-received feature debut Guncrazy on her resume, might have really had something here had she settled on any one of the many paths the movie starts down.
Variety Staff, Variety
CB4
Sex, rap and family values?
1993 · 1h 28m · R
Comedy, Music
Directed by
Tamra Davis
,
John Walcutt
Overview
A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap group "CB4". We soon learn that these three are not what they seem and don't appear to know as much about rap music as they claim... but a lack of musical ability in an artist never hurts sales, does it? You've just got to play the part of a rap star...
Director and cast
- Tamra Davis Director
- John Walcutt Director
- Chris Rock as Albert / MC Gusto
- Allen Payne as Euripides / Dead Mike
- Phil Hartman as Virgil Robinson
- Charlie Murphy as Gusto
- Rachel True as Daliha
- Deezer D as Otis / Stab Master Arson
- Khandi Alexander as Sissy
- Art Evans as Albert Sr.
- Chris Elliott as A. White
- Ty Granderson Jones as 40 Dog
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
52%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Torn between celebration and sendup, CB4 misses its big target as often as it hits.
David Ansen, Newsweek
Fresh
In parts it is hugely, monstrously funny.
Stephen Garrett, Time Out
Rotten
CB4 promises sharper satire than it actually delivers.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Fresh
If your mood is loose and profane, if you speak hip-hop (or you just like hearing it) and if you think Rock is funny (he is), you'll be glad you checked this out.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
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