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CB4

CB4

1993Movie⏱️ 1h 29mR
ComedyMusic
6.2
IMDB Rating
11,084 votes

A guy makes a documentary of the rap band CB4 by following them. CB4 got popular by stealing Gusto's name, background and image. He wants them dead.

Director
Tamra Davis
Writers
Chris Rock, Nelson George, Robert LoCash
Stars
Chris Rock, Allen Payne, Deezer D
Release Date
March 12, 1993
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 30
Reviews
📋 10.5K
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🎭 Top Cast

Chris Rock
Chris Rock
as Albert
Allen Payne
Allen Payne
as Euripides
Deezer D
Deezer D
as Otis
Chris Elliott
Chris Elliott
as A. White
Phil Hartman
Phil Hartman
as Virgil Robinson
Charlie Murphy
Charlie Murphy
as Gusto
Khandi Alexander
Khandi Alexander
as Sissy
Art Evans
Art Evans
as Albert Sr.
Theresa Randle
Theresa Randle
as Eve
Willard E. Pugh
Willard E. Pugh
as Trustus

💰 Box Office

$17,953,778
Worldwide Gross
$17,953,778
Domestic Gross
$6,122,450
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby
Color
Color
Filming Location
Panorama City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

singingsatiricalparodymockumentary comedyphone sex

🎯 Categories

Dark ComedyMockumentaryParodySatireComedyMusic

⭐ Featured Review

Jump around
by Prismark102015-07-01
6/10

"What Spinal Tap did to heavy rock, CB4 does to rap in the 1990s and it was about time. Chris Rock is Albert, a decent guy who along with his friends want to hit the big time as rappers. They try every gimmick to break into showbiz. Albert inadvertently gets mixed up with a local hoodlum, Gusto getting arrested and decides to adopt his hard core gangster identity, MC Gusto and the group becomes CB4. They eventually raise the ire of conservative politicians but the record buying public love them but Gusto breaks out of prison and wants to get even. The film succeeds because it makes pointed an..."

💡 Did You Know?

Chris Rock re-enacts his crack smoking scene (with the same facial expressions and wearing the same clothing) from the film New Jack City (1991).

📖 Synopsis

A guy makes a documentary of the rap band CB4 by following them. CB4 got popular by stealing Gusto's name, background and image. He wants them dead.