B*A*P*S

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B*A*P*S is a 1997 comedy film written by Troy Beyer, directed by Robert Townsend, and starring Halle Berry and Martin Landau. Nisi (Halle Berry) and Mickey (Natalie Desselle-Reid) have dreams of opening the world's first combination hair salon/soul food restaurant. To accumulate start-up money they audition for a music video in Los Angeles and, through an unusual turn of events, end up assisting a Beverly Hills butler and caring for an aging mill... more
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Initial release date:

  • Mar 28, 1997

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Runtime:

  • 1 h 31 min

Estimated budget:

  • 10,000,000 (US$)

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Robert Townsend

Robert Townsend (born February 6, 1957) is an American actor, comedian, film director, and writer. Townsend was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Shirley (née Jenkins) and Robert Townsend. Townsend had a brief uncredited role in the movie Cooley High (1975). His career hit mainstream in the...

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  • 1 h 31 min

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