Playas Ball
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Playas Ball |
| director | Jennifer Harper |
| producer | Jeff Clanagan |
| Kim Olgetree | |
| Ruth Carson | |
| story | Dale Davis |
| Jennifer Harper | |
| writer | Jennifer Harper |
| starring | Allen Payne |
| Elise Neal | |
| Treach | |
| Chelsi Smith | |
| Jordana Spiro | |
| Anthony C. Hall | |
| Tasha Smith | |
| Tracey Cherelle Jones | |
| MC Lyte | |
| Gary "G-Thang" Johnson | |
| Jackie Long | |
| David Brown | |
| Matthew Hatchette | |
| music | Eddie "Debongo" Ricketts |
| Bruce Sterling | |
| cinematography | Robert Morris |
| editing | David Flores |
| Debra Moore | |
| distributor | CodeBlack Entertainment |
| released | |
| runtime | 88 minutes |
| country | United States |
| language | English |
| :: |
| name = Playas Ball | director = Jennifer Harper | producer = Jeff Clanagan Kim Olgetree Ruth Carson
| story =Dale Davis Jennifer Harper | writer = Jennifer Harper
| starring = Allen Payne Elise Neal Treach Chelsi Smith Jordana Spiro Anthony C. Hall Tasha Smith Tracey Cherelle Jones MC Lyte Gary "G-Thang" Johnson Jackie Long David Brown Matthew Hatchette | music = Eddie "Debongo" Ricketts Bruce Sterling | cinematography =Robert Morris | editing = David Flores Debra Moore | distributor = CodeBlack Entertainment | released = | runtime = 88 minutes | country = United States | language = English
Playas Ball is a 2003 sports, comedy, drama, and romance movie that was written and directed by Jennifer Harper and produced by Dale Davis. It stars Allen Payne and Elise Neal. The film was released on October 1, 2003 by CodeBlack Entertainment.
Plot
Allen Payne plays a basketball player who becomes involved in a sex scandal.
Cast
- Allen Payne as Cedric Tinsley, a ball player trying to go from rags to riches
- Elise Neal as Summer Twitty, Cedric's publicist
- Anthony 'Treach' Criss as Ricardo Perez, Summer's boyfriend
- Chelsi Smith as Jill Hamlin, Cedric's girlfriend
- Jordana Spiro as Tonya Jenkins, mother of Cedric's purported child
- Antony C. Hall as Lloyd Harrison, Cedric's best friend
- Tasha Smith as Vonda, Cedric's sister
- Tracey Cherelle Jones as Natasha, Summer's cousin
- MC Lyte as Laquinta, Natasha's best friend
- Gary "G-Thang" Johnson as Hakim, a chef at Cedric's favorite restaurant
- Jackie Long as Georgie, another chef at Cedric's favorite restaurant
- David Brown as Mookie, Cedric's second best friend
- Matthew Hatchette as Nick, Cedric's third best friend
- Pamella D'Pella as Kennedy, the bartender
Cameos
- Judge Joe Brown as himself
- Malik Yoba as himself
- Paula Jai Parker as herself
- Derek Anderson as himself
- Scottie Pippen as himself
- Dale Davis as himself
Release
Home media
Playas Ball was released on February 6, 2007 on DVD.
References
References
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