This is the story of Jody, an unemployed young black man, who's been living with his mother for several years, even though he's got a child of his own. Romantically, he's having ... See full summary »
John Singleton originally wrote the role of Rodney for Ice Cube.
Jody:
There's this psychiatrist, a lady named Frances Chris Walson. She has a theory about the black man in America. She says because of the system of racism in this country, the black man is meant to think of himself as a baby. A not yet fully formed ...
In the scene where Jody and Yvette are at the drive through and she finds the box of condoms, on the shot showing the drive through window a person's head pops up slowly and then goes back down again.
From L.A. South Central Cinema, dealing a new hand. The new deal has struck again.
DVD features deleted scenes from the movie, plus bloopers and outtakes:
English
$16,000,000 (estimated)
$8,606,403 1 July 2001
$28,734,552
$29,381,649