Dough Boys (film)

Dough Boys
Directed byNicholas Harvell
Written byPreston A. Whitmore II
Produced byPreston A. Whitmore II
StarringWood Harris
Arlen Escarpeta
Kirk Jones (Sticky Fingaz)
Reagan Gomez-Preston
CinematographyDan Schmeltzer
Edited byAndre Jones
Running time
  • February 5, 2009 (2009-02-05)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Dough Boys is a 2009 drama film written and produced[1] by Preston A. Whitmore II and directed by Nicholas Harvell.

Plot

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Corey, Smooth, Black and Long Cuz form a group of young men calling themselves the "Dough Boys".

Cast

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Production

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The film was produced and written by Preston A. Whitmore II. It is the first feature film from director Nicholas Harvell and the inaugural feature from Whitmore’s “Give Back” program.[citation needed] Bonnie Berry LaMon serves as executive producer.[2] Dough Boy's is similar to the 1992 Film Juice Starring Tupac Shakur, it's Basically a Updated Los Angeles Young Adult Version of Juice, with Corey being their Version of Q, Smooth being their Version of Raheem, Black being their Version of Bishop, and Long Cuz being their Version of Steel . . . Nate and them being their Version of Radames and his Gang, Toni being their Version of Yolanda

Release

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BET purchased the rights to the film after production. The film was first screened at a Laemmle Theatre in Los Angeles, and Paramount released it on DVD.[3]

Reception

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Black film gave it a negative review, saying: "Dough Boys is a testosterone-fueled saga ostensibly designed to match the taste of fans of those musical glorification of misogyny, materialism and black-on-black crime popularized by the network."[4] Another review, on DVD Talk, was also very negative.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Yarbrough, Kenya M.: "Preston Whitmore Puts in Work", EUR, July 9, 2008. Archived May 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Bonnie Berry LaMon - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  3. ^ Nellie Andreeva (2009-02-03). "BET nabs rights to 'Dough Boys' film". The Hollywood Reporter. Associated Press. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  4. ^ "June 2009 | blackfilm.com | DOUGH BOYS". Black film. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  5. ^ "DVD Talk". www.dvdtalk.com. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
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