Movie
Barbershop
Comedy film with a runtime of 102 minutes, released in 2002. Presented in English.
At a Glance
Synopsis
Calvin (Ice Cube) never wanted to take over the family business, a barbershop on the south side of Chicago. Disgusted with the shop's crime-ridden neighborhood, and caught up in his moneymaking schemes, one morning Calvin decides to sell the shop to the shady Lester (Keith David). Chastised by his pregnant wife, Jennifer (Jazsmin Lewis), for his rash decision, Calvin spends the day cutting heads at the shop, and starts to understand the importance of the legacy his grandfather and father have left to him. The bickering barbers include Eddie (Cedric the Entertainer), the old-timer with his own unique perspective on black life; Terri (rapper Eve in her film debut), a hot-tempered woman with a trifling boyfriend; Jimmy (Sean Patrick Thomas), a college educated snob; Ricky (Michael Ealy) a reformed criminal; Isaac (Troy Garity, the son of Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden), a white B-Boy, whom no one is ready to let cut their hair; and Dinka (Leonard Howze), a recent African immigrant who's too shy to express his feelings for Terri. Calvin learns to appreciate them all, and discovers that the place where they work is more than just a place to get a haircut -- it's a meeting place for the neighborhood, a place where folks can speak their minds and find out what's happening. Calvin gradually changes his mind about selling the shop, but it may be too late. Meanwhile, a bumbling thief, J.D. (Anthony Anderson) spends a painful day trying to crack open the ATM he's stolen from the grocery store across the street. Barbershop was directed by Tim Story and produced by George Tillman Jr. and Robert Teitel, the producers of Soul Food. Barbershop had its world premiere at the 2002 Urbanworld Film Festival.
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Cast
- Ice Cube
- Anthony Anderson
- Cedric the Entertainer
- Sean Patrick Thomas
- Eve
- Troy Garity
- Michael Ealy
- Leonard Earl Howze
- Keith David
- Lahmard Tate
- Jazsmin Lewis
- Tom Wright
- Jason George
- Sonya Eddy
- DeRay Davis
- Parvesh Cheena
- Saralynne Crittenden
- Jasmine Randle
- Naomi Young Armstrong
- Marcia Wright
- Lorenzo Clemons
- Frank Townsend
- Scott Dent
- Cliff Frazier
- Carl Wright
- Laura E. Wallis
- Woody Bolar
- Deon Cole
- Marshall Titus
- Clifford T. Frazier
- J. David Shanks
- Leon S. Rogers Jr.
- Eric Lane
- Norm Van Lier
- Ray Thompson
- Mark Simmons
- Vince Green
- Cassandra Lewis
- Janina Gavankar
- Olumiji Olawumi
- Satya Lee
- Kevin Morrow
- Teara Hill Willborn
- Ebboney Wilson
- Chester Clay McSwain
- Matt Orlando
- Willie B. Goodson
- Cynthia Maddox
- Montina Woods
- Llou Johnson
- Dana Min Goodman
- Pat 'Soul' Scaggs
- Dev Kennedy
- Malik S. Middleton
- Kwame Amoaku
- Toyiah Marquis
- Cerall Duncan
- Eddie Bo Smith Jr.
- Maestro Harrell
- Rhonda Bobo
- Jalen Rose
- Tiffany S. Gaji
- John Carter
- Tom Priestley
- Larry Kennar
- Guy Clayton
- Matt Alvarez
- Don D. Scott
- Beverly Jo Pryor
- Marshall Todd
- Devon P.F. Patterson
- Felicia Fasano
- Tom Priestley Jr.
- Mark Brown
- Gary Baugh
- Mary Vernieu
- Roger Fortune
- Debbie Denson
- Bob Stuart
