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B.A.P.S : (Black American Princesses) / New Line Cinema presents ; an Island Pictures production ; a Robert Townsend film ; produced by Mark Burg, Loretha Jones ; directed by Robert Townsend ; written by Troy Beyer.
LIBRA DVD 004 581
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Waitresses--Drama.
- Waitresses.
- Impersonation--Drama.
- Impersonation.
- Comedy films.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Feature films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Widescreen version.
- Other Title:
- Black American Princesses
- Place of Publication:
- [United States] : New Line Home Video, [2004]
- Language Note:
- In English; optional English subtitles.
- Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, Region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound; Dolby Digital stereo surround.
- System requirements for DVD-ROM features: a computer running Microsoft Windows 98SE or higher, the (included) InterActual Player installed, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher, Macromedia Flash 6.0 and an Internet connection, a DVD-ROM drive, and a software or hardware DVD player.
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- surround
- Dolby digital 5.1
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- Nesi and Mickey are two waitresses at a crossroads. Underpaid and unappreciated, they dream of owning a combination restaurant/hair salon. There's a problem: they're broke. So when the chance to audition as dance girls for a music video pops up, the girls head to L.A. They fail to get the part, but Nesi lands in the most improbable role of all, impersonating the granddaughter of an ailing billionaires long-lost love for $10,000 and full use of his Beverly Hills estate.
- Participant:
- Halle Berry, Martin Landau, Ian Richardson, Natalie Desselle.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Bill Dill; editor, Patrick Kennedy; music, Stanley Clarke.
- Notes:
- Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 1997.
- Special features: widescreen and full screen versions; original theatrical trailer; additional features on DVD-ROM.
- Aspect ratio (of the widescreen version): 1.85:1.
- ISBN:
- 0780646460
- 9780780646469
- OCLC:
- 54514281
- Publisher Number:
- 794043692529
- N6925 New Line Home Entertainment
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