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Mar 28, 1997 · `B.A.P.S.” (which stands for “Black American Princesses”) is a movie mystery wrapped inside a Hollywood enigma.
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2.7K. Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winner Halle Berry stars as one of two homegirls who reacquaint a Beverly Hills millionaire with his long-lost zest for life in this comedy as he...
Mar 28, 1997 · The title stands for "Black American Princesses.'' Its two heroines are more like tacky Cinderellas.
Directed by Black actor-filmmaker Robert Townsend, B.A.P.S. casts mostly Black actors, but any positive representation stops there. The film is rife with stereotypes: For starters, "B.A.P." stands for Black American Princess and is a derivative of Jewish American Princess, a sexist reference to White Jewish American women who are high on the ...
- Robert Townsend
- Barbara Shulgasser-Parker
- Halle Berry
B.A.P.S. Waitresses at a Georgia restaurant, Nisi (Halle Berry) and Mickey (Natalie Desselle), decide to fly to Los Angeles for a music-video audition in order to raise money for their dream ...
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- Robert Townsend
- PG-13
- Halle Berry
B.A.P.S. (an acronym for Black American Princesses) is a 1997 American female buddy comedy film directed by Robert Townsend and starring Halle Berry, Natalie Deselle and Martin Landau. The film was written by Troy Byer and was her first screenplay.
In this broad fish-out-of-water comedy, Nisi (Halle Berry) and Mickey (Natalie Desselle) are African-American women with two ambitions -- marry rich men who will give them lots of money, and open the world's first combination hair salon and soul food restaurant.
