Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker (1999) (TV)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Keith Truesdell

Writer:

Chris Rock (writer)

Release Date:

10 heinäkuu 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Documentary

Tagline:

He's hotter than ever and ready to make the house Rock's!

Plot:

Chris Rock brings his critically acclaimed brand of social commentary-themed humor to this 1999 standup comedy presentation from HBO...

Plot Keywords:

Homophobia | Racism | Gun Control | President | Gun

Awards:

Nominated for 6 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Chris Rock	...	Himself
Slick Rick	...	Himself - Guest Appearance
Doug E. Fresh	...	Himself - Guest Appearance
Monteria Ivey	...	Himself - Announcer
D. Life	...	Himself - Guest Appearance

Directed by
Keith Truesdell

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Chris Rock		writer

Produced by
Tom Bull	....	producer
Scott Butler	....	associate producer
Sandy Chanley	....	executive producer
Chris Rock	....	executive producer
Michael Rotenberg	....	executive producer

Production Design by
Bruce Ryan

Art Direction by
Eric Larson

Makeup Department
Scott Julion	....	hair stylist
Bridget Trama	....	makeup artist

Sound Department
Charlie Fernandez	....	utility sound
Stanley Gregory	....	utility sound
Hugh Healy	....	production sound mixer
Frank Linder	....	head utility sound
Michael Piccola	....	utility sound
Kevin Sanford	....	audio assist
Blaine Stewart	....	post audio mixer
Kevin White	....	utility sound

Visual Effects by
Scott McLain	....	Inferno artist

Camera and Electrical Department
Allen Branton	....	lighting designer
Alan Buchner	....	tape operator (as Alan Buckner)
Rayford Clark	....	camera operator
John Ellar	....	Vari*lite Tech
Thomas Geren	....	camera operator (as Tom Geren)
Randy Gomez	....	camera operator
Michael T. Goodwin	....	gaffer (as Michael Goodwin)
Manny Guiterrez	....	camera operator
Helene Haviland	....	camera operator
Edwin Horton	....	camera operator
Joe Lipari	....	camera operator: second unit, opening sequence
Alain Onesto	....	camera operator
Mark Renaudin	....	camera operator
Mark Sanford	....	video controller
Rich Tyndel	....	lamp operator: Vari Lite

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amanda Sanders	....	wardrobe stylist

Editorial Department
Grady Cooper	....	off-line editor
Jeff Gold	....	on-line editor

Other crew
William Arnold	....	production associate
Ernest 'Tool' Barnes	....	production associate (as Earnest 'Tools' Barnes)
Sean Binnis	....	technician: Optiscreen
Ayanna Cole	....	location coordinator
Peter Dahlstrom	....	maintenance engineer: Unitel
Gregory Gates	....	production associate
Brian Hall	....	production coordinator
Brad K. Harper	....	special services: Mr. Rock (as Brad Harper)
Tony Hillery	....	limousine service: Mr. Rock, TLR Transportation Inc.
Sean Jones	....	production associate
Tim Kubit	....	technical supervisor: Unitel
Alan Leeds	....	tour manager
Kali Londono	....	assistant: Mr. Rock (as Kali Londoño)
Seth Mellman	....	stage manager
Laura Meyler	....	travel agent: RM Travel Service
Doug Ramsey	....	technical director
Sandy Restrepo	....	associate director
Dylan Sanford	....	production associate
Robin Tate	....	live event promoter: Contemporary Group
Melissa Wylie	....	assistant: Ms. Chanley

Production Companies

• 3 Art Entertainment
• CR Enterprises
• Home Box Office (HBO)
• Production Partners

Distributors

• Home Box Office (HBO) (1999) (USA) (TV)
• Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (2000) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Chris Rock: I've Got Issues (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

65 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:15

Filming Locations:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

3 Art Entertainment

Trivia:

Rock planned on naming this special "I've Got Issues" but changed his mind because he felt it sounded "like a Richard Lewis special".

Quotes:

Chris Rock: Can you believe this? Kids from the Make a Dream Come True Foundation want their last wish to be a lap dance?
[Impersonating a foundation member and a MDCTF kid]
Chris Rock: Tell me, little boy, do you wanna' go to Disneyland? "No, I want big ol' titties in my face!"

Movie Connections:

Featured in 1 Night in Paris (2004) (V)

Best stand-up I've seen

I don't have too much reference in stand-up, because I've never seen Eddie Murphy or Richard Pryor (I realize I am missing out and intend to see those VHS or DVD's next). But I can tell you that Bigger and Blacker is the funniest thing I have ever seen. PERIOD.

I've seen "Bring On the Pain", this one, and the new one where he wears a burgundy suit, and this one is definitely the best by far.

Chris Rock isn't silly. He's hilarious because he isn't silly, but smart, spot-on, pointing out all the f*ed up situations in the world. The only thing that dates it is his reference to Ricky Martin's "La Vida Loca" but that was a really big song back in the day.

His insight on women is uncanny, almost as much as it is hilarious. I couldn't believe someone put into words so well how we want our men to ask us the correct questions that will allow us to run our %$@ mouths. He also said how women always say they need to talk as a couple, but "oh, NO, they don't want YOU to talk. They want you to LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN!!"

As someone else previously posted, he talks about the $$ being in the medicine not the cure, a sad truth.

I guess with any stand-up, it's about the delivery. There's this one part when he talks about how The Jerry Lewis Telethon is the same dismal atmosphere every year and the kids still look miserable. I couldn't stop laughing at the way he said. "Do SOMETHIN'! Prop a stick under the kid. LIE TO ME, JERRY!! LIE!" And then talks about how all the $ must go to keeping his hair black, because "Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Dean, Dean Martin, all dead, and Jerry Lewis has a full head of black hair!" LOLOL I can't rave any more about this, because you have to see it to really laugh!