Barbershop (2002)

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Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM)
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: Sep 13, 2002
Running Time: 102 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
synopsis
An ensemble comedy about a day in the life of a barbershop on the south side of Chicago. It's Calvin's shop, and he inherited the struggling business from his father, but with bills to pay and a baby on the way, he sees the shop as a burden and a waste of time. After selling the shop to a local loan shark, Calvin slowly begins to see his father's vision and legacy and struggles with the notion that he just sold it out. Calvin's barbershop is filled with an eclectic and comedic cast of folk who share their stories, jokes, trials and tribulations. In the shop we find Eddie, an old barber with a big mouth, strong opinions and no customers. Jimmy is a highly educated barber with a superiority complex who can't stand Isaac, the new, white barber who just wants a shot at cutting some hair. Ricky is an ex-con with two strikes against him and is desperately trying to stay straight. Terri is a hard-edged woman who can't seem to leave her two-timing boyfriend. And lastly there's Dinka, a fellow barber who is madly in love with Terri but doesn't get the time of day.
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Calvin Palmer
Jimmy James
Terri Jones
Isaac Rosenberg
Ricky Nash
Lester
Jennifer Palmer
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rating September 5, 2002
Good-natured fun when it isn't stale, which is most of the time, this talky comedy set in a Chicago barber shop is a sitcom pilot disguised as a movie. Ice Cube is appealingly low-key as Calvin, who sells his dad's business to a loan shark, only to want it back when he realizes the barbershop is a vital meeting place for the black community. The barbers, including an old-timer (Cedric the Entertainer), a smartass college kid (Sean Patrick Thomas), one woman (Eve) and even one jive-ass white guy… Continued
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Barbershop is look into a not-so-ordinary day in the life of a Chicago barbershop's opinionated barbers and quirky patrons.

Story

''Calvin, I need a haircut. Like how you did to Ronnie last week: A little off the top, long in the back but not quite a shag, slope to the left like Gumby, Eddie Munster in the front, a lil' Wyclef on the right...'' Just a typical day at the barbershop. A stressed-out father-to-be Calvin (Ice Cube) inherits his father's shop on the south side of Chicago, where… Continued