Pootie Tang


Pootie Tang is a 2001 American comedy film written and directed by Louis C.K. Adapted from a comedy sketch that first appeared on The Chris Rock Show, the character Pootie Tang is a satire of the stereotyped characters who appeared in old blaxploitation films. The title characters speech, which vaguely resembles pidgin, is mostly unintelligible to the audience, but the other characters in the film have no problem understanding him.

As a young adult, Pootie Tang rises to fame and becomes well known for a variety of reasons. He sings in nightclubs, stars in public service announcements for children, produces topofthecharts music hits, and generally defeats wrongdoers with the power of his belt. Dick Lecter, the CEO of multiindustrial conglomerate LecterCorp, learns of Pootie Tangs positive influence on society and his negative influence on LecterCorps bottom line. After his henchmen and a vile villain named Dirty Dee are sent away by Pooties friends, Lecter encourages his righthand lady, Ireenie, to seduce Pootie Tang into signing an agreement with LecterCorp that would stop Pootie Tangs influence on Americas children.Pootie Tang falls for Ireenies tricks and subsequently falls apart. His status as pop culture icon is destroyed, and he engages on a quest to find himself. This journey is encouraged by Biggie Shortie, who promises to wait for Pootie to return to her and to the rest of society. Pootie moves to a farm where the local sheriff decides Pootie and his daughter should start dating. After his single corn stalk dies, he has a vision of Daddy Tang and Momma Dee. Daddy Tang reveals that there is nothing special about Pooties belt instead, Pootie must fight evil with the goodness that is inside him. After dealing with Dirty Dee and his henchman Froggy as well as getting his belt back, Pootie realizes he must move back to the city and fight crime once again. ........

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