FILM · 2002
Barbershop
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- #001
On the DVD, it is revealed that the person who drinks Terri's apple juice is Eddie.
- #002
The cast trained for a month at a barber school to prepare for their roles. Only Troy Garity had previous hair-cutting experience.
- #003
Shortly after the film opened in theaters in late September 2002, Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rev. Al Sharpton protested remarks made by Cedric The Entertainer's character Eddie about African-American historical figures Rosa Parks ("Rosa Parks ain't do nothing but sit her black ass down; there was a bunch of people sitting on the bus and they did it way before Rosa did!"), Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ("Martin Luther King ho [whore]!"), and Jackson himself ("Fuck Jesse Jackson"). Jackson and Sharpton pressured MGM to cut these scenes from the film before its DVD release in January 2003; the film was released with the "controversial" scenes intact.
- #004
As J. D. drives toward the A&S Market, Calvin appears in the background after his visit with Lester Wallace.
- #005
Jason George (Kevin) originally auditioned for the role of Ricky.
- #006
A year later, Eve and Jason George appeared together in the television series Eve.
- #007
It was initially planned to be released through Artisan Entertainment.
- #008
Keith David and Tom Wright had appeared together with Steven Seagal 12 years earlier (1990) in Marked For Death.
- #009
Sean Patrick Thomas and Vince Green had played best friends in Save The Last Dance, which was released a year before this film.
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