Young Kid has been invited to a party at his friend Play's house. But after a fight at school, Kid's father grounds him. None the less, Kid sneaks out when his father falls asleep. But Kid doesn't know that three of the thugs at school have decided to give him a lesson in behavior.
Direction
Reginald Hudlin's kinetic energy launches a genre.
Sound
Hip-hop soundtrack that IS the heartbeat.
Acting
Kid 'n Play's effortless chemistry carries every scene.
Director
Reginald Hudlin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This launched the 90s Black teen comedy boom and made House Party a genre unto itself. Studios finally saw hip-hop culture as bankable.
Reginald Hudlin made this as his Harvard senior thesis. It became New Line's most profitable film of 1990 on a $2.5 million budget.
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