3/24/2024 0 Comments Ronnie the players club![]() ![]() Ice Cube, who was featured prominently in last year's "Dangerous Ground," this time dons the trifecta cap (writer/director/actor) and allows others to take the more substantial roles so that he can focus on the movie's elements. That's too bad because this lousy excuse of a movie is about to be sunk by both the critics (no surprise there) and most moviegoers alike. Nonetheless, freshman director Ice Cube has decided to damn the proverbial torpedoes and sail full steam ahead. ![]() Considering the cataclysmic failures of both "Showgirls" and "Striptease" - two high profile Hollywood films - it doesn't seem like the best subject matter upon which to base a new project. OUR TAKE: 2.5 out of 10 A movie about stripping (clothes, not furniture or paint), or at least one that puts a heavy emphasis on that profession, is a questionable cinematic proposition at best. Considering the occupations and behavior of most of the main characters, only JAMIE FOXX - who plays the deejay - would come close to being just an okay role model.WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: R For strong language, sexual content and violence. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? Probably only if they're fans of someone in the cast. From that point on, Diana must not only contend with Ebony, but with Ronnie as well, who has now become her adversary. Soon, she falls in with Ronnie and Tricks, and Diana begins to worry about her, particularly when some club regulars, Reggie (ICE CUBE) and Clyde (ALEX THOMAS), try to take advantage of her. Louis (LARRY MCCOY) who's determined to retrieve the $60,000 they owe him.Īlthough her parents warn her against doing so, Diana introduces her younger cousin, Ebony (MONICA CALHOUN), to the world of stripping. Both are seriously in debt to a loan shark named St. Along the way, Diana befriends the club's deejay, Blue (JAMIE FOXX), but keeps her distance from Dollar Bill and his doorman, Li'l Man (A. Adopting the stage name, "Diamond," Diana learns the tricks of the trade from Ronnie (CHRYSTALE WILSON) and Tricks (ADELE GIVENS), but unlike those two professionals, she hopes to make her money and then get out. Needing to make ends meet, she decides to take a job as a stripper at The Players Club, a notorious strip joint run by a two-bit hustler named Dollar Bill (BERNIE MAC). PLOT: Diana Armstrong (LISA RAYE) is a single mom and aspiring broadcast journalist. “Ronnie” represented that gutter, gritty side of the strip game and she was super sexy, but was hardened on the inside and used her sexuality to hustle.Ĭhrystale played that character so well, that for years there were rumors that Ice Cube actually discovered her in a strip club, but she said that was 100% FALSE and that she worked hard to show her acting skills to land the part as “Ronnie.QUICK TAKE: Drama/Comedy: A college student, who's taken a job as a stripper to make ends meet, must contend with the other dancers, as well as her younger cousin who's been seduced by the high paying, fast paced lifestyle. “Ronnie” was one of the most rawest characters in the film- she had ongoing beef with “Diamond” (Lisa Raye) and “Ronnie’s” classic, most villainous line was when she told “Ebony” (Monica Calhoun) that “In this business, closed legs don’t get fed.” One of the most hilarious scenes was when she did a strip show for a room full of police officers and spanked a Caucasian cop until he yelled “I’m Black and I’m proud.” After that, “Ronnie” went down in history as one of the Queen B’s of the 90’s film era. THE PLAYERS CLUB, Monica Calhoun, Chrystale Wilson, 1998, (c)New Line Cinema If we ask you if you remember actress Chrystale Wilson, you would probably say “Who?” But you’d probably remember her character “Ronnie,” because nowadays Chrystale can’t go anywhere without somebody recognizing her as the stripper from The Players Club movie. ![]()
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