Alice, Darling "[13] Entertainment Weekly included Cherot on its year-end "It-List". There is no higher minute that articulates Lees self-deprecation than this minute of seclusion. Indeed, one of his best friends happens to be the rich and ravishingly beautiful Havilland Savage (Chenoa Maxwell), who invites him to a quiet and intimate gathering at her affluent familys Washington, D.C., home for New Years Eve. Read writing from Christopher Scott Cherot on Medium. But Hav Plenty is a cult classic; there are Hav Plenty brunches, and if you want to talk about classic Black movies, somebody will always bring up this movie. The narrator and self-deprecating observer of this scene is an aspiring young novelist and screenwriter named Lee Plenty (Mr. Cherot), who is the only member of his group to have no money. Love 40, baby!'' Lee endures of his automobile, as well as periodically on Havs sofa. Cherot, Christopher Scott; Christopher Scott Cherot Label from public data source Wikidata; Sources. Metro: I enjoyed how Hav Plenty wasn't built on the Syd Field model for commercial success. Maybe he picked up some tips from the winners. 56 years biography, photo, best movies and TV shows, news, birthday and age. MAPS INCLUDED 0NLY FOR CLUB MEMBER USER: All that accomplishes is convincing us that Cherot's life isn't very interesting. Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter. Editor: Christopher Scott Cherot Rating: PG-13, 95 minutes. Directed by, Written by. He writes very Black things and drinks very brown liquors, and is pretty fly for a light guy. @TheActualCSC. Although the clash of cultures isnt exactly unexplored territory where independent films are concerned, Mooz-lum deserves credit for providing a POV that we really havent seen before. Caroline is the kind of compulsively contrary person who, when reading a warning sign not to flush a toilet, immediately presses the lever to see what will happen, then afterward refuses to take the blame. The title character, G, played by Richard T. Jones, is a hip-hop music mogul who is looking to win back the love of his life, Sky (based on the character Daisy Buchanan from the original novel).. Back in 1997, a small film called Hav Plenty made a big impact. By continuing to use the site, you agree to work with these files. Alleybux. In his maiden effort, Cherot emerges as a significant talent to watch. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. After a suicide attempt as a teenager and a divorce that left her heartbroken but free, Chenoa Maxwell began a journey that would force her to face her soul's truth and would ultimately gift her with the limitless life of her dreams. Rating: PG-13, 95 minutes, Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. 6 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. With his self-deflating cool and amused insight into the shallowness of the buppie world in which he drifts, Lee is one of the most original and likable characters to pop up in a movie in quite a while. Reversing the strategy of Spike Lees similarly themed, but femme-centered Shes Gotta Have It, Cherot makes himself the focus of his story as Lee Plenty, an always-broke would-be novelist whos been living on the streets of New York, and off his friends, while waiting for the big break. Mr. Cherot also directed G, loosely based on The Great Gatsby, as well as The Male Groupie (2004), Andre Royo's Big Scene (2004), and the BET reality series College Hill (2004), an urban version of MTV's The Real World, and edited the first season of LOGO's Noah's Arc (2006). The performances hold future promise for Cherot and co-star Chenoa Maxwell, who makes Hav as interesting as a one-dimensional dreamgirl can be. Director-screenwriter: Qasim Q Basir Refresh and try again. Cherot chooses to make Plenty whatever he needs to be in the course of a scene, rather than an arcing, developed character. Here are 10 things to know about the 1997 film. In the movie, Cherot plays Lee Plenty, who is house-sitting for Haviland Hav Savage (played by Chenoa Maxwell) in New York City, but she invites him down to Washington, D.C., for New Years Eve. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Crazy Jones, its the in-your-face artistry of songs, digital photography, and poetry that bind Nina and also Darius. Its as humorous as Subjugating of the Shrew, other than that they are both the shrew. It has sexual situations and profanity. Straight. "The character is based on me, but like everyone else in the film, he was changed in the writing of the story," Cherot says. Problem is, he has eyes for one woman nicknamed Hav who does not desire him back. Starring Christopher Scott Cherot, Chenoa Maxwell, Tammi Katherine Jones, Robinne Lee, Hill Harper, Reginald James, Kim Harris Storyline For struggling novelist Lee Plenty, the only thing sorrier than his writing career is his love life. its sort of refershing to see this one rose to some minor acclain - and of . She says at one point early in the filmafter Lee remarks that all she has in her fridge is fruit punchYou know what they call me, the fruit punch b. I literally cringed with my entire soul. It centers around Cherot's unrequited romance with Def Jam A&R executive Drew Dixon, according to online film database IMDb.com. He takes a self-effacing pleasure in announcing that he is broke and ''homeless'' and then gauging the revulsion that his admission incites. And according to Cherot, this film was hanging out for years before it reached audiences; he couldnt afford to even finish the film until over a year after principal photography wrapped. Danny Glover also appears in the role of the schools weak-willed dean, whos determined to do the right thing where the schools wealthy benefactors are concerned. Opens today at theaters around Tampa Bay. Hav Plenty looks and feels A LOT like movies I watch that folks tell me all the time are terrible movies. Throughout the weekend, Lees very easy going beauty accidentally attracts Havillands best friend in addition to her freshly joined younger sister. Sign in to log, rate or review. This likely clarifies why films like (500) Days of Summertime and also Caf Culture were widely successful. The film had an incredibly low budget of just $65,000, The Orlando Sentinel reported. Films like Love Jones as well as Hav Lots, both released in 1997 with dramatically smaller budget plans, have amassed a cult adhering to gradually. Very much in the tradition of Hollywood of yesteryear, everyone but the central duo knows that, despite a pile of obstacles and divergent lifestyles, theyre destined to be together. I dont think Hav Plenty makes its way out of the I only watched this because there were Black people phase of existence. Christopher Scott Cherot Chenoa Maxwell Tammi Katherine Jones Robinne Lee Reginald James Kim Harris Betty Vaughn Margie St. Juste Chuck Baron Hill Harper Nia Long Mekhi Phifer. The funniest character is Havilland's brassy best friend, Caroline (Tammi Katherine Jones), who changes her hairdo every few hours and ludicrously lards her conversation with French phrases. Havs old prep school pal Bobby (Kim Simmons) wants to share secrets with Lee. No screenings were held in time for a Weekend review. _ Former Saturday Night Live co-star Norm Macdonald gets his first starring role in a feature film, playing a smart aleck (not a big stretch) who opens a business specializing in vengeful pranks. Sex and Violence! Christopher Scott Cherot is a member of . Hav is always on the make, Lee is energetically unambitious. Reviews. Be the first to ask a question about Hav Plenty. Miramax release should score high among black middle-class viewers and, with the right marketing and handling, could significantly cross over to a more general audience. The thing is, it didnt$65,000 isnt a lot of money. I suppose its the gift and curse of having plenty of options. ''Hav Plenty'' is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian). A complying with most widespread among Black middle-class college participants. Tracey Edmonds, who had just had success with her first film production, Soul Food, saw the film screening of Hav Plenty and purchased rights to it on the spot. ", "For their student films, everybody else was making these dramatic human dramas, redundancy intended, movies about suicide and incest and urban angst. Start by marking Hav Plenty as Want to Read: Error rating book. Written and directed by Christopoher Scott Cherot, the film, starring Cherot, Hill Harper, Robinne Lee and Chenoa Maxwell, revolves around relationship drama among the bougie set. She has a means of maintaining everybody where she desires them, besides her super star ex-fianc that had difficulty remaining faithful. "We didn't have the money to run dailies, so I didn't see myself until the shoot was over," Cherot says. That's enough to make him a little edgy.". As the movie opens, Havilland has already caught Michael cheating once and has begun having serious doubts about their future. The entire time that passed between Cherot's first obscure screening in New York City to Weinstein's multimillion-dollar handshake-deal in Toronto was four months. As the weekend break wraps up, Havilland and Lee discover their way back to New York as well as their stubbornness inevitably leaves the two separated. On the eve of filming, the actor originally set to star in Hav Plenty landed a role in a Spike Lee movie. HAV PLENTY (R) (96 min.) she is one of famous Film director with the age 53 years . Anyone can read what you share. Wittier and more deftly constructed than Love Jones, though not as technically polished, the screwball comedy Hav Plenty chronicles the fables and foibles of a set of educated and sophisticated twentysomething blacks. How to say Christopher Scott Cherot in English? Temporarily homeless and suffering from writer's block, Lee is camping out in the apartment of Havilland Savage (Chenoa Maxwell), an old college friend, while she's visiting her mother in Washington. I recognize what it means to be in demand, I know what it implies to have plenty. Cherot's alter ego here is a homeless author named Lee Plenty, whose tattered clothing hides an comparably insightful mind. The movie won at a few film festivals, and at the Sundance Film Festival, the movie earned a nomination for Grand Jury Prize Dramatic. Submit Corrections. The film opens up with a residence video of Havillands fianc, world-renowned musician Michael Simmons, informing her to look at the cam. I have learned the key to being content in every situation, whether well fed or starving, whether living in lots or in want., The mid to late 90s were the height of Black rom-coms and also soundtracks, with manufacturing high quality of large budget plan films matching that of Love & & Basketball as well as The Best Guy. While the scripting can get a little strident in places and an over-reliance on flashbacks has a distancing effect, Basirs good intentions and his committed cast nevertheless lend this 9/11-era drama a real poignancy. Lee jumps at the chance to see Havilland, whom he has secretly loved for years, when he's invited to her New Year's Eve party. See full bio Born: November, 1967 in The Bronx, New York, USA More at IMDbPro Contact Info: View agent, publicist, legal on IMDbPro 3 wins & 2 nominations. Written, directed and edited by Christopher Scott Cherot; director of photography, Kerwin Devonish; music by Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman; produced by Mr. Cherot and Robyn M. Greene; released by Miramax Films. 2004-06-17: revised. Mr. Cherot also directed G, loosely based on The Great Gatsby, as well as The Male Groupie (2004), Andre Royo's Big Scene (2004), and the BET reality series College Hill (2004), an urban version of MTV's The Real World, and . Cherot wasnt set to play himself in the film. "[10] Lisa Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly) wrote: "[Cherot] may be new to the movie game, but he announces himself with such confidence and force of personality, you know a noteworthy talent has arrived. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. It makes me wonder how this movie would be received today, given its aesthetic, etc. But the night leads to romantic complications that also involve Hav's recording-artist boyfriend, Michael Simmons, her best friend, Caroline, and her married sister, Leigh. For example, Lee brings Emily Bronts Wuthering Heights on his journey to go to Havilland, paralleling the unrequited love between Heathcliff and also Catherine Earnshaw. Browse Christopher Scott Cherot movies, TV shows, appearances, and specials. ". Left to apartment-sit for the wealthy, ambitious and seemingly unattainable Havilland, he accepts a last-minute invitation to spend New Year's weekend with Havilland (Chenoa Maxwell), her newly married sister (Robinne Lee) and Hav's sexually aggressive best friend (Tammi Jones) at Hav's posh home in Washington, D.C. Beautiful, chic, haughty and avidly materialistic, Havilland, who works in publishing, is on the verge of becoming engaged to Michael Simmons (Hill Harper), a pop-soul singer and songwriter whose debut album, ''Love 40,'' has just gone platinum. OPINION: The charming, fun, low-budget, semi-autobiographical rom-com has achieved cult status but has straight-to-streaming written all over it. 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