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JustWatch How to Be a Player 1997

Directed by Lionel C. Martin

Synopsis

So many women. So little time.

Dray is a young playboy whose only objective in life seems to be to have sex with as many girls as he can without getting caught by his girlfriend Lisa. Dray's sister Jenny and her friend Katrina plan to show him that the way he lives is wrong and organize a party in Malibu, inviting all of his girlfriends.

Cast

Bill Bellamy Lark Voorhies Amber Smith Natashia Williams Mari Morrow Bernie Mac Elise Neal Jazsmin Lewis Beverly Johnson Natalie Desselle-Reid Devika Parikh Anthony Johnson Max Julien Gilbert Gottfried J. Anthony Brown Jerod Mixon Jamal Mixon Marta Cunningham Marc Kenneth Robinson Gabrielle Tuite Pierre Edwards Jermaine Hopkins Stacii Jae Johnson Bebe Drake Gillian White Tara Davis Marta Boyett Licia L. Shearer D.D. Rainbow Show All… Edith Grant Jesse Collins Melissa Cross Claude 'Pete' Bryant Elizabeth Goldstein Caren Le Berre Michael McCary

Director Director

Lionel C. Martin

Producers Producers

Mark Burg Todd R. Baker Russell Simmons Preston L. Holmes Joanne Milter Rose Catherine Pinkney Carrie Morrow

Writers Writers

Mark Brown Demetria Johnson

Story Story

Mark Brown

Editor Editor

William Young

Executive Producers Exec. Producers

Robert Newmyer Jeffrey Silver Stan Lathan

Production Design Production Design

Bruce Curtis

Composer Composer

Darren Floyd

Studios

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Island Pictures Outlaw Productions

Country

USA

Language

English

Alternative Titles

Def Jam's How to Be a Player, Ne légy barom - Miközben nyalod a habot a csajodról, Как да станеш играч, Die Playboy-Falle, Trop de filles, pas assez de temps, 하우 투 비 어 플레이어, Podrywacz

Genres

Romance Comedy

Theatrical

06 Aug 1997

• USAR

Sweden

06 Aug 1997

• Theatrical15

USA

06 Aug 1997

• TheatricalR

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More Review by alphonse0 ★★½ 4

Between How to be a Player and Love Jones, Bill Bellamy is easily the most toxic man of 1997. Like c’mon, how can you cheat on Lark Voorhies and not chase after Nia Long in back-to-back movies?! 

Side note: for some reason this movie is in the TCM section of HBO Max in between a John Ford movie and a Tony Scott movie.

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RIP bernie mac 🙏🏾

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How To Be A Player was horrible film bad script meh performances

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I watched this simply because it was suggested after I watched Booty Call last night. This movie had its moments but it’s mostly just Bill Bellamy being the ultimate player/scumbag. This is pretty much peak bad 90’s comedy. The cast was pretty good.

Anytime I see Bill Bellamy, I want to listen to the classic song, “Bill Bellamy” by Lil B “The Based God”.

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This was soooo bad 😂

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why did he bring his friends to his booty calls

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Ok, I'm sure this is toxic/corny to many precious luvs, but as an old human who's never f'ed with it, in 2025, I was dyin' with dumb fun enjoys.Natalie D-R and Bernie and Gottfried in the haus being awesome AF.This director did an Elmo movie and this things got boobies all over, LOLOLOL!"What's a hella ass?"

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i saw too many titties i-

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You really had to be there to understand how much this made sense in 1997

Bill Bellamy, Jermaine Huggy Hopkins and AJ Johnson are spending the day cracking jokes while Bill Bellamy vists all his girlfriends, which is just an excuse for the baddest women to get naked and throw themselves at him while being oblivious that he's playing them all

I can see Russell's whole train of thought for this. Get all these gorgeous women to lust for the hottest MTV VJ, shoot every scene at a different fly crib then set the third act at a Def Jam party so he can just play his label's music while a series of quick conversations advance the plot toward its…

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Not sure if I should take notes after this one fellas.

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Woulda been a masterpiece if it was gay! 🤷🏾‍♀️

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dray would’ve had me all the way fucked up because what do you mean you want me to wait in the hot california sun while you drive around the city fucking on all your women?😭

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