House Party (1990)

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If they get caught, it's all over. If they don't, it's just the beginning!

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.

• Released: 1990-01-20
• Genres: Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 44m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 280 votes

Directed by Reginald Hudlin.

Top cast

• Christopher Reid as Kid
• Christopher Martin as Play
• Paul Anthony as Stab
• Bowlegged Lou as Pee-Wee
• B-Fine as Zilla
• Tisha Campbell as Sidney
• A.J. Johnson as Sharane
• Martin Lawrence as Bilal
• John Witherspoon as Mr. Strickland
• Barry Diamond as Cop #1

Full cast & crew

Where to watch House Party

• United States: stream on TNT, TBS; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on YouTube
• Canada: stream on Crave, Starz Amazon Channel, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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