Woo

Director: Daisy von Scherler Mayer, Daisy V.S. Mayer, Daisy Mayer Daisy von Scherler Mayer

Overview

"This urban comedy about a more-than-eventful first date gets a solid presentation or its release on DVD. Woo has been given two transfers for this release: a letterboxed version in the widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1 (which has been enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors) and a pan-and-scan transfer in the full-screen ratio of 1.33:1. The audio has been remixed for playback in Dolby Digital 5.1, while the original mix is also presented in Dolby Digital Stereo. The dialogue is in English, with optional English subtitles. Bonus material featured on this release includes a selection of deleted scenes and the film's original theatrical trailer."

Product Details

Release Date:	01/13/2004
UPC:	0794043693625
Original Release:	1998
Rating:	R
Source:	New Line Home Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Full Frame, Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:30:00
Sales rank:	35,306

Special Features

Closed Caption;Widescreen and full-screen versions; Theatrical trailer; DVD-ROM enabled

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jada Pinkett Smith	Woo
Tommy Davidson	Tim
Girlina	Celestrial
Dave Chappelle	Lenny
Paula Jai Parker	Claudette
LL Cool J	Darryl
Darrel M. Heath	Hop,Actor
Michael Ralph	Romaine
Duane Martin	Frankie
Aida Turturro	Tookie
Foxy Brown	Fiancee
Dartanyan Edmonds	Shakim
Lance Slaughter	Lamar
Sam Moses	Cabbie
Tiffany Hall	Denise
Denosh Bennett	Sister at Concert
Joanna Bacalso	Stunning Woman
Mia Pitts	Voluptuous Woman
Catherine Burdon	Alluring Woman
Lenny Solomon	Violin Player
Silvio Oliviero	Waiter #1
Nick Corri	Maitre d'
Victor Chan	Delivery Biker
Lisa Scarola	Latina Woman
Philip Akin	Roger Smith
Stu 'Large' Riley	Beast
David 'Rumble' Morgan	Patron #2
Fawn Boardley	Shanay
Natalie Venetia Belcon	Hootchie
Buddy Lewis	Bartender
Nicci Gilbert	Crayola
Christian Maelen	Officer #1
Desmond Campbell	Officer #2
Kelley Grando	Barry the Bouncer
Orlando Jones	Sticky Fingas,Shorty
Tyree Michael Simpson	Big Brother #1
Roland Rothchild	Big Brother #2
Martin Roach	West Indian Brother
Wilfredo A. Crispin	Salsa Band Member
Jessica Nahar	Salsa Band Member
James De Jesus	Salsa Band Member
Eustace Dunbar IV	Salsa Band Member
Sergio Trujillo	Ricardo/Salsa Dancer
Shyla Marlin	Niece
Robinne Fanfair	Fine Sister at Restaurant
John Stoneham Jr.	Fine Sister's Date
Russell Hornsby	Guy
Marc DeSourdy	Waiter with Pasta
Billy Linders	Waiter with Flambee
Frank Ferrara Sr.	Construction Guy
Silvana Gatica	Rosa
David Roberts	Disco Girl #1
Kirk Pickersgill	Disco Girl #2
Drake Thorens	Delivery Biker #2
Kevin Louis	Door Person
A.J. Johnson	Doorman
Pat Dias	Salsa Party Photographer
Billy Williams	Actor
L.L. Cool J.	Actor
Michel Colombier	Composer

Technical Credits

David Johnson

Daisy von Scherler Mayer	Director
Jordan Craig	Special Effects
Howard Hobson	Executive Producer
Michael Hubbard	Producer,Producer
Robi Reed-Humes	Casting
Alison Reid	Stunts
John Singleton	Executive Producer
Bradford W. Smith	Executive Producer
Daisy V.S. Mayer	Director,Director
David Johnson	Screenwriter
Owen Langevin	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

As the title character in Woo, Jada Pinkett follows an agreeable template for bratty unpredictability forgiven by toe-curling cuteness -- a mind-scrambling combo for men in general and Tommy Davidson in particular. It worked well for Alicia Silverstone in Clueless and Parker Posey in Party Girl, the latter film having also been directed by Woo's Daisy von Scherler Mayer. Like those actresses, Pinkett makes this part all her own by way of eccentric antics and self-stylized speech patterns that stand out. But without the script of those sleeper hits, Woo is little more than a blip on the radar, not much of a vehicle for its impish starlet. In fact, Woo sits in neutral for the better part of a formulaic all-night blind date, during which everything goes wrong in all the familiar ways. While individual moments seem inspired -- Davidson's frantic repossession of his co-signed car comes to mind -- the overall impression is of under-thinking. For example, screenwriter David C. Johnson sends them through a dozen of their evening's disasters before finally landing them at an engagement party for Woo's brother -- still in its early stages at 4 in the morning. Oops. The adventures of Davidson's posse in a drag bar and his chicken fetishist best friend (Dave Chappelle) in the bedroom are also best left forgotten. But Davidson himself makes a good uptight straight man, working nicely alongside Pinkett's mischievous button-pusher.