House Party 3

House Party 3 Information

House Party 3 is a 1994 comedy film, starring Kid 'n Play and Bernie Mac and TLC. It is the third and intended final installment of the House Party film series, and the last film in the series to feature Kid 'n Play. This was to be the last film in the franchise, making it a trilogy; however, a direct to video sequel, House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute, was released seven years later. This is also Chris Tucker's debut on film as well as the first film in the series that Martin Lawrence does not reprise his role as Bilal, nor was he mentioned.

Plot

Christopher, aka Kid (Christopher "Kid" Reid) is marrying his girlfriend Veda (Angela Means), while his best friend Peter, aka Play (Christopher "Play" Martin) is dipping his fingers into the music business and attempting to manage a roughneck female rap act called Sex as a Weapon (TLC). Play books the ladies for a concert with heavy-hitting promoter Showboat (Michael Colyar), but when they decide to fire Play and hire a new manager, he has to figure out how to deliver them to the show or face the wrath of Showboat's female security force.

Things eventually begin to spiral out of control for the two, as Play is also planning the bachelor party while trying to keep Kid's three younger cousins from Detroit (Immature) in line, and Kid's ex-girlfriend Sydney (Tisha Campbell) has come back to town, which is news that doesn't please Veda at all. With help from Play and his loud-mouthed Uncle Vester (Bernie Mac), Kid learns a valuable lesson about love.

Cast

Christopher "Kid" Reid — Christopher Robinson, Jr. (aka Kid)
Christopher "Play" Martin — Peter Martin (aka Play)
Bernie Mac -- Uncle Vester
David Edwards — Stinky Martin
Angela Means — Veda
A.J. Johnson — Butcher
Jiwan Faulk — Noel Jones
Ketty Lester — Aunt Lucy
Khandi Alexander — Janelle
Marques Houston — Marques
Young Rome — Jerome
Don Santos — Don (aka "Half-Pint")
Michael Colyar — Showboat
Reynaldo Rey — Veda's Dad
Simply Marvalous — Veda's Mom
TLC — Sex as a Weapon
Tisha Campbell — Sydney (cameo)
Chris Tucker — Johnny Booze
Shireen Crutchfield — Shireen (cameo)

Reception

House Party 3 was critically panned. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film 0% score based on reviews from 9 critics.

Box office

The film was not a box office success.

Soundtrack

Main article: House Party 3 (soundtrack)

A soundtrack containing hip hop and R&B music was released in January 1994 by Select Records. It peaked at 55 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The soundtrack is notable for containing the last original material released by the film's stars, Kid 'n Play.