Phat Beach

Phat Beach
Directed by	Doug Ellin
Written by	Ben Morris Brian E. O'Neal Cleveland O'Neal III Doug Ellin
Produced by	Cleveland O'Neal III Eric Manes Michael Schultz
Starring	Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins Coolio Brian Hooks
Cinematography	Dave Perkal James A. Lebovitz Jürgen Baum
Edited by	Tucker Stilley Jeremy Kasten Richard Nord
Music by	Joseph Williams
Distributed by	Live Entertainment Orion Pictures Corporation
Release date	August 2, 1996 (1996-08-02)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1,383,553

Phat Beach is a 1996 American comedy film, written and directed by Doug Ellin, which stars Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins, Coolio and Brian Hooks.

Plot

During a glorious Southern California summer, high school student Benny King (Hopkins) is doing time flipping burgers. Benny's father wants him to learn the work ethic, rather than have him sit around the house all summer, dreaming and writing. It's not surprising, then, that when his old friend Durrell (Brian Hooks) comes by with a more attractive alternative, Benny jumps at it. When his family goes on vacation, Benny borrows his father's Mercedes and heads on down to the beach with Durrell. They have told themselves that they are there to sell beach-goers cheap sunglasses, but they are really there to show off their 'phat' box and attract the finest girls with portable beats on the beach.

Cast

• Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins as Benny King
• Brian Hooks as Durrel Jackson
• Gregg Vance as Mikey Z
• Claudia Kaleem as Candace Williams
• Coolio as Himself
• Eric Fleeks as Carl N. King
• Alma Collins as Janet King
• Candice Merideth as Tasha King
• Jennifer Lucienne as Denise Marie
• Sabrina De Pina as Tanya Watkins
• Tommy "Tiny" Lister as Tiny

Soundtrack

Untitled

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link

The soundtrack album for the film was released on August 7, 1996, through TVT Records and consisted primarily of hip hop and R&B music, with several other genres as well (polka, dubstep). The album reached number 40 on the Top R&B Albums chart.

Track listing

1. "Fatal" – 4:03 (E-40)
2. "U Gotta Go" – 3:25 (The Buckwee Boiz and Kinsui) samples "Dance To The Drummer's Beat" by Herman Kelly & Life
3. "Up to No Good" – 4:18 (Eightball & MJG)
4. "She's Hollywood" – 4:06 (Solo-Loc and Rod King)
5. "Gotta Have Game" – 3:41 (The Click)
6. "I'm Hungry" – 3:35 (Biz Markie)
7. "Like Playas" – 5:17 (Spice 1 and Young Kyoz)
8. "80 Ways" – 5:05 (Def Jef)
9. "You Are My Kind of Guy" – 3:03 (Delasaneice)
10. "Get Tis Money Honey" – 3:43 Wildlife Society 3:43
11. "I Want the Bomb" – 4:04 (LaTanya)
12. "I Just Wanna (Be With You)" – 3:58 (L.A. Ganz)
13. "I Dream of You" – 4:25 (Chubb Rock)
14. "Jock'n Me" – 4:20 (MoKenStef)

External links

• Phat Beach at IMDb
• Phat Beach at AllMovie