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Phat Beach is a 1996 American comedy film directed by Doug Ellin, which stars Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins, Coolio , Brian Hooks and Gregg Vance.[3] Made by a group of young independent film lovers, the movie turned out to be considered by many as one of the most successful hip-hop beach movies. Anthony Anderson was considered for the lead role of Benny before Jermaine Hopkins was cast in the film.[4]

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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 Y?N-Vee Tre Black Tony 'Zeus' Lister, Jr.
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
Budget	$100,000[1]
Box office	$1,383,553[2]

Plot

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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. When his old friend Durrell (Brian Hooks) comes by with a more attractive alternative, Benny jumps at it. This more attractive alternative is creating the ultimate sandwich, the “Samms Sammich” a sandwich that consists of Turkey, Roast Beef, Salami, Pepperoni, Ham, Grilled Chicken, Veggie Patty, Tuna, Meatballs and Fake Crab Meat.

His family goes on vacation and Benny borrows his father's Mercedes and heads on down to the beach with Durrell. At the beach, they meet the Mikey Z, a homeboy wannabe, played by actor Gregg Vance. 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. Comic encounters with the beach girls and a continuous playful banter between Mickey Z and the Durrel-Benny duo form the mainstay of the movie.

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

Phat Beach
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	August 7, 1996
Recorded	1995 - 1996
Genre	Hip hop, R&B
Label	TVT
Producer	E-40, Biz Markie, Def Jef, Chubb Rock, Danny D, Larry Campbell, Smoke One Productions, Vic C., Tigidy Tone

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)

References

External links

• Phat Beach at IMDb
• Phat Beach at Rotten Tomatoes
• Phat Beach at AllMovie
• Phat Beach Review, Variety

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