Story of movie Barbershop Film Series :
Barbershop is an American comedy film franchise that started in 2002 with Barbershop, directed by Tim Story. Barbershop 2: Back in Business was directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan and released in 2004, while the third film, Barbershop: The Next Cut directed by Malcolm D. Lee, was released in April 2016. A spin-off starring Queen Latifah, Beauty Shop, was released in 2005, along with a television series of the same name debuting in the same year.
| Barbershop | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tim Story (1) Kevin Rodney Sullivan (2) Malcolm D. Lee (3) Bille Woodruff (Beauty Shop) |
| Starring | Ice Cube Cedric the Entertainer Anthony Anderson Eve Michael Ealy Sean Patrick Thomas (More) |
| Music by | Terence Blanchard (1) Richard Gibbs (2) |
Production company | New Line Cinema (3) Cube Vision |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Warner Bros. Pictures (3) |
Release date | 2002-2016 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | Total (4 films): $87 million |
| Box office | Total (4 films): $235,310,741 |
The series received generally positive reviews and grossed over $235 million worldwide.
Screenplay
Barbershop (2002)
A smart comedy about a day in the life of a barbershop on the south side of Chicago. Calvin (Ice Cube), who inherited the struggling business from his deceased father, views the shop as nothing but a burden and a waste of his time. After selling the shop to a local loan shark, Calvin slowly begins to see his father's vision and legacy and struggles with the notion that he just sold it out.
Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)
This sequel to the 2002 film returns to the Chicago barbershop owned by Calvin Palmer Jr. (Ice Cube). His employees—Isaac (Troy Garity), Terri (Eve), Ricky (Michael Ealy), Dinka (Leonard Earl Howze) and Kenard (Kenan Thompson)—have their own personal and workplace problems, and a new barbershop called Nappy Cutz has moved in across the street. As Calvin tries to change the character of his business, Nappy Cutz and gentrification become a threat to the surrounding community.
Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)
Malcolm D. Lee directs, while Ice Cube and Cedric the Entertainer are among the cast of the film. The film was released on April 15, 2016.
Beauty Shop (2005)
A spin-off from the first two Barbershop films, Gina Norris (Queen Latifah) is a widowed hairstylist who has moved from Chicago to Atlanta so her daughter, Vanessa (Paige Hurd), can attend a private music school. She has made a name for herself as a stylist, but after her self-centered boss, Jorge (Kevin Bacon), criticizes her decisions, she leaves and sets up her own shop, purchasing a run-down salon by the skin of her teeth by helping out a loan officer.
Barbershop (2005)
Critical reception
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore | IMDb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbershop | 82% (124 reviews) | 66 (29 reviews) | A? | 6.3 |
| Barbershop 2: Back in Business | 68% (123 reviews) | 59 (34 reviews) | A? | 5.7 |
| Beauty Shop | 37% (115 reviews) | 53 (28 reviews) | A? | 5.5 |
| Barbershop: The Next Cut | 90% (94 reviews) | 67 (30 reviews) | A? | 5.9 |
Box office performance
| Film | Release date | Revenue | Budget | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. and Canada | Other territories | Worldwide | ||||
| Barbershop | September 13, 2002 | $75,782,105 | $1,281,819 | $77,063,924 | $12 million | |
| Barbershop 2: Back in Business | February 6, 2004 | $65,111,277 | $860,036 | $65,971,313 | $30 million | |
| Beauty Shop | March 30, 2005 | $36,351,350 | $894,103 | $37,245,453 | $25 million | |
| Barbershop: The Next Cut | April 15, 2016 | $54,030,051 | $1,000,000 | $55,030,051 | $20 million | |
| Total | $231,274,783 | $4,035,958 | $235,310,741 | $87 million | ||
| Character | Main films | Spin-off film | Television series | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbershop | Barbershop 2: Back in Business | Barbershop: The Next Cut |
Beauty Shop | Barbershop | |
| 2002 | 2004 | 2016 | 2005 | ||
| Calvin Palmer, Jr. | Ice Cube | Omar Gooding | |||
| Eddie Walker | Cedric the Entertainer | Barry Shabaka Henley | |||
| Terri Jones | Eve | Toni Trucks | |||
| Jimmy James | Sean Patrick Thomas | Leslie Elliard | |||
| Isaac Rosenberg | Troy Garity | Wes Chatham | |||
| Jennifer Palmer | Jazsmin Lewis | Anna Brown | |||
| Ricky Nash | Michael Ealy | ||||
| Dinka | Leonard Earl Howze | Gbenga Akinnagbe | |||
| Rayford | DeRay Davis | ||||
| Detective Williams | Tom Wright | ||||
| Customer Dante | Deon Cole | ||||
| J.D. | Anthony Anderson | Anthony Anderson | |||
| Lester Wallace | Keith David | ||||
| Kevin | Jason George | ||||
| Billy | Lahmard Tate | ||||
| Gina Norris | Queen Latifah | Queen Latifah | |||
| Quentin Leroux | Harry J. Lennix | ||||
| Kenard | Kenan Thompson | ||||
| Lalowe Brown | Robert Wisdom | ||||
| Loretta | Garcelle Beauvais | ||||
| Gina's niece | Keke Palmer | ||||
| Angie | Regina Hall | ||||
| Draya | Nicki Minaj | ||||
| Rashad | Common | ||||
| Bree | Margot Bingham | ||||
| Jerrod | Lamorne Morris | ||||
| One Stop | J. B. Smoove | ||||
| Lynn | Alicia Silverstone | ||||
| Terri | Andie MacDowell | ||||
| Ms. Josephine | Alfre Woodard | ||||
| Joanne Marcus | Mena Suvari | ||||
| Jorge | Kevin Bacon | ||||
| Joe | Djimon Hounsou | ||||
| Romadal Dupree | Dan White | ||||
- Note: A light grey cell indicates the character who did not appear in that film.
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