Chris rock visits beauty salons and hairstyling battles, scientific laboratories and indian temples to explore the way hairstyles impact the activities, pocketbooks. Chris rock is an american standup comedian, actor, director, producer, singer, and writer. Funny, informative, and occasionally sad, good hair is a provocative look at the. In good hair, chris travels from beauty shops in brooklyn to sacred indian temples to get to the root of why africanamerican women place so much importance on their hair. Rock, best known for his standup comedy and sitcom everybody hates chris, says hed been mulling a movie about hair for a long time, but having daughters motivated him to finally get the. Chris rocks daughter inspired new documentary good hair.
December 9, 2019 are you the sammy davis, jr of your pack. He visits bronner brothers annual hair convention in atlanta. Good hair is a 2009 american documentary film directed by jeff stilson and produced by chris rock productions and hbo films, starring and narrated by comedian chris rock. On the view, rock stated that he has made a conscious to tell his children that they are beautiful and he was therefore troubled to hear his childs fascination with white hair. Chris rock was driving his daughter and her friend home, when his child began to comment on how nice the little white girls hair was. Good hair is a documentary film created and produced by chris rock and released in 2009. Chris rock was born in 1965 and quickly rose to fame after he began doing standup in new york in the early 1980s. Pages public figure comedian chris rock videos good hair trailer. Chris was born in andrews in the state of south carolina in the u. When i was growing up, in our house, my sisters and i werent even allowed to use the term. Carlton jordan chris rocks documentary about africanamerican hairstyles is as phony as the extensions on paris hiltons head, according to a new lawsuit. I checked out chris rocks new movie documentary, good hair, that recently became available on demand with rsn the cable company in my area. The film focuses on the issue of how africanamerican women have perceived their hair and historically styled it.
Clever and funny, rocks film about the hairstyles of africanamerican women makes the cut. From todays hottest standup comicheir to richard pryor and eddie murphy and known for his emmy awardwinning hbo specials and the chris rock showcomes this edgy, noholdsbarred humor book about race, relationships, and. Regina kimbell says she showed chris her 2005 documentary, my nappy roots, on the set of his tv series, everybody hates chris, back in 2007. Theres more than a strand of truth that hair is a loaded issue for black americans and its one comic chris rock explores with humour and insight in good hair. When one of chris rocks young daughters asked, daddy, how come i dont have good hair. Watch good hair 2009 full movie free online streaming tubi. Chris rock in a still from his documentary good hair but beyond the psychic pain is a world of economic injustice. Chris rock birth, age, parents, siblings, ethnicity, education. Heres a little of what i liked and didnt like about the movie. He went on to appear in films and on saturday night live, and soon.
Chris rocks daughter inspired new documentary good hair comedian interviews black celebrities to get behind the obsession with hair. That is why comedian chris rocks documentary good hair about black womens issues with their hair is sure to spark discussion and debate, no matter what color or race the viewer may be. He famously complained that his team had no money during a 2011 interview with david letterman. He conveys a lot of information, but also some unfortunate opinions and misleading facts. Chirs rock comedy movies full length english good hair. Chris rock on his new films death at a funeral and good hair.
He tells us about sodium hydroxide, a toxin used to relax hair. As a regular at catch a rising star, within a short period of time he began to receive offers for film roles, and by 1990, hed. Good hair is the movie that trashtalking comedian and devoted father chris rock decided to make when one of his daughters came up to him and asked why she didnt have you guessed it. Good hair is a documentary about black women and their hair. Chris rock finds the humor in good hair highlighted in the film is an outrageous showdown between four flamboyant stylists including one who is a white man at the bronner bros. Chris rock is the perfect tour guide through the frazzled world of hair care, hair products, and our multibillion dollar obsession with lovely locks he seems as astonished, befuddled and.
He was born on february 7, 1965, as christopher julius rock iii and has allamerican ethnicity. Chris rock has been an avid fan of the new york mets baseball team since childhood. At age 18, he was discovered by eddie murphy at new yorks comedy strip. A devoted father of two young girls, chris rock tells his daughters they are beautiful every day, but when he heard this question he wanted to examine the cultural influences and reasons behind his daughters. Chris rock hairstyle men hairstyles men hair styles. He started his professional career as a standup comedian at age of 19, by performing in numerous small nightclubs in new york city.
Chris rock, american comedian whose popular standup routine, which often addressed racial matters, led to a successful film career. Chris rocks good hair is having a bad day global comment. When one of chris rock s young daughters asked him an innocent question about having good hair, the comedian probably had no idea just how complicated the answer. I am no longer a chris rock fan by any stretch of the imagination.
Chris rock, born february 7, 1966, georgetown, south carolina, u. It explores the culture and aesthetics of hair in the african american female community. But good hair is what chris rocks new documentary is called so there, i said it. Comedian chris rock takes you on a hairraising journey through the extreme lengths africanamerican women will go to for good hair. Chris rock is about a comics life as a child to becoming a comedian.
Chris rock has been a veteran of performing standup comedy for more than twelve years. Even women who are all too familiar with the culture of black hair will learn and probably be shocked when chris rock interviews the chinese and korean beauty shop suppliers, and visits the sweatshops in india. This is an autobiography about the life of chris rock. Prompted by a question from his young daughter, comic chris rock sets out to explore the importance of hair in black culture. That doesnt mean the movie isnt warm, funny and entertaining. Chris rocks documentary, good hair, opened friday to mixed, but. Good hair chris rock documentary critical media project. Comedian chris rock has made a documentary that delves into the roots of the painful politics surrounding black womens hair. Chris rock is an emmywinning comedian, devoted husband and loving father but its time to get to know a new side of this funnyman. His movies included im gonna git you sucka, lethal weapon 4, the longest yard, i think i love my wife, and. With chris rock, maya angelou, al sharpton, tanya crumel. While filming his documentary good hair, chris rock met many women who werent wearing their real hair.
Dedicated to all the brothers whose wives, girlfriends etcspend 12 hours in the salon. Premiering at the sundance film festival on january 18, 2009, good hair had a limited release to theaters in the united states by roadside attractions on october 9, 2009, and opened across the country on october 23. Chris rock, the host and narrator, is a likable man, quick, truly curious, with the gift of encouraging people to speak openly about a subject they usually keep private. Chris rock, like some blacks before him, has sold out, embarrassed, an degraded his people just for some quick bucks. After working as a standup comic and appearing in small film roles, rock came to wider prominence as a cast member of saturday night live in the early 1990s. An expose of comic proportions that only chris rock could pull off, good. New, basically what you may have read in any of tje many books on sale or noted first hand. It also delves into the big business of the hair industry, as well as the global trade of hair to feed the african american market. Nearly everyone in chris rocks movie seems to agree on a few critical ideas. Chris rock is an emmywinning comedian, devoted husband and loving fatherbut its time to get to know a new side of this funnyman. Rock interviews celebrities such as icet and raven symone, and visits. Chris rock, a man with two daughters, asks about good hair, as defined by black americans, mostly black women. Also, it was delightful to see chris rock with his precious daughters.
Good hair was inspired by chris rocks threeyearold daughter, who asked, daddy, how come i dont have good hair. In 72 he moves to bedford stuyvesant section of brooklyn. Rock takes us on a fascinating journey through hair weaves, relaxers and the amount of money black women spend on hair. Chris rock biography facts, childhood, family life. Rock is a democrat, who has expressed support for barack obama, al gore. Making a documentary film about hair was an unusual choice for chris rock, the performer best known for his standup comedy, hit television series everybody hates chris and bigscreen acting. In the amusing documentary good hair, chris rock is worried about the. Im going to take the painful stance of suggesting thats because there arent a lot of black. Watch what happens when he finds out oprahs hair is all hers. Since his television debut on saturday night live, chris rock has gone on to make his feature film debut in beverly hills cop ii and has stared in such films as lethal weapon 4, dogma, cb4, and new jack city. Chris rock christopher julius chris rock iii born february 7, 1965 is an american comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer, and director.
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