Barbershop 2: Back in Business [WS Special Edition]

Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan

Overview

"Barbershop 2 debuts on DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. English and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, while a Spanish soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Surround.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/20/2005
UPC:	0027616905147
Original Release:	2004
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Mgm (Video & Dvd)
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:46:00

Special Features

Closed Caption;Deleted scenes; Outtakes; Cast video commentary by Cedric the Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Troy Garity, and Jazsmin Lewis; Audio commentary by director Kevin Rodney Sullivan and producers Robert Teitel and George Tillman Jr.; Extended music video - Mary J. Blige, featuring Eve: "Not Today"; Music video - Sleepy Brown, featuring OutKast: "I Can't Wait"; Behind-the-scenes photo gallery; Original theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Ice Cube	Calvin Palmer
Cedric the Entertainer	Eddie
Sean Patrick Thomas	Jimmy James
Eve	Terri Jones
Troy Garity	Isaac Rosenberg
Michael Ealy	Ricky Nash
Leonard Earl Howze	Dinka
Queen Latifah	Gina
Harry Lennix	Quentin Leroux,Actor
Robert Wisdom	Alderman Brown
Jazsmin Lewis	Jennifer
Carl Wright	Checkers Fred,Joyce,Det. Williams
DeRay Davis	Hustle Guy
Kenan Thompson	Kenard,Calvin's Customer
Sam Sanders	Mr. Johnson
Jackie Taylor	Miss Emma,`I' Customer
Julanne Chidi Hill	Shawna
Linara Washington	Keisha
Javon Jackson	Calvin Palmer Sr.
Parvesh Cheena	Samir
Norm Van Lier	Customer Sam
Chris Tinsey	Customer Artis
Brian Weddington	Customer Benny
Jay Deep	Customer Horace
Tamara Anderson	Customer Jiwanda
Leon S. Rogers Jr.	Customer Kwame
James David Shanks	Customer Lamar
Allen Edge	Customer Lloyd
David Newman	Customer Muhammad
Mark Simmons	Customer Rodney
Rome Anthony	Customer Tyrone
Maximino Arciniega Jr.	Customer
Llou Johnson	Customer,News Anchor
Pierre S. Reed	Isaac's Customer
Barrie D. Buckner Jr.	Isaac's Customer
Devan Jones	Isaac's Customer
Rich Pierrelouis	Rickey's Customer
Marvin Nelson	Terri's Customer
David Pompeii	Terri's Customer
Ron OJ Parson	Mr. Stewart
Phillip Edward VanLear	Mr. Diggs
Paul Christopher Hobbs	Hank
Chavez Ravine	Tanya
E.J. Murray	Maggie
Bradley Armacost	City Council President
Tiffany L. Addison	Attractive Female
Mike McNamara	Yuppie
Clifton Williams	Black Panther
Antonio Polk	Black Panther
Lauren Palmer	Gina's Niece,Actor
China L. Colston	Five-Kid Woman
Avant	Dexter
Byron Glenn Willis	Johnny
T'Shaun Laren	Nappy Cuts Video Male
Tai'Isha David	Nappy Cuts Video Female
Cory S. Stewart	Guy
Olumiji Olawumi	Guy
Susan Yoo	Japanese Woman
Joe Yau	Japanese Man
Cynthia Maddox	Angry Woman
Deon Cole	Customer Dante
Vanessa Fraction	Monisha
Janina Gavankar	Field Reporter
DeAnna N.J. Brooks	Pauline
Charla Agers	Gina's Customer
Talia Toms	Talia
Corey L. Hemingway Sr.	Customer Corey
Nicole L. Sullivan	Double Dutch Girl
Mario K.P. Wilson	Calvin Sr.'s Customer
Garcelle Beauvais	Loretta
Troy Garrity	Actor
Richard Gibbs	Composer
Wu-Tang Clan	Composer

Technical Credits

Kevin Rodney Sullivan

Norman Vance Jr.

Don D. Scott

Kevin Rodney Sullivan	Screenwriter
Norman Vance Jr.	Screenwriter
Don D. Scott	Screenwriter
Ice Cube	Executive Producer
Mark Brown	Executive Producer
Matt Alvarez	Executive Producer
Guy Clayton	Special Effects
Felicia Fasano	Casting
Alex Gartner	Producer
Sharon King	Casting
Rick LeFevour	Stunts
Robert Teitel	Producer
George Tillman Jr.	Producer
Mary Vernieu	Casting
David Obermeyer	Sound/Sound Designer

Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. No Thieves Here!
2. Main Title
3. The Other Half
4. Change Is Good
5. Never Goin' Home
6. The "I" Has It
7. Due on the First
8. "Why Did Jesus Weep?"
9. Interracial Relations
10. Nappy Cutz Dot Com
11. Family Front and Center
12. That Lactose Intoleration
13. Running After Loretta
14. The Key to Enlightenment
15. Concerned for 59 Seconds
16. "The Money Isn't Bad"
17. More Rules, Less Talking
18. An Appreciative BBQ
19. Big Fish in a Small Pond
20. More Than Pork-Free
21. Love With the Wrong Man
22. Breaking 'N' Entering
23. Personal Growth
24. A Place of Politics
25. Apology Accepted
26. A Win-Win Proposition
27. Pride and Embarrassment
28. "The Life You Wanted?"
29. Why Jesus Wept
30. Ain't Changed One Bit
31. "Goin' Out Like Us"
32. End Credits

Menu

Side #1 --
Special Features
Deleted Scenes
Calvin and Family
Play With Cast Introductions
Play With Director Kevin Sullivan Audio Commentary
Play Without Commentary or Introduction
Japanese Guidebook
Play With Cast Introductions
Play With Director Kevin Sullivan Audio Commentary
Play Without Commentary or Introduction
Quentin at the BBQ
Play With Cast Introductions
Play With Director Kevin Sullivan Audio Commentary
Play Without Commentary or Introduction
Eddie vs. Kenard
Play With Cast Introductions
Play With Director Kevin Sullivan Audio Commentary
Play Without Commentary or Introduction
Calvin Ponders
Play With Cast Introductions
Play With Director Kevin Sullivan Audio Commentary
Play Without Commentary or Introduction
Tai Chi
Play With Cast Introductions
Play With Director Kevin Sullivan Audio Commentary
Play Without Commentary or Introduction
Play All
Play With Cast Introductions
Play With Director Kevin Sullivan Audio Commentary
Play Without Commentary or Introduction
Outtakes
Cast Video Commentary by Cedric the Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Troy Garity & Jazsmin Lewis: On
Cast Video Commentary by Cedric the Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Troy Garity & Jazsmin Lewis: Off
Audio Commentary by Director Kevin Sullivan and Producers Bob Teitel and George Tillman, Jr.: On
Audio Commentary by Director Kevin Sullivan and Producers Bob Teitel and George Tillman, Jr.: Off
Extended Music Video: "Not Today" by Mary J. Blige, Featuring Eve
Music Video: "I Can't Wait" by Sleepy Brown, Featuring Outkast
Behind-the-Scenes Photo Gallery
Cast
On Set
Theatrical Trailer
Other Great MGM Releases
Barbershop: View Trailer
Bulletproof Monk: View Trailer
Dark Blue: View Trailer
Out of Time: View Trailer
More Great MGM Releases
Spaceballs
Original Gangstas
Die Another Day
Scenes
Play
Languages
Spoken Languages: English 5.1 Surround
Spoken Languages: Français 5.1 Surround
Spoken Languages: Español Stereo Surround
Subtitles: English
Subtitles: Français
Subtitles: Español
Subtitles: None

Editorial Reviews

Barbershop 2: Back in Business does everything a good sequel should -- it brings back the characters you want to see, recreates the atmosphere, and tries not to do too much. The first Barbershop was a pleasure because it featured an occasionally volatile cross-section of Chicago African-Americans co-existing in a warm communal setting, but also because it refused to let these characters off the hook, calling them out on behavior that might go unchecked in a lesser film. Playing that devil's advocate voice again is Cedric the Entertainer as Eddie, the salty-haired tonsorial curmudgeon who instigates such racially self-deprecating smack talk as calling the Washington, D.C., sniper the "Jackie Robinson of crime." It echoes a similar passage in the first film in which Eddie denounces Rosa Parks as merely tired, rather than a civil rights pioneer. Unfortunately, the barbershop chatter is less incisive and less frequent than in the first film, and this tepidness carries over to the character arcs as well. Everybody's back from the first film, but they've got less to do and less to distinguish themselves as individuals. Of the new additions to the cast, Queen Latifah is memorable enough to have inspired the distaff third installment of the series, Beauty Shop (2005). Kenan Thompson is also memorable, but for the wrong reasons -- as Calvin's annoying nephew who uses nepotism to score a chair, Thompson sticks out like a sore thumb. Barbershop 2 is a little too comfortable to be as truthful as the first, but as sequels go, it holds up just fine.