Carmen: A Hip Hopera

Director: Robert Townsend

Overview

"This update of Carmen, set in the world of hip hop, comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that creates an image with an aspect ratio of 1.85:1, as well as a standard full-frame transfer. The closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digi

Product Details

Release Date:	08/20/2002
UPC:	0794043556029
Original Release:	2001
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	New Line Home Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Full Frame, Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:28:00
Sales rank:	39,699

Special Features

Closed Caption;Widescreen version of the film; Fullscreen version of the film; Stereo surround sound; English subtitles and closed captions; The Making of Carmen: An MTV Special; Select a song feature

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Beyonce Knowles	Carmen Brown
Mekhi Phifer	Derrick Hill
Mos Def	Lt. Miller
Lil' Bow Wow	Jalil
Reagan Gomez-Preston	Caela
Jermaine Dupri	Pockets
Casey Lee	Blaze
Wyclef Jean	Fortune Teller
Troy Winbush	Porter
Rah Digga	Carmen's Girlfriend
Joy Bryant	Carmen's Girlfriend
Sam Sarpong	Nathaniel
Maurice G. Smith	Big Mo'
Fred Williamson	Lou
Yuri Brown	Nori Lawson
Mimi Fletcher	Actor
Andray Johnson	Jealous Boyfriend
Brandon J. Muhammad	Prison Guard
Da Brat	Narrator,Narrator
Kip Collins	Composer
Keisha Robinson	Composer

Technical Credits

Michael Elliot

Michael Elliot	Screenwriter,Executive Producer
Graig Hutchison	Producer
Loretha Jones	Executive Producer

Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Opening Logos [:22]
2. The Introduction [1:02]
3. Good Cops, Bad Cops [4:54]
4. Lou's Little Girl [2:15]
5. If Looks Could Kill (You Would Be Dead) [2:08]
6. "The Cop Thing" [:58]
7. Hill and Caela Talk [1:25]
8. Barroom Brawl [1:26]
9. The Last Great Seduction [2:10]
10. The Thing With the Ring [1:48]
11. Carmen Seduces Hill [2:36]
12. Jailing a Cop [2:00]
13. "The Cards Never Lie" [2:37]
14. Hill's Prison Song [1:52]
15. Nothing Personal [2:08]
16. B.L.A.Z.E. [1:25]
17. L.A. or Bust... Later [3:28]
18. Girls' Cali Dreams [1:17]
19. New Life With Carmen [2:35]
20. Hill Says No to Cali [2:08]
21. Return to Lou's [1:11]
22. Black & Blue [1:33]
23. Fleeing Philly [2:19]
24. Not Making It in L.A. [4:22]
25. Stop That! [1:53]
26. Ruin, Sorrow, Death [2:46]
27. Cards Never Lie [2:51]
28. Looking for Hill [3:31]
29. Hookin' Up With Blaze [2:26]
30. Tipped Off, Paid Off [3:51]
31. "I'm Not Going" [2:35]
32. Royal Treatment/Omen [1:44]
33. The Air in Cali [1:36]
34. Blaze Pre-Finale [:55]
35. A Crime, Passion [4:53]
36. Montage Medley [2:05]
37. Immortal Beloved [:54]
38. End Credits/Outtakes [3:07]

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The Making of Carmen: An MTV Special
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The Introduction
If Looks Could Kill (You Would Be Dead)
Hill and Caela Talk
The Last Great Seduction
Carmen Seduces Hill
Hill's Prison Song
B.L.A.Z.E.
Girls' Cali Dreams
Hill Says No to Cali
Black & Blue
Stop That!
Cards Never Lie
Montage Medley
Immortal Beloved
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