Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
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Directed by	Paris Barclay
Written by	Shawn Wayans Marlon Wayans Phil Beauman
Produced by	Keenen Ivory Wayans Eric L. Gold
Starring	Shawn Wayans Marlon Wayans
Cinematography	Russ Brandt
Edited by	Marshall Harvey William Young
Music by	John Barnes
Production companies	Island Pictures Ivory Way Productions
Distributed by	Miramax Films
Release date	January 12, 1996 (1996-01-12)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3.8 million
Box office	$20.1 million[1]

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (or simply Don't Be a Menace) is a 1996 American hood comedy film directed by Paris Barclay in his feature directorial debut and written by Phil Beauman, with additional contributions by and starring Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans. In the film, two cousins explore the surreal, comedic world of South Central Los Angeles.

Don't Be a Menace spoofs several 1990s hood films, notably Menace II Society (1993), South Central, Juice (both 1992), and Boyz n the Hood (1991). It features cameos by actors from those films, often parodying their original roles. Produced by Keenen Ivory Wayans, it is the Wayanses' second film to parody black film culture and African-American society, after I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988).

Don't Be a Menace was theatrically released in the United States on January 12, 1996, by Miramax Films. It received mixed to negative reviews from critics but has gained a cult following. The film grossed $20.1 million worldwide.