Playas Ball

This article is about the film. For the social gathering, see Players Ball. For the song, see Player's Ball.

Playas Ball
Directed by	Jennifer Harper
Written by	Jennifer Harper
Story by	Dale Davis Jennifer Harper
Produced by	Jeff Clanagan Kim Olgetree Ruth Carson
Starring	Allen Payne Elise Neal Treach Chelsi Smith Jordana Spiro Anthony C. Hall Tasha Smith Tracey Cherelle Jones MC Lyte Gary "G-Thang" Johnson Jackie Long David Brown Matthew Hatchette
Cinematography	Robert Morris
Edited by	David Flores Debra Moore
Music by	Eddie "Debongo" Ricketts Bruce Sterling
Distributed by	CodeBlack Entertainment
Release date	October 1, 2003 (2003-10-01)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Playas Ball is a 2003 sports, comedy, drama, and romance movie that was written and directed by Jennifer Harper and produced by Dale Davis. It stars Allen Payne and Elise Neal. The film was released on October 1, 2003 by CodeBlack Entertainment.

Plot

Allen Payne plays a basketball player who becomes involved in a sex scandal.

Cast

• Allen Payne as Cedric Tinsley, a ball player trying to go from rags to riches
• Elise Neal as Summer Twitty, Cedric's publicist
• Anthony 'Treach' Criss as Ricardo Perez, Summer's boyfriend
• Chelsi Smith as Jill Hamlin, Cedric's girlfriend
• Jordana Spiro as Tonya Jenkins, mother of Cedric's purported child
• Antony C. Hall as Lloyd Harrison, Cedric's best friend
• Tasha Smith as Vonda, Cedric's sister
• Tracey Cherelle Jones as Natasha, Summer's cousin
• MC Lyte as Laquinta, Natasha's best friend
• Gary "G-Thang" Johnson as Hakim, a chef at Cedric's favorite restaurant
• Jackie Long as Georgie, another chef at Cedric's favorite restaurant
• David Brown as Mookie, Cedric's second best friend
• Matthew Hatchette as Nick, Cedric's third best friend
• Pamella D'Pella as Kennedy, the bartender

Cameos

• Judge Joe Brown as himself
• Malik Yoba as himself
• Paula Jai Parker as herself
• Derek Anderson as himself
• Scottie Pippen as himself
• Dale Davis as himself

Release

Home media

Playas Ball was released on February 6, 2007 on DVD.

External links

• Playas Ball at IMDb
• Playas Ball at Rotten Tomatoes