B.A.P.S. (1997)

Director
Robert Townsend

Main cast
Halle Berry; Martin Landau; Ian Richardson; Natalie Desselle; Troy Beyer

Genres
Action, Comedy

Description
Can two clueless Georgia homegirls with big hearts -- and even bigger hair -- find happiness, fame and thrills in the swank hills of Beverly? Anything is possible when you are B.A.P.'s. They revive Blakemore's interest for life, and he teaches them to be "Black American Princesses" in return.


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