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The Players Club

The Players Club

Sometimes you're the player. Sometimes you're played.

19986.31h 44m

Overview

Single mother Diana struggles to provide for her child and pay for her college education. When she meets two dancers from a nearby gentlemen's club, Diana's convinced there's fast money to be made stripping.

Directed by Ice Cube
Written by Ice Cube
Produced by Ice Cube
Box OfficeBudget: $4.5MRevenue: $23.3M

Top Cast

LisaRaye McCoy

LisaRaye McCoy

Diana "Diamond" Armstrong

Bernie Mac

Bernie Mac

Dollar Bill

Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx

Blue

Ice Cube

Ice Cube

Reggie

Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard

K.C.

Michael Clarke Duncan

Michael Clarke Duncan

Bodyguard

Monica Calhoun

Monica Calhoun

Ebony

Faizon Love

Faizon Love

Peters

Dick Anthony Williams

Dick Anthony Williams

Mr. Armstrong

Judyann Elder

Judyann Elder

Mrs. Armstrong

Themes & Keywords

dominatrixstripperstrip clubsingle mothercatfight

About The Players Club

The Players Club is a comedy, drama film released in 1998 exploring themes of dominatrix, stripper, strip club, single mother, catfight. Directed by Ice Cube, it stars LisaRaye McCoy, Bernie Mac, Jamie Foxx. Single mother Diana struggles to provide for her child and pay for her college education. When she meets two dancers from a nearby gentlemen's club, Diana's convinced there's fast money to be made stripping.

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