UPCOMING EVENTS
"Bebe's Kids," is n nimated
m ical comedy b ed on characters
created by the late comedian Robin
Harri .
The first animated theatrical film
with exclusively African-American
characters as principals, "Bebe's
Kid "feature the voices of Faizon
Lov, ell Cart r, Myra J., Vaness
Bell Calloway, Tone Loc, Wayne
Collins, Jonell Green, and Marques
Houston in the presentation of the
Motion Picture Group of Paramount
Pictures, a Paramount Communica­
tions company. .
In the Hudlin Bros./Hyperion
Entertainment film, Robin's first
date with a beautiful woman is foiled
when she insists that her well-man­
nered son and her neighbor Bebe's
three irrepressible kids accompany
them, turning their trip to an amuse­
ment part into a nightmare. With the
signature line "We don't die, we
multiply," Bebe 's kids bring a mix of
inner city mischief, cunning, intel­
ligence, and street smarts to their
quest for recognition.
The idea for "Bebe's Kids" began
as the spontaneous invention of co­
median Robin Harris, who was per­
forming his stand-up routine in an
Oakland, California comedy club.
"A woman in the audience started to
heckle Robin and he started calling
her one of Bebe's Kids," recalls
. Harris's wido , etta. "Tbte
were fictional, but they were � .
on his experience-and the�ber ...
knew who had misbehaving kids."
The 'Bebe's Kids' routine be­
came Harris' most popular as his
career started to take flight. He
headlined at comedy clubs and ap­
peared in the Hudlin Bros.' "House
Party" and as Sweet Dick Willy in
Spike Lee's "Do The Right Thing. "
"A,,'TER WE FINISHED
'House Party, , we were interested in
doing a live-action film about Bebe 's
kids with Robin," says Reginald
Hudlin. Then, tragedy struck as Har­
ris, only 35 years old, died of a heart
attack.
"We didn't want the vision of
Robin Harris to pass away," says
Reginald, "but we couldn't imagine
anyone playing the part of him in the
movie."
The solution was animation.
Paramount Pictures gave the green
light to make "Bebe's Kids" as part
of its animation deal with the Glen­
dale, California-based Hyperion
Entertainment, headed by producers
Wilhite and Carroll. "Tom Wilhite
has a reputation as a socially-con­
scious filmmaker," says Warrington
Hudlin.
With "Bebe's Kids, n the
filmmakers sought to include ele­
ments of African-American culture
and musical influences into their
movie. A3 an example, an effort was
made to utilize color schemes and
designs inspired by Kenyan textiles,
African tribal art and the Harlem
Renaissance period of African
American art. "These are subtle
details but each adds texture," obser-
ves Wilhite. .
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MONDAY, AUG. 3
ROBIN HARRIS
� CHURCH TOURS - Since 1972,
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TUESDAY, AUG. 4
� FORGOTIEN UVES -=- an exhibit
of descriptive photographs chronl­
cUng the hungry and the homeless In
Detroit, appearing at the Swords Into
Plowshares Peace Center & Gallery,
33 E Adams Ave. Exhlb runs Aug 4
thru Aug 25. The photographer,
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BEBE'S KIDS (L.R): PEEWEE, KAHLlL, LEON AND LASHAWN .r Eckstlne, Freddie Hubbard, Stanley
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Bebe's Kids is being produced by
. Reginald Hudlin and Warrington
Hudlin and Willard Carroll and
Thomas L. Wilhite from a
screenplay by Reginald Hudlin. The
film is being directed by Bruce
Smith.
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