Meet the Blacks
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| Directed by | Deon Taylor |
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| Cinematography | John T. Connor |
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| Music by | RZA |
Production company | Hidden Empire Film Group |
| Distributed by | Freestyle Releasing |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $900,000 |
| Box office | $9.1 million |
Meet the Blacks is a 2016 American black comedy horror film directed by Deon Taylor, written by Taylor and Nicole DeMasi, and is a parody of the 2013 film The Purge. It stars Mike Epps, Gary Owen, Zulay Henao, Lil Duval, Bresha Webb, George Lopez and Mike Tyson. This was Charlie Murphy's last film role before his death from leukemia in 2017 as well as the final role for Paul Mooney, who died in 2021.
The film was released on April 1, 2016, by Freestyle Releasing. Although the film received generally negative reviews from critics, it was a box-office success, grossing over $9 million on its $900,000 budget. A sequel, titled The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2, was released on June 11, 2021.