Dough Boys is a 2009 drama film written and produced by Preston A. Whitmore II and directed by Nicholas Harvell.
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Plot
Corey, Smooth, Black and Long Cuz form a group of young men calling themselves the "Dough Boys".
Cast
Amanda Aardsma as Palova
Wood Harris as Julian
Arlen Escarpeta as Corey
Kirk Jones (Sticky Fingaz) as Deuce
Reagan Gomez-Preston as Beauty
Cory Hardrict as Smooth
Maurice McRae as Black
Lorenzo Eduardo as Long Cuz
Page Kennedy as Aub
Ricky Harris as Faze Disco
Richard Brooks as Detective Nichols
Cooper Harris as Detective Rice
Gabriel Casseus as Simuel
Kel Mitchell as Reggie
Leonard A. Anderson as Officer White
Mirtha Michelle as Selecia
Tina Huang as Zena
Production
The film was produced and written by Preston A. Whitmore II. It is the first feature film from director Nicholas Harvell and the inaugural feature from Whitmore’s “Give Back” program. Bonnie Berry LaMon serves as executive producer.
Release
BET purchased the rights to the film after production. The film was first screened at a Laemmle Theatre in Los Angeles, and Paramount released it on DVD.
Reception
Black film gave it a negative review, saying: "Dough Boys is a testosterone-fueled saga ostensibly designed to match the taste of fans of those musical glorification of misogyny, materialism and black-on-black crime popularized by the network." Another review, on DVD Talk, was also very negative.