Chocolate City

Chocolate City Information

Chocolate City is a 2015 American comedy-drama film directed and written by filmmaker Jean-Claude La Marre. The film stars Robert Ri'chard, Michael Jai White, Carmen Electra and Vivica A. Fox. The plot is about the life for a struggling college student changes in an instant when he meets the owner of a male strip club who convinces him to give amateur night a whirl. This film was shot in Inglewood, California and was released in a limited release and through video on demand outlets on May 22, 2015.

A 2017 sequel named Chocolate City: Vegas Strip is available on Netflix.

Cast

Robert Ri'chard as Michael McCoy
Vivica Fox as Katherine McCoy
DeRay Davis as Chris McCoy
Michael Jai White as Princeton
Tyson Beckford as Adrian "Rude Boy"
Darrin Dewitt Henson as Magnus
Jean-Claude La Marre as Pastor Jones
Ginuwine as Pharaoh
Ernest Thomas as Diner Manager
Carmen Electra as DJ
Eurika Pratts as DeDe
Andrea Kelly as Dance Instructor
Xavier Declie as Professor Lyons
Michael Bolwaire as Bolo
Gibert Salvidar as Slayer
Danny Mitchell as Jamaika
Brian Massey as Addiction
Aaron McNeal as Smoove
Carlito Olivero as Raphael
Maliah Michel as Kandi
Candice Craig as Cynthia
Johann J. Jean as Bartender
Cydney Davis as Sister Beatrice
Trae Ireland as Wade
Imani Hakim as Carmen
Jah Shams as D. Ice

Production

The film is a black version of the 2012 male stripper movie, Magic Mike, starring Channing Tatum. According to the film's director, Jean-Claude La Marre, "There was one glaring omission in Magic Mike, and that was people of color. We figured that was a missed opportunity for them and we jumped on it." Although Chocolate City was endorsed by Tatum, the actor fell shy of fully participating in the film, after being approached by the producers to do so.

Release

In the United States, the film was released in a limited release and through video on demand on May 22, 2015. Freestyle Releasing handled the theatrical release with Paramount Home Entertainment handling the video on demand and home media release of the film. The film will also debut on BET Networks June 10, 2015.

Marketing

On April 24, 2015, the official trailer and poster were released.

Sequel

A sequel named Chocolate City: Vegas was released to BET on July 1, 2017. On August 12, 2017, it was added to Netflix behind the name Chocolate City: Vegas Strip.