House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute

House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute
Official DVD cover
Directed by	Chris Stokes
Written by	Marcus Warren Chris Stokes
Produced by	Cassius Weathersby
Starring	Marques Houston Jerome Jones Kelton "LDB" Kessee Buddy Lewis Alexis Fields Kym Whitley Meagan Good Dorien Wilson Mari Morrow Dwan Smith
Cinematography	Todd A. Dos Reis
Edited by	Chris Maybach
Music by	Tom Moore
Production companies	New Line Cinema Ultimate Group Films
Distributed by	New Line Home Video
Release date	August 14, 2001 (2001-08-14)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute is a 2001 American direct-to-video comedy film. It is the standalone fourth installment in the House Party film series as it has no connection to any of the preceding films or the subsequent film House Party: Tonight's the Night. It stars IMx, and is the only film in the series to not star Kid 'n Play. This is IMx's second House Party film; they also appeared in House Party 3 when they were known as Immature and portrayed entirely different characters than they do in this film.

Plot

Jon-Jon sees a ripe opportunity for a major party when he snags the job house-sitting for his rich Uncle Charles. The mansion comes with a platinum colored Mercedes-Benz 430 and, although Uncle Charles has told him not to drive the car or have people over, Jon-Jon wastes no time in doing both; Jon-Jon is not only having an "entertainment party", but he's auditioning his hip-hop band (IMx) for a record executive. When Jon-Jon finds out his uncle is coming home earlier than announced, he has to race against time to try to put everything back the way he found it.

Cast

• Marques "Batman" Houston as Jon "Jon-Jon" Harris Jr.
• Kelton "LDB" Kessee as T
• Jerome "Romeo" Jones as Mark
• Buddy Lewis as Charles Lester
• Alexis Fields as Monique Harris
• Kym Whitley as Judy Lester Harris
• Meagan Good as Tina Johnson
• Dorien Wilson as Jon Harris Sr.
• Mari Morrow as Linda Lester
• Dwan Smith as Mrs. Dixon
• Irene Stokes as Mable Lester
• Jerod "Big Time" Mixon as Bertha
• Jamal "Hercules" Mixon as Heidi
• Giorgi-o as Flight Attendant
• Henrietta Komras as Mrs. Tupay
• Chris Stokes as Ray-Ray
• Nick Testa as Nightbeast

Sequel

At the end of the film, Jon Jon and Monique hint at a sequel centering on Monique as the protagonist. That film, however, was never produced. The next film in the series, House Party: Tonight's the Night starring Tequan Richmond and Zac Goodspeed, was released direct to DVD on July 23, 2013; that film is a direct continuation of House Party 3, and disregards the events of House Party 4. Kid 'n Play, the franchise's original leads, make an appearance at the end of the film, reprising their roles from the first three films. It is revealed that the two have gone on to be successful music producers just as they aspired to in the second and third films.

External links

• House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute at AllMovie
• House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute at IMDb