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A 2000 comedy-action film and parody of 70s cop movies and exploitation flicks, '''''Big Money Hustlas''''' was written by, produced by, and starred the [[Insane Clown Posse]]. To fans of the group, the movie is a hilarious cult classic. To detractors, the movie is, well...you can probably guess what detractors think.

Set in New York, the movie stars Violent J (real name Joe Bruce) as Big Baby Sweets, a ruthless crime lord who has bought out the entire police force and rules the city with an iron fist, and his ICP partner Shaggs 2 Dope (real name Joey Utsler) as Sugar Bear,<ref>Dah dah dah dah DUN!</ref> a streetwise loose cannon cop from San Francisco who speaks in rhyme and arrives in town intent on bringing Sweets to justice. The duo wear their trademark clown makeup throughout the entirety of the film, a fact which is never commented on by anyone.

Set in New York, the movie stars Violent J (real name Joe Bruce) as Big Baby Sweets, a ruthless crime lord who has bought out the entire police force and rules the city with an iron fist, and his ICP partner Shaggs 2 Dope (real name Joey Utsler) as Sugar Bear<ref>Dah dah dah dah DUN!</ref>, a streetwise loose cannon cop from San Francisco who speaks in rhyme and arrives in town intent on bringing Sweets to justice. The duo wear their trademark clown makeup throughout the entirety of the film, a fact which is never commented on by anyone.

To call the film campy would be like calling the surface of the sun a teeny bit warm. Written by Bruce in only a month, fueled by a less than shoestring budget, and plagued by conflict with the crew, who both hated the film and objected to their pay scale, the flick powers through its various shortcomings fueled mostly by the ballsy irreverence of its humor and the gloriously hammy performances of its cast.

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* [[Affectionate Parody]]: Of 70s cop films and exploitation flicks.

* [[As Himself]]: Many of the actors are playing thinly veiled versions of themselves or their well known public personas, but there are also some notable aversions.

* [[Awesome McCoolname]]: Sugar Bear!<ref>Dah dah dah dah DUN!</ref> Big Baby Sweets! Hack Benjamin! [[Dolemite]]!

* [[Awesome McCoolname]]: Sugar Bear<ref>Dah dah dah dah DUN!</ref>! Big Baby Sweets! Hack Benjamin! [[Dolemite]]!

* [[Break the Fourth Wall]]: Frequent.

* [[Butt Monkey]]: Officer Cox.

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* [[Comedic Sociopathy]].

* [[Counterfeit Cash]]: One of Sweets' underlings tries to pass this off on him.

* [[Cowboy Cop]]: Sugar Bear.<ref>Dah dah dah dah DUN!</ref>

* [[Cowboy Cop]]: Sugar Bear<ref>Dah dah dah dah DUN!</ref>.

* [[Creative Closing Credits]]: Play over a comedy gunfight.

* [[Da Chief]]: Played by ''Jerky Boys'' star John Brennan.

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* [[The Dragon]]: Hack Benjamin.

* [[Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas]]: Averted.

* [[Everythings Better With Ninjas]]: Not just [[~~ninja~~]]s, son, ''magic'' ninjas!

* [[Everythings Better With Ninjas]]: Not just [[Ninja|ninjas]], son, ''magic'' ninjas!

* [[The Faceless]]: Hack Benjamin never takes off his gasmask. As with almost all public appearances, Violent J and Shaggs 2 Dope have their features obscured behind their signature facepaint.

* [[Fan Service]]: Lampshaded. "See how I hooked you up there? I didn't have to do that. Our movie is the shit!"

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* [[Ham-to-Ham Combat]]: Every. Single. Scene.

* [[Ho Yay]]: Intentionally played for laughs with Big Baby Sweets and his sidekicks, Lil Stank and Big Poot.

* [[How We Got Here]]: The whole film is actually {{spoiler|a flashback of Sugar Bear's,<ref>Dah dah dah dah DUN!</ref> who is attending the funeral of Officer Cox.}}

* [[How We Got Here]]: The whole film is actually {{spoiler|a flashback of Sugar Bear's<ref>Dah dah dah dah DUN!</ref>, who is attending the funeral of Officer Cox.}}

* [[I Am Not Spock]]: Moore and Foley were cast specifically to reprise their well-known fictional personas.

* [[Incoming Ham]]: "The name...is Sugar Bear!<ref>Dah dah dah dah DUN!</ref>"

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* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: This movie lives and dies by this trope. It goes so far over the line so fast that the line might be only a distant dot in its rearview mirror.

* [[The Reveal]]: Big Baby Sweets' makeup is rubbed off, revealing that all along he was actually {{spoiler|Officer Cox!}} If you feel the need to point out that that doesn't at all make sense, you are [[Completely Missing the Point]].

* [[Rhymes on a Dime]]: Sugar Bear.<ref>Dah dah dah dah DUN!</ref> Every single spoken line except his narration and a brief period when he's so depressed he speaks prose.

* [[Rhymes on a Dime]]: Sugar Bear<ref>Dah dah dah dah DUN!</ref>. Every single spoken line except his narration and a brief period when he's so depressed he speaks prose.

* [[Shout-Out]]: Constant. Berry is directly referred to as "Rerun" and does his trademark dance. Mick Foley performs various mocking versions of his wrestling catch phrases.

* [[Sorry I Left the BGM On]]: Big Baby Sweets eventually gets so fed up with Sugar Bear's trademark musical sting<ref>Dah dah dah dah DUN!</ref> that he kills the offending sound mixer (played by Mike E. Clark, the producer of much of ICP's discography and composer of this film's soundtrack).

* [[Starts with Their Funeral]]: See [[How We Got Here]].

* [[Sting (music)|Sting]]: Any mention of Sugar Bear's name is followed by his trademark musical fanfare.<ref>Dah dah dah dah DUN!</ref>

* [[Sting (music)|Sting]]: Any mention of Sugar Bear's name is followed by his trademark musical fanfare<ref>Dah dah dah dah DUN!</ref>.

* [[Stuffed Into the Fridge]]: {{spoiler|Missy. Actual fridge not used, probably because none with the requisite volume exists.}}

* [[The Parody]]

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