''Nothin' 2 Lose'' is a 2000 American

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

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by Barry Bowles, and starring

Brian Hooks Brian Hooks (born July 27, 1974) is an American actor, comedian, producer and director. He is best known for his roles as protagonist Rob Douglas in the screwball comedy '' 3 Strikes'', and Nick Delaney on the UPN television sitcom ''Eve''. A ...

and Shani Bayeté. It was also written by Bowles, and was his second directorial effort, after first working with Hooks in ''Q: The Movie'', in 1998. The film was registered as a low-budget movie in 1999.

Plot

Kwame Gatmon is a young man with a promising career as a music producer and a beautiful girlfriend, Yasmine. But Yasmine is tired of watching all of her girlfriends get married while she stands on the sidelines, and one day she gives Kwame an ultimatum—either he marries her in 30 days, or the relationship is over. Kwame is not sure what to do; while he loves Yasmine, he also likes his freedom. But the worst part of it all is, he has not been getting much positive feedback from all of his friends who are married men. He has been unwillingly placed at a major crossroad in his life, and now he has to choose between living the carefree lifestyle he has become accustomed to, or keeping the one true love of his life.

Cast

as Kwame Gatmon *Shani Bayeté as Yasmine *Cedric Pendleton as Scooter *Crystal Sessums as Tymkia *Michael A. LeMelle as Iggy *Martin C. Jones as Lance *Rodney J. Hobbs as Reverend Banks *Ryan Sands as Mookie *Kweli as Mom *

Carl Gilliard Carl Rousseau Gilliard (born April 18, 1958) is an American actor, director, and producer. Career Gilliard started his career working as a radio newscaster at WGPR in Detroit. He moved to Los Angeles in 1985, where he appeared in over 2 doze ...

as Uncle Cooper

Awards and nominations

; 2001 DVD Exclusive Awards *Best Actor — Brian Hooks (nominated) *Best Directing — Barry Bowles (nominated) *Best Live-Action Video Premiere — Martin C. Jones (nominated)

External links

* * 2000 films African-American comedy films African-American gender relations in popular culture 2000 comedy films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films English-language comedy films {{2000s-US-film-stub