Thirty-plus years later, A Low Down Dirty Shame still has fans falling to the floor with laughter and bracing their seats for more action. Released in 1994 and written and directed by the legendary Keenen Ivory Wayans, it fused shootouts, comedic one-liners, and 90s style into something that didn’t fit neatly into any studio box at the time, which is probably exactly why it’s aged so well. Here’s a look back at the funny, action-packed film and what the cast are up to now.
What is A Low Down Dirty Shame about?
Wayans stars as Andre Shame, a disgraced former LAPD detective scraping by as a low-rent private investigator, a man convinced his past is dead and buried, until an old buddy from the force drops a bombshell: drug kingpin Ernesto Mendoza (Andrew Divoff), the man who torched Shame’s police career, is very much alive.
Handed the job of tracking down millions in missing drug money, Shame dives right back into the deep end. He’s got backup in the form of Peaches Jordan (Jada Pinkett Smith), his ferociously loyal, motor-mouthed assistant who steals nearly every scene she’s in, and he’s got a problem in the form of Angela Flowers (Salli Richardson), the gorgeous, thoroughly untrustworthy ex-flame who keeps turning up right where the trouble is. Between corrupt officials, double-crosses, and Peaches’ running commentary, the movie never sits still long enough to become one thing.
That was the whole idea. Speaking to the press in the 90s, Keenen Ivory Wayans explained that he was going for a blend “of different genres” to give a little bit of something for everyone. As he put it:
“There’s comedy in it, but it’s also action.”
Studios now build entire franchises on that formula. Wayans was doing it in 1994 with a private eye, a wisecracking sidekick, and a briefcase full of missing cash.
Wondering what the cast of A Low Down Dirty Shameis up to now? Find out after the flip.
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