Reginald Hudlin’s 1990 teen comedy House Party arrives in a director-approved 4K UHD + Blu-ray special edition from The Criterion Collection, featuring a new 4K digital restoration with a 4.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio track. Kid ’n Play headline this feel-good snapshot of early-1990s hip-hop culture, backed by a stacked ensemble including Robin Harris, Tisha Campbell, AJ Johnson, Martin Lawrence, and members of Full Force.
Film Info
Country: United States
Year: 1990
Runtime: 104 minutes
Color | 1.85:1 | English
Spine: #1287
Special Features
Director-approved 4K UHD + Blu-ray special edition features:
- New 4K digital restoration, supervised by director of photography Peter Deming and approved by writer-director Reginald Hudlin, with 4.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- One 4K UHD disc presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
- New audio commentary featuring Hudlin
- New conversation featuring Hudlin, producer Warrington Hudlin, and film scholar Racquel Gates
- New cast reunion featuring B-Fine, Bowlegged Lou, and the Legend Paul Anthony of Full Force; Tisha Campbell; AJ Johnson; Christopher “Play” Martin; Daryl “Chill” Mitchell; and Christopher “Kid” Reid
- House Party (1983), the student short by Reginald Hudlin on which the feature is based
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Plus: an essay by Michael Harriot; new cover by Gabe Tiberino
Release Date
The Criterion edition of House Party releases on January 27, 2026 and can be pre-ordered here.
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