LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Writer/director Reginald Hudlin is looking back on his 1990 debut film House Party, on 4K UHD and Blu-ray Tuesday from the Criterion Collection. Hudlin said the characters Christopher "Kid" Reid and Christopher "Play" Martin played reflect their real dynamic.
Their characters are also named Kid and Play. Play hosts a house party on the night Kid gets in trouble at school, so Kid sneaks out of his father's (Robin Harris) house to attend.
In a recent Zoom interview with UPI, Hudlin said there was never any consideration of switching roles to have Martin play the teen sneaking out.
"Kid always looked up to Play like 'Oh, he's so cool, he's so smooth,'" Hudlin said. "That's how the characters are designed so that's an easy piece of casting."
The characters of 'House Party'
