Editing Booty Call (section)

==Reception==
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]] it has a 31% rating based on reviews from 13 critics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Booty Call (1997) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/booty_call |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=2022-05-15 |archive-date=2024-09-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917224954/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/booty_call |url-status=live }}</ref> 
[[Siskel and Ebert]] gave the film two thumbs up on a 1997 episode of their [[At the Movies (1986 TV program)|program]].<ref name="atthemovies">{{cite book |last1=Ebert |first1=Roger |author-link1=Roger Ebert |last2=Siskel |first2=Gene |title=Private Parts/Hard Eight/Donnie Brasco/Smilla's Sense of Snow/Booty Call |date=1 March 1997 |publisher=Buena Vista Television}}</ref> They praised the crude humor, comparing it to ''[[Beavis and Butt-head]]''.<ref name="atthemovies"/> Ebert in particular said the scenes involving Nikki's pet [[Jack Russell Terrier]] were "very, very funny."<ref name="atthemovies"/> In his review, [[Stephen Holden]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' observed "this contemporary sex farce, directed by Jeff Pollack, has the attention span of a hyperactive child."<ref>{{cite web |date=1997-02-26 |author=STEPHEN HOLDEN |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/booty-film-review.html |title=Booty Call |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=2021-02-07 |archive-date=2024-09-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917224956/https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/booty-film-review.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Leonard Klady of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' labelled it "oddly effective", and said "a mixed bag of street humor, broad, bawdy jokes and [[hip-hop]] music, the film is very much on target to score a bull’s-eye with [[African-American]] auds."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Klady |first=Leonard |date=1997-03-02 |title=Booty Call |url=https://variety.com/1997/film/reviews/booty-call-1117432702/ |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129012522/https://variety.com/1997/film/reviews/booty-call-1117432702/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

A mixed review at the time came from Mike D'Angelo of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' who gave it a C rating.  D'Angelo wrote, "no, ''Booty Call'' has nothing to do with pirates and their ill-gotten gain. Then again, maybe there is: Two modern-day swashbucklers (Jamie Foxx and Tommy Davidson) yearn to plunder two willing maidens (Vivica A. Fox and Tamala Jones), but first they have to locate a couple of sheaths for their swords, if you know what I mean." D'Angelo went on to write, "most of the time, the amiable foursome is left ambling aimlessly from one so-so sketch concept to the next: four characters in search of a comedy."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Booty Call |url=https://ew.com/article/1997/08/08/booty-call/ |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=EW.com |language=en |archive-date=2024-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129012517/https://ew.com/article/1997/08/08/booty-call/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Bruce Walker of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' also had a mixed review, writing, "the name is enough to clue you in that this is not highbrow humor. In fact, it will appeal mostly to those who can appreciate basic juvenile humor." He added, "the movie seems more like a series of skits, some of which work and some of which don't."<ref>{{Cite web |title=WashingtonPost.com: 'Booty Call' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/review97/bootycallwalk.htm |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=www.washingtonpost.com}}</ref>

In a 1997 interview with [[Charlie Rose]], black actor and filmmaker [[Charles S. Dutton]] criticized young African-Americans who went to see ''Booty Call'' rather than the historical drama ''[[Rosewood (film)|Rosewood]]'', which was released around the same time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://charlierose.com/guests/4620|title=Charles S. Dutton|access-date=2019-12-11|archive-date=2019-12-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211072447/https://charlierose.com/guests/4620|url-status=live}}</ref> It was later referenced in a 1999 episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' titled ''[[Beyond Blunderdome]]'', where a film executive character labels a fictitious [[director's cut]] of ''Booty Call'' as "fabulous".{{Citation needed|reason=[[WP:V]] and [[WP:N]]|date=August 2024}}