[4] The character Pootie Tang is a satire of the stereotyped action heroes who appeared in old blaxploitation films.

The film was a box office bomb, grossing just $3.3 million and received negative reviews for its humor and depiction of women.

Pootie Tang, born in "a small town outside Gary, Indiana", is portrayed as a ladies' man who is "too cool for words", even as a young child.

His life is marked by the deaths of his mother "Momma Dee", and shortly thereafter his father "Daddy Tang", who dies after being mauled by a gorilla during his shift at the steel mill (the third time that year someone had suffered that particular fate).

He sings in nightclubs, stars in public service announcements for children, produces top-of-the-charts music hits, and generally defeats wrongdoers with the power of his belt.

This journey is encouraged by his friend Biggie Shorty, who promises to wait for Pootie to return to her and to the rest of society.

The site's critical consensus states: "Based as it is on a short skit, Pootie Tang overstays its welcome.

Club said Pootie Tang "borders on audience abuse" and "confuse[s] idiocy for absurdity and randomness for wit.

Club writer Scott Tobias revisited the film and included it in his New Cult Canon series, noting that "Pootie Tang repelled mainstream critics and audiences, but it holds an exalted status among alt-comedians and fans of subversive anti-comedy in general.

[13]A soundtrack containing mainstream hip hop, dance, and R&B music was released on June 16, 2001, by Hollywood Records.