Hav Plenty: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

VHS video cassette tape titled "Hav Plenty." The film is approximately ninety minutes and was written, directed, and produced by Christopher Scott Cherot. The video cassette is stored in its original cardboard case and is wrapped in shrink wrap. The front of the case features a color photograph of the main characters depicted clockwise as: Lee Plenty (Christopher Scott Cherot), Havilland Savage (Chenoa Maxwell), Caroline Gooden (Tammi Katherine Jones), and Leigh Darling (Robinne Lee). The three (3) women are smiling and resting their heads on Cherot’s torso. Cherot is resting his chin on Maxwell’s head. The film’s title is printed in yellow and blue across the bottom of the case. The image is set against a blue background with yellow and white text that reads [The Sexy / New Comedy From / The Producers of Soul Food / “Hilarious!” / -Premiere Magazine / “Witty!” / -The New York Times.]. The back of the case features a plot summary, critic’s blurbs, a barcode, three color photographic stills from the movie, and production information. There are two (2), white, identical stamps on the plastic shrink wrap on the front of the cassette that read [[Disney castle] Buena Vista / Home Entertainment].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1998
• Distributed by: Miramax Films, founded 1979
• Written by: Christopher Scott Cherot, American, born 1967
• Subject of: Robinne Lee, American, born 1974
• Subject of: Chenoa Maxwell, American, born 1969
• Subject of: Tammi Katherine Jones, American, born 1970
• Subject of: Wanderlust Pictures, Inc., American, founded 1997
• Subject of: Buena Vista Home Entertainment, American, founded 1997
• Type: videocassettes
• Medium: plastic and metal on polyester with cardboard
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 7 1/2 × 4 3/16 × 1 1/16 in. (19 × 10.7 × 2.7 cm)
• Place made: United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Comedy
• Topic: Film
• Topic: Hollywood (Film)
• Object number: 2019.55.7
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jeff and Nicole Friday
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Buena Vista Home Entertainment Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.