Daisy von Scherler Mayer (Madeline, Party Girl) directed this comedy, scripted by David C. Johnson (D.R.O.P. Squad), following the trajectory of a mismatched couple throughout the evening of a blind date in New York (but mostly filmed in Toronto). Extrovert Darlene "Woo" Bates (Jada Pinkett Smith of ...more
As the title character in Woo, Jada Pinkett follows an agreeable template for bratty unpredictability forgiven by toe-curling cuteness -- a mind-scrambling combo for men in general and Tommy Davidson in particular. It worked well for Alicia Silverstone in Clueless and Parker Posey in Party Girl, the latter film having also been directed by Woo's Daisy von Scherler Mayer. Like those actresses, Pinkett makes this part all her own by way of eccentric antics and self-stylized speech patterns that ...more
- Jada Pinkett Smith - Woo
- Tommy Davidson - Tim
- Duane Martin - Frankie
- Michael Ralph - Romaine
- Darrell M. Heath - Hop
- Dave Chappelle - Lenny
- Paula Jai Parker - Claudette
- LL Cool J - Darryl
- Aida Turturro - Tookie
- Lance Slaughter
- Dartanyan Edmonds
- Foxy Brown
- Sam Moses
- Tiffany Hall
- Daisy von Scherler Mayer - Director
- Bradford W. Smith - Executive Producer
- Howard Hobson - Executive Producer
- John Singleton - Executive Producer
- Michael Hubbard - Producer
- Beth Hubbard - Producer
- David C. Johnson - Screenwriter
- Vlasta Svoboda - Art Director
- Stephanie Koules - Associate Producer
- Robi Reed-Humes - Casting
- Bill Carraro - Co-producer
- David C. Johnson - Co-producer
- Michael Clancy - Costume Designer
- Danny Stillman - First Assistant Director












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