What editions are available?
- Theatrical (89 min.)
- Unrated (94 min.)
The spoof comedy Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood parodies movies like Menace II Society, Dead Presidents, Boyz n the Hood and many other. The theatrical cut was first to be released on DVD with an unrated cut to be released years later. The Blu-ray version in the US is the theatrical cut while the UK version is the unrated and dubbed as a special edition.
Director Paris Barclay confirmed with This or That Edition which edition he prefers:
@Harparbar Which edition of Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood do you prefer: Theatrical or Unrated?
— This or That Edition (@thisthatedition) May 6, 2016
Neither. https://t.co/RcTZmb3gOF
— Paris Barclay (@Harparbar) May 7, 2016
The director’s preferred edition: Neither
Comparison of the editions with courtesy of Movie-Censorship.com