<P> B * A * P * S is a 1997 comedy film written by Troy Beyer, directed by Robert Townsend, and starring Halle Berry and Martin Landau . </P> <P> Nisi (Halle Berry) and Mickey (Natalie Desselle) are waitresses in a soul food diner in Decatur, Georgia . Their dream is to open the world's first combination hair salon and soul food restaurant . </P> <P> To accumulate start - up money, they audition for a music video in Los Angeles . Through an unusual turn of events, they end up assisting a Beverly Hills butler and caring for an aging millionaire, Mr. Blakemore, who welcomes them into his mansion . They become Black American Princesses (BAPs) "livin' large and takin' charge!" amongst the rich and famous . </P> <P> They soon find themselves in the middle of a plot to milk the millionaire of his fortune . Realizing that they have acted no better than the plotters, they choose instead to become Mr. Blakemore's primary caregivers . </P>

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