7 of Our Favorite Sassy On-Screen Sidekicks

Regina King as Iesha in Poetic Justice

As hood fabulous as she was with her slick mouth and long red nails, Iesha was definitely one of the most interesting sidekicks to watch of them all. She had bad taste in men and could be pretty tasteless herself from time to time when she got some liquor in her system (see the family reunion scene in the film). Lets be real, she pretty much needed Janet’s character Justice to run in and save her most of the time, whether it was from an abusive boyfriend or Iesha’s own self. But aside from that, she was an equally good friend to Justice. By inviting her on a random but life-changing trip in a mail truck, she helped Justice get out of her seemingly permanent state of mourning from the death of a long-time boyfriend, and set her up with Tupac’s character Lucky. Now that’s a good look.