Undercover Brother (2002)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Malcolm D. Lee

Writers (WGA):

John Ridley (internet series)
John Ridley (story)

Release Date:

31 May 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy

Tagline:

He's All Action

Plot:

When "The Man" tries to derail a black candidate's presidential campaign, Undercover Brother and his fellow secret agents come to the rescue.

Plot Keywords:

Undercover | Secret Agent | Cadillac | Disguise | African American

Awards:

5 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 13	4:30 PM	COMEDY
Tue. July 14	10:00 AM	COMEDY

Cast

Eddie Griffin	...	Undercover Brother / Anton Jackson
Chris Kattan	...	Mr. Feather
Denise Richards	...	White She Devil
Aunjanue Ellis	...	Sistah Girl
Dave Chappelle	...	Conspiracy Brother
Chi McBride	...	The Chief
Neil Patrick Harris	...	Lance
Gary Anthony Williams	...	Smart Brother
Billy Dee Williams	...	Gen. Warren Boutwell
Jack Noseworthy	...	Mr. Elias
Robert Trumbull	...	The Man
J.D. Hall	...	Narrator (voice)
William B. Taylor	...	Roscoe the Barber (as William Taylor)
Shauna MacDonald	...	Wendy Marshall - TV Anchor
Ron Pardo	...	Chuck

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language, sexual humor, drug content and campy violence.

Runtime:

86 min | Argentina:88 min | UK:85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | Iceland:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Germany:12 | New Zealand:M | Norway:11 | South Korea:15 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Distillery District, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Several other photos are also hanging in the Chief's office: Philip Michael Thomas from "Miami Vice" (1984); Richard Pryor; Andre Braugher; and S. Epatha Merkerson (Lt. Van Buren) from "Law & Order" (1990).

Goofs:

Continuity: To escape from the henchmen in She Devil's apartment, UB sprays hot sauce in their faces. But seconds later, their faces are completely clean.

Quotes:

Undercover Brother: You mess with the 'fro, you got to go.

Movie Connections:

References Car Wash (1976)

Soundtrack:

I Wanna Be Bad

imperfect but fun

Uneven but entertaining comedy which puts an effective comic spin on popular blaxploitation films. Griffin, a stylish, super cool secret agent who always gets his man, is recruited by an ambitious black brotherhood to investigate the ambiguous actions of a prominent black general who's given up his love of politics for fried chicken. In addition, he also matches wits with an evil, megalomaniacal white man. An undeniably goofy setup is made worthwhile by a lot of hip, amusing dialogue and clever, innovative sight gags. Suffers from occasional lapses, as most films of this genre do, but the cast is clearly having fun and make it worth the viewing experience. **½