The Hot Chick (2002)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Tom Brady

Writers (WGA):

Tom Brady (written by) &
Rob Schneider (written by)

Release Date:

13 December 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy

Tagline:

The hottest chick in town just switched bodies with the luckiest loser in the world.

Plot:

An attractive and popular teenager who is mean spirited toward others, finds herself in the body of an older man, and must find a way to get back to her original body.

Plot Keywords:

High School | Marriage | Cheerleader | Gas Station | Best Friend

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Rob Schneider	...	Jessica
Anna Faris	...	April
Matthew Lawrence	...	Billy
Eric Christian Olsen	...	Jake
Robert Davi	...	Stan
Melora Hardin	...	Carol
Alexandra Holden	...	Lulu
Rachel McAdams	...	Jessica
Maritza Murray	...	Keecia
Fay Hauser	...	Mrs. Thomas
Jodi Long	...	Korean Mother
Tia Mowry	...	Venetia
Tamera Mowry	...	Sissy
Lee Garlington	...	Vice Principal Bernard
Angie Stone	...	Madame Mambuza

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 on appeal for crude and sexual humor, language and drug references.

Runtime:

104 min | Germany:100 min (DVD version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Malaysia:18SX | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39451) | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Canada:14A | Germany:12 (nf) | Hong Kong:IIB | Mexico:B | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Sweden:7 | UK:12A

Filming Locations:

El Segundo High School - 640 Main Street, El Segundo, California, USA

Company:

Happy Madison Productions

Trivia:

Rob Schneider's mother Pilar appeared as one of the cheer leading contest judges.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the bathroom scene at the nightclub, the bathroom attendant turns on the tap, and water is heard to flow, several seconds before water actually comes out of the tap.

Quotes:

[Billy encounters Clive as himself working as a squeegee person]
Clive Maxtone: [recognizing Billy] Bobby! You got forty dollars for me, Bobby!
Billy: [recognizing Clive] AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!
Clive Maxtone: DO YOU STILL LOVE ME?
[Billy runs Clive over]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "South Park: The Biggest Douche in the Universe (#6.15)" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Now Understand This

Better than "The Animal" at least

Jessica Spencer (Rachel McAdams from "Mean Girls") heists a pair of earrings from an tribal shop at the mall. After a run-in with another robber at a gas station (Rob Schneider), she loses one earring from the set. Turns out these jewelery pieces are magical and allow body-switching. We're dealing with a bad news/good news scenario here. the bad new being that the writer is the same responsible for "The Animal" travesty. The good news is this is considerably better. However, Anna Faris shouldn't make any more comedies, in every single comedy I've seen her in she is capable of a whole range of.. ONE expression, that would be being shocked/ Surprised, which would be fine if she didn't use it about 50 times per movie. But if gay stereotypes, fat jokes, and dick humor is your cup of tea By all means help yourself. You know what? I probably made it sound better than it is actually. It all honesty, this is merely an alright film even if it does feel a bit tame for a Schneider movie.

DVD Extras: Commentary by Director Tom Brady; 15 Deleted scenes; 5 featurettes (Becoming Jessica, Becoming Clive, the Hot Chicks, Guest Speakers, and Physical Education); a "Starlight" Music Video by Zed; Trailer for "Shanghai Knights"

My Grade: C+

My DVD extras Grade: B-