Malibu's Most Wanted (2003)

A senator arranges for his son, a rich white kid who fancies himself black, to be kidnapped by a couple of black actors pretending to be murderers to try and shock him out of his plans to become a rapper.

Director:

John Whitesell

Writers:

Fax Bahr, Adam Small,

Stars:

Jamie Kennedy, Taye Diggs, Blair Underwood

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jamie Kennedy	...	Brad 'B-Rad' Gluckman
Taye Diggs	...	Sean James
Anthony Anderson	...	PJ
Regina Hall	...	Shondra
Blair Underwood	...	Tom Gibbsons
Damien Dante Wayans	...	Tec
Ryan O'Neal	...	Bill Gluckman
Bo Derek	...	Bess Gluckman
Jeffrey Tambor	...	Dr. Feldman
Kal Penn	...	Hadji Amerislani
Nick Swardson	...	Mocha
Keili Lefkovitz	...	Monster
Kellie Martin	...	Jen
Greg Grunberg	...	Brett
J.P. Manoux	...	Gary

Storyline

Brad Gluckman (Kennedy) is a wannabe rap star from Malibu who acts and talks like he's from the "'hood." Concerned that his son is going to embarrass him during his campaign to become the governor of California, Brad's wealthy father and his campaign manager (Underwood), hire two trained actors (Diggs and Anderson) to disguise themselves as "real life gangstaz", and kidnap his son, dropping him off in the "real hood" in Compton, in an effort to scare the ghettofied attitude and behavior out of him.

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Plot Keywords:

singing contest | drive by shooting | coffee shop | los angeles california | gubernatorial candidate | 

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Taglines:

Don't be hatin'

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual humor, language and violence

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 April 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Suckaz

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$16,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$116,358 (Australia) (25 July 2003)

Gross:

$116,358 (Australia) (25 July 2003)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros, Karz Entertainment, Big Ticket Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Right before Gibbins' secretary informs him that Tec is on the line he leans back on his desk and knocks over the American flags, in the next shot the are upright again.

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Quotes

B-Rad: [on being kidnapped and shoved into the trunk of a car] Shotgun!

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Crazy Credits

During the credits, bloopers, alternate takes, and additional gags are shown.

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Connections

Spoofs Shaft (1971)

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Soundtracks

"Hi-C Battle Rap"
Performed by Hi-C

User Reviews

"Big Laughts in a Plain White Rapper"

A couple weeks ago, I got a free HBO movie channel preview on Dish Network. While looking through the list of movies, I noticed "Malibu's Most Wanted" and was instantly intrigued. I'm here today to tell you that it was one of the funniest movies I've seen in my life.

Bradley "B-Rad" Gluckman is the son of one of the richest men in Malibu. In fact, he's running for governor. B-Rad, out of the goodness of his heart, decides to help his father "get his campaign trizzy on." B-Rad helps out by singing a scandalous rap at one of his father's speeches. Outraged, B-Rad's father decides to send his son to the ghetto with some "hard-core gangsters" to try and "scare the black out of him." Hilarity ensues.

Without spoiling any of the movie, I'd like to say that I am now the proud owner of not one, but TWO copies of this DVD. "Malibu's Most Wanted" is a hilarious movie that makes many clever nods to pop culture. Some people may be offended by the humor (as it's somewhat racial), but it's done tastefully. I'd definitely recommend this movie to anyone who's needing a good laugh.