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, Ryan O'Neal, 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:

racial impersonation | person in car trunk | south asian | los angeles california | street gang | 

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Taglines:

Ever feel like you don't belong?

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

14A

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 April 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Le truand de Malibu

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

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

California gubernatorial elections are held in November, which Bill Gluckman's aide says is 8 weeks away, meaning the story takes place sometime in September. But later in the rap club, the emcee says that this is black history month in response to B-rad's use of the N-word. Black history month is In February.

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Quotes

Uncle Louie: What's the theme of your party, kid? Star Wars? Baseball? Superheroes?
13 yr. Old Brad: It's O.P.P., bitch!

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Crazy Credits

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

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Connections

References Grand Theft Auto III (2001)

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Soundtracks

In Here Ta Nite
Written by Rodney Johnson and Donn Juan
Performed by The Rated R (as Rated R)
Courtesy of Universal Records

User Reviews

Good for the laughs...

This movie is not for everyone. The story is pretty weak and the humor is very age oriented. The movie was very humorous if you enjoy the white man who thinks he's a black man humor. The most amusing piece of the movie is the dialogue that is spoken by B-Rad (Jaime Kennedy). Jaime Kennedy does a very good job portraying B-Rad,the ghetto like white boy. It comes across as hilarious because everyone finds it amussing except him. IF you are looking for a good laugh, and you like that type of humor, I would recommend going to see this movie.