Malibu's Most Wanted (2003)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

John Whitesell

Writers (WGA):

Fax Bahr (written by) &
Adam Small (written by) ...

Release Date:

18 April 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Don't be hatin'

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Racial Impersonation | Drive By Shooting | Bloopers During Credits | Los Angeles California | Street Gang

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Jamie Kennedy	...	B-Rad
Taye Diggs	...	Sean
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
Nick Swardson	...	Mocha
Keili Lefkovitz	...	Monster
Kellie Martin	...	Jen
Greg Grunberg	...	Brett
J.P. Manoux	...	Gary

Also Known As:

Suckaz (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

USA:86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | Iceland:12 | Netherlands:AL | Canada:14A | Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39830) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Uses stock footage in the beginning of the movie from Training Day (2001).

Goofs:

Continuity: B Rad is eating lunch and a can of Pepsi is poured into a glass for him. The can is put down on the table with the ingredients showing. The next shot shows the can turned around so you can read "Pepsi".

Quotes:

PJ: What make you think you know what goes down up in the hood anyway?
B-rad: BET.

Movie Connections:

References Wayne's World (1992)

Soundtrack:

Grindin'

"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.