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2 September 2005 (USA)
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A Comedy About Upholding The Law And Disturbing The Peace more
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A young detective goes undercover at an elite private school to destroy an international stolen car ring. | add synopsis
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Labor Day Surprise at Box Office
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 6 September 2005)
Movie Reviews: 'Underclassman'
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(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 6 September 2005)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Nick Cannon | ... | Tracy 'Tre' Stokes |
 | Adrian Young | ... | Jose |
 | Art Bonilla | ... | Cuervo |
 | Bart McCarthy | ... | Earl the Bum |
 | Kelly Hu | ... | Lisa Brooks |
 | Ian Gomez | ... | Detective Gallecki |
 | Cheech Marin | ... | Captain Victor Delgado |
| Ryan Beil | ... | Warren Williams |
| Peter Bryant | ... | Michael Barry |
 | Angelo Spizzirri | ... | David Boscoe |
 | Sam Easton | ... | Oliver Horn |
 | Shawn Ashmore | ... | Rob Donovan |
 | Mary Pat Gleason | ... | Ms. Hagerty |
 | Kaylee DeFer | ... | Des |
| MyCale Guyton | ... | April (as MyCale) |
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Rated PG-13 for violence, sexual references, drug material and some teen drinking.
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95 min
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Originally set for a US theatrical release in 2004. Then two massive waves of layoffs were sustained at Miramax and Dimension, and the infamous Disney and Miramax split reached it's height. This film thus remained in the Miramax vaults unreleased during this time of uncertainty. When the Disney and Miramax divorce was finally completed, numerous films under the Miramax and Dimension label were finally released theatrically.
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Tracy Stokes:
Hey girls, my name is Tracy and this is my boy here, Alex ...
Hot High School Girl: Oh, my God, Rob Donovan is here!
[they run off]
Alexander Jeffries: It's okay. They probably had herpes anyway.
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Hot High School Girl: Oh, my God, Rob Donovan is here!
[they run off]
Alexander Jeffries: It's okay. They probably had herpes anyway.
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References Point Break (1991)
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I Am an Item
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I don't usually give praise to many movies - am too critical. However, like a few others viewers who cared to remark, I'm shocked that so many on IMDb gave this flick such a low rating, so I have to retaliate.
The reason I give this props is twofold: (1) I usually hate sophomoric humor and many films directed at a teen audience. However, Cannon's quick-witted, disarming lines made me laugh the whole way through. His dry, comic delivery is underrated and unpredictable, to say the least. As for the racism observations, I'm white, and I think that charge is ridiculous. Sure, there's racial humor, but get a funnybone - it's a joke. can't you laugh at yourself? We whites tend to have a stick up our butts - the characters played off each other. Why react with such sensitivity? The comedy definitely shines.
(2) At least 4-6 of the characters develop to some extent. It's a kind of coming of age story for Cannon who proves not only his professional sense and skills but his interpersonal growth with peers. He's not sensitive to the rejection and pushes through, adapting his behavior until he wins confidence. A lesson for most of us. While it's true that most characters are foils by comparison to Cannon, the lead, the supporting cast are NOT completely flat characters. The Captain, two other police officers and at least two students and one teacher come to put things in new perspective or grow up, in one way or another.
In short, this is not just the mindless fluff other viewers seem to see. Yes, there were clichés, and the script was often predictable, but welcome to 95% of big or small screen writing in America, these days. If you like sardonic wit, humorous ghetto-talk and a bit of silliness with some serious undercurrents, growth and bonding - lessons of friendship - ignore the dissing and take a look for yourself. It made me chuckle for over an hour and made my day.