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Overview

User Rating:
3.5/10   1,436 votes
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Director:
Lance Rivera
Writers:
Queen Latifah (story) &
Shakim Compere (story) ...
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Release Date:
3 September 2004 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
This summer, get your grill on!
Plot:
When Todd Anderson signs a $30 million deal with his hometown team, the New Jersey Nets, he knows that his life is set for a big change... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Good Message Cheesy Spoof-Like Delivery more
US TV Schedule:
Thur. July 238:00 PMBET   

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ja Rule ... Bling Bling
Tim Meadows ... Leroy

Jenifer Lewis ... Lady Em
Quran Pender ... Todd Andersen (as Storm P)

Jonathan Silverman ... Wes

Meagan Good ... Brittany

Farrah Fawcett ... Mrs. Crowley
Ruperto Vanderpool ... Wheezer
Frankie Faison ... Jojo Andersen

Vincent Pastore ... Poo Salesman

Kevin Phillips ... Jamal Washington

Reg E. Cathey ... Frank Washington
Rita Owens ... Nettie Washington
Gerry Bamman ... Butler
Carl Wright ... Grandpa
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for drug content, sexual references and language.
Runtime:
USA:97 min | Argentina:97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #40940) | Iceland:LH | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Farrah Fawcett's last movie role. more
Quotes:
Leroy: In hockey, they hit a black puck around, why can't the puck be white.
Wes: Well on ice, a white puck might be difficult to see.
Leroy: I would expect you to say that.
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Movie Connections:
References "S.W.A.T." (1975) more
Soundtrack:
Cocktales more

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5 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
Good Message Cheesy Spoof-Like Delivery, 16 December 2005
5/10
Author: Jalea from USA

The movie had a good message about being responsible and down to earth even after hitting pay dirt. But, the message was nearly drowned in the cheesy delivery. As a result, this ethnic comedy comes off somewhat spoofish because of the mugging and overacting (which obviously was on purpose).

I think of The Cookout (2004) as (one of the characters in the movie so aptly put it) a "Black Beverly Hillbillies," like the TV series The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) that was definitely satirical. Although it is true that the stereotypes were carried to the extreme, which explains why some viewers are offended by the material, the same could be said of other spoofs, which purposely border on the ridiculous.

The Cookout (2004) is okay to rent, if you take if for what it is.

You know, this would have been a good TV movie.

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