White Chicks (2004)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Keenen Ivory Wayans

Writers (WGA):

Keenen Ivory Wayans (screenplay) &
Shawn Wayans (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

23 June 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Comedy

Plot:

Two disgraced FBI agents go way undercover in an effort to protect hotel heiresses the Wilson Sisters from a kidnapping plot.

Plot Keywords:

FBI | Undercover | Ice Cream | Fashion Show | Hotel Room

Awards:

2 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Shawn Wayans	...	Kevin Copeland
Marlon Wayans	...	Marcus Copeland
Jaime King	...	Heather Vandergeld
Frankie Faison	...	Chief Elliott Gordon
Lochlyn Munro	...	Agent Jake Harper
John Heard	...	Warren Vandergeld
Busy Philipps	...	Karen
Terry Crews	...	Latrell Spencer
Brittany Daniel	...	Megan Vandergeld
Eddie Velez	...	Agent Vincent Gomez
Jessica Cauffiel	...	Tori
Maitland Ward	...	Brittany Wilson
Anne Dudek	...	Tiffany Wilson
Rochelle Aytes	...	Denise Porter
Jennifer Carpenter	...	Lisa

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, language and some drug content.

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Indonesia:Dewasa | Brazil:12 | Iceland:L | Ireland:12PG (cut) | Ireland:15 (uncut) | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Chile:TE | Finland:K-11 | Germany:6 | Netherlands:MG6 | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | UK:12A (original rating) | UK:15 (video rating) (2004) | USA:PG-13 (No. 40133) | USA:Unrated (uncut DVD version) | Malaysia:18SX

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Revolution Studios

Trivia:

When the brothers go to pick up the Wilson sisters at the airport, the outside shot of the airport is actually Palm Beach International Airport (PBI), in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the saleslady is helping Tiffany in the dressing room, Tiffany's hair moves from inside her collar to out to back in again.

Quotes:

Latrell Spencer: Once you go black, you gonna need a wheelchair.

Movie Connections:

References Titanic (1997)

Soundtrack:

A Thousand Miles

Absurd + Unbelievable= HILARIOUS!

Okay, I was dragged kicking and screaming to this movie. I made my friends pay for my ticket in protest when the majority voted to see this and I was stranded at the movie theater without my car. When I first heard of it, I thought the premise was absurd, the make-up laughable and the jokes seemed racist. I was right about the first two things. Yes, you are not fooled for one minute that Marlon and Shawn are actually either of the 2 pampered princesses they impersonate. Yes, you can't imagine anyone else being fooled either. But for one moment, just suspend your disbelief and take this movie for what it is... a comedy. A gut-busting, rolling on the floor laughing and quotable one-liners kind of comedy. This was the funniest movie I have seen in a long time. This movie makes fun of everyone-- black, white, rich, poor, dorks, cool people... no one is safe. And the brother who falls for Marlon in disguise had me pee-ing in my pants! And there's even bit of commentary about social and racial stereotypes. All in all, an enjoyable experience.