Code Name: The Cleaner (2007)

Cedric the Entertainer plays Jake, a seemingly regular guy who has no idea who he is after being hit over the head by mysterious assailants; when he finds himself entangled in a government ... See full summary »

Director:

Les Mayfield

Writers:

Robert Adetuyi, George Gallo

Stars:

Cedric the Entertainer, Lucy Liu, Nicollette Sheridan

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cedric the Entertainer	...	Jake Rodgers (as Cedric The Entertainer)
Lucy Liu	...	Gina
Nicollette Sheridan	...	Diane
Mark Dacascos	...	Eric Hauck
Callum Keith Rennie	...	Shaw
Niecy Nash	...	Jacuzzi
DeRay Davis	...	Ronnie
Will Patton	...	Riley
Kevin McNulty	...	Doctor Soames
Beau Starr	...	Old Timer (as Beau Davis)
Bart Anderson	...	Charlie
Tom Butler	...	Crane
Robert Clarke	...	The Butler
Rick Tae	...	Mini Bar Attendant
Kurt Max Runte	...	Dead FBI Agent

Storyline

Cedric the Entertainer plays Jake, a seemingly regular guy who has no idea who he is after being hit over the head by mysterious assailants; when he finds himself entangled in a government conspiracy, Jake and his pursuers become convinced that he is an undercover agent.

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Plot Keywords:

secret agent | bloopers during credits | box office flop | spoof | cult film | 

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Taglines:

In a dirty world, he's our only hope.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, crude humor and some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [ru]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 January 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Cleaner

Filming Locations:

Vancouver International Airport, Sea Island, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£61,734 (UK) (7 December 2007)

Gross:

£61,734 (UK) (7 December 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, FilmEngine, Rat Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min 91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Elizabeth Hurley was the original choice for Diane.

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Goofs

When Gina runs out of the room where the Colonel Bowman game was recorded, she wears entirely different boots from the rest of the last part of the movie.

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Quotes

Jake Rodgers: I'm Special Op's.
Gina: Try Special Mops.

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Crazy Credits

Out-takes play over the first part of the end credits

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Connections

References Mandingo (1975)

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Soundtracks

"Ricola"
Courtesy of Ricola USA Ltd.

User Reviews

How did this get greenlighted?

Ever since Cedric the Entertainer burst onto the scene with his critically acclaimed, scene-stealing performance in the original "Barbershop," no filmmaker has quite figured out how best to harness the considerable talents of this longtime standup comic. In the years since that film was released, C the E has appeared in one monumental turkey after another, with his latest endeavor, "Code Name: The Cleaner," marking what we can only hope will be a professional low point before he begins his gradual ascent back towards some degree of cinematic respectability.

In what is clearly one of the lamest, dopiest and most ill-conceived spy comedies in movie history, Cedric plays an amnesia victim who wakes up in a hotel room next to a dead FBI agent and a suitcase stuffed with hundreds of thousands of dollars. Unsure of who he is - the possibilities range all the way from an undercover spy to a local janitor - or how he managed to get himself into such a predicament, the mystery man, Jake, is soon on the run from unknown forces out to nab him and the valuable computer chip it is believed he has in his possession.

This is such a perfectly ridiculous piece of celluloid-wasting cinema that it is scarcely worth the time it takes to watch, let alone comment on, the movie. Suffice it to say that Cedric needs to start looking into getting himself a better agent, while his co-stars - like Lucy Liu, whose career is clearly in as much trouble as Cedric's - should begin deleting this film from their professional resumes as quickly as is humanly possible.