Next Day Air (2009)

Two inept criminals are mistakenly delivered a package of cocaine and think they've hit the jackpot, triggering a series of events that changes ten people's lives forever.

Director:

Benny Boom

Writer:

Blair Cobbs

Stars:

Yasiin Bey, Mike Epps, Donald Faison

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Donald Faison	...	Leo
Mike Epps	...	Brody
Wood Harris	...	Guch
Omari Hardwick	...	Shavoo
Emilio Rivera	...	Bodega
Darius McCrary	...	Buddy
Cisco Reyes	...	Jesus
Yasmin Deliz	...	Chita
Lobo Sebastian	...	Rhino
Malik Barnhardt	...	Hassie
Yasiin Bey	...	Eric (as Mos Def)
Debbie Allen	...	Ms. Jackson
Lauren London	...	Ivy
Jo D. Jonz	...	Wade
Shawn Michael Howard	...	Derrick

Storyline

When a misguided delivery driver inadvertently delivers a package containing concealed bricks of cocaine to the wrong address, it sets in motion a desperate search and battle for the coke between the furious dealer that sent it, the fearful intended recipients that missed it, and the conniving accidental recipients that plan to flip it. Time is running out and everyone's trying to get their hands on the package that's been sent...Next Day Air!

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Plot Keywords:

package | cocaine | wrong address | topless female nudity | slow motion scene | 

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Taglines:

It's all in the delivery.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive language, drug content, some violence and brief sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

French English

Release Date:

8 May 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lieferung mit Hindernissen - Killer frei Haus

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$4,111,043 (USA) (8 May 2009)

Gross:

$10,017,041 (USA) (26 June 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

A-Mark Entertainment, Melee Entertainment, Next Day Air Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shipped to theaters under the code name "Express".

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Goofs

The video cassette that is stolen from the bank. Security cameras now record to a hard drive.

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Crazy Credits

There's a brief scene during the end credits.

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Connections

References Larry King Live (1985)

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Soundtracks

Aguanile
Written by Willie Colón (as Willie Colon) and Hector Lavoe
Performed by Marc Anthony
Courtesy of Sony BMG Music Entertainment (US Latin) LLC
By arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment

User Reviews

filled with annoying arrogant idiots

Brody (Mike Epps), Guch (Wood Harris) and Hassie are incompetent bank robbers. Leo (Donald Faison) is a weed-smoking incompetent delivery man who has to beg his mother to keep his job. He delivers a box to the wrong apartment. It turns out to be a box filled with bricks of cocaine. They try to sell them to cousin Shavoo and he promises to come back with the money. Meanwhile Jesus is trying to find his package and assumes that Leo stole it. Jesus and Chita track down the wrong delivery guy Eric (Yasiin Bey).

Everybody is idiotic. Everybody is annoying. Everybody is arrogant. The problem is that I hate a lot of these characters. The biggest problem is Donald Faison because he is the most annoying of them all. He is the one character who shouldn't be the arrogant annoying idiot. He should be the innocent in the lot. The comedy comes from him getting caught up in a situation beyond his control. I want Leo to get killed in the most horrific way possible. Yasiin Bey would have been infinitely more likable as Leo. Mike Epps and Wood Harris are a fun duo. Their part is watchable but I hate most of the rest.