In Flip's path towards "keeping it real" by becoming hip-hop star, harsh realities surface to shake up his world.
Director:
Marc Levin
From metacritic.com
Take a look back at these Hollywood icons in their early days to see how far they've come in their careers—and how little they've visibly aged.
Related News
-
Snoop Dogg Raps With "Whiteboyz"
07 August 2012 | SneakPeek -
Piper Perabo Lies Her Way Into Parts
13 June 2000 | WENN
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: Whiteboyz (1999)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
2 nominations.
See more awards »
Edit
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Danny Hoch | ... | Flip | |
| Dash Mihok | ... | James | |
| Mark Webber | ... | Trevor | |
| Piper Perabo | ... | Sara | |
 |
Terence Mueller | ... | Jock |
|
|
Lyndsey Barnett | ... | Girl in Bathroom |
| Dr. Dre | ... | Don Flip Crew #1 | |
| Fat Joe | ... | Don Flip Crew #2 | |
|
|
Eric Rivas Quiroga | ... | Traitor |
| Eugene Byrd | ... | Khalid | |
|
|
Rich Komenich | ... | Flip's Dad |
|
|
William N. Mayberry | ... | Foreman |
| Lisa Jane Todd | ... | Trevor's Mom | |
| Annabel Armour | ... | Flip's Mom | |
|
|
Shannon Penrod | ... | Hucky's Customer |
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Add Synopsis
Storyline
In a virtually all-white Iowa town, Flip daydreams of being a hip-hop star, hanging with Snoop Doggy Dogg and Dr. Dre. He practices in front of a mirror and with his two pals, James and Trevor. He talks Black slang, he dresses Black. He's also a wannabe pusher, selling flour as cocaine. And while he talks about "keeping it real," he hardly notices real life around him: his father's been laid off, his mother uses Food Stamps, his girlfriend is pregnant, James may be psychotic, one of his friends (one of the town's few Black kids) is preparing for college, and, on a trip to Chicago to try to buy drugs, the cops shoot real bullets. What will it take for Flip to get real? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
Taglines:
They dreamed of the ghetto...But they woke up in Iowa.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for pervasive language, substance abuse, some violence and sexuality | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
View content advisory »
Edit
Did You Know?
Trivia
Eugene Byrd (Kahlid in this movie), goes on to star in 8 Mile, meaning he's been in films starring Dr. Dre and Eminem. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.
Edit
Edit
See more on IMDbPro »
See full technical specs »
Details
Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
8 October 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Whiteboyz See more »Edit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$23,149, 12 September 1999Gross USA:
$38,738Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$38,738Company Credits
Show more on
IMDbPro »
As I read reviews of this movie I just can't keep feeling like most of you just don't get it. I'm reading comments here on IMDb like "white boys trying to act like they are black (c'mon that is terrible)" or "can someone say Wigger...". You are missing the point. This movie is simply one big satire of young white teenagers who grow up in decent or rich environment (or Iowa) idolizing the ghetto life that they see on MTV and trying to mimic it. As a product of a large city public school system in the mid nineties I saw these kinds of kids every day. It's pretty depressing actually. Low self-esteem kids with terrible identity disorders trying so desperately to find themselves. Or not? Maybe most of them just don't know how to act. Whatever it is I'd have to say that this movie was on point with every aspect of this kind of lifestyle. For someone like me, who went to school with kids like this, Whiteboyz is a hilarious movie! Flip dog is just so incredibly lost in his gangster world, working out scenarios with Khalid before his talks to him, rapping in front of the mirror, etc. Khalid even tries to explain this to Flip and Flip is so lost he just doesn't understand what he is telling him. Khalid was probably the most normal kid in the movie. He respected his Mom, he has aspirations to go to college, and wasn't all about getting in trouble. What was the most revealing about what this movie was trying to do was the scene where James comes out of his "gangster" act and starts ranting racial slurs. Did James have multiple personalities? No. How could you miss the point after seeing that? There are plenty of people I'd like to show this movie to but sadly they won't get it. It's definitely one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. It was acted out perfectly and just down right hilarious. Unfortunately, most of the people just don't get it. Recommended as a wake up call to all you gangster white boys out there that grew up in a stable home. Cheers!