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Undercover Brother

  • 2002
  • PG-13
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
36K
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Denise Richards, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, and Eddie Griffin in Undercover Brother (2002)
ActionComedy

When "The Man" tries to derail a black candidate's presidential campaign, Undercover Brother and his fellow secret agents come to the rescue.When "The Man" tries to derail a black candidate's presidential campaign, Undercover Brother and his fellow secret agents come to the rescue.When "The Man" tries to derail a black candidate's presidential campaign, Undercover Brother and his fellow secret agents come to the rescue.

  • Director
    • Malcolm D. Lee
  • Writers
    • John Ridley
    • Michael McCullers
  • Stars
    • Eddie Griffin
    • Denise Richards
    • Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    36K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Malcolm D. Lee
    • Writers
      • John Ridley
      • Michael McCullers
    • Stars
      • Eddie Griffin
      • Denise Richards
      • Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
    • 198User reviews
    • 76Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 7 nominations

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    Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Eddie Griffin in Undercover Brother (2002)
    Denise Richards and Eddie Griffin in Undercover Brother (2002)
    Eddie Griffin and Chris Kattan in Undercover Brother (2002)
    Denise Richards and Eddie Griffin in Undercover Brother (2002)
    Neil Patrick Harris, Dave Chappelle, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Eddie Griffin, and Chi McBride in Undercover Brother (2002)
    Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor in Undercover Brother (2002)
    Neil Patrick Harris in Undercover Brother (2002)
    Eddie Griffin in Undercover Brother (2002)
    Neil Patrick Harris, Dave Chappelle, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, and Eddie Griffin in Undercover Brother (2002)
    Dave Chappelle in Undercover Brother (2002)
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    Top cast

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    Eddie Griffin
    Eddie Griffin
    • Undercover Brother…
    Denise Richards
    Denise Richards
    • White She Devil
    Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
    Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
    • Sistah Girl
    • (as Aunjanue Ellis)
    Chris Kattan
    Chris Kattan
    • Mr. Feather
    Dave Chappelle
    Dave Chappelle
    • Conspiracy Brother
    Chi McBride
    Chi McBride
    • The Chief
    Neil Patrick Harris
    Neil Patrick Harris
    • Lance
    Gary Anthony Williams
    Gary Anthony Williams
    • Smart Brother
    Billy Dee Williams
    Billy Dee Williams
    • Gen. Warren Boutwell
    Jack Noseworthy
    Jack Noseworthy
    • Mr. Elias
    Robert Trumbull
    • The Man
    J.D. Hall
    J.D. Hall
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    William S. Taylor
    William S. Taylor
    • Roscoe the Barber
    • (as William Taylor)
    Shauna MacDonald
    Shauna MacDonald
    • Wendy Marshall - TV Anchor
    Ron Pardo
    Ron Pardo
    • Chuck
    Susie Spear Purcell
    • Bonnie - TV Reporter
    • (as Susie Spear)
    Jim O'Connor
    • Chad - TV Anchor
    Dave Pearce
    • Reporter
    • Director
      • Malcolm D. Lee
    • Writers
      • John Ridley
      • Michael McCullers
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Denise Richards claims that her derriere was digitally enlarged for the film's cover and promotional material.
    • Goofs
      When Lance asks Undercover brother about the show Friends (1994), he asks what Ross saw of Julie's in the third season. This happened in the second season, Julie was not on Friends in the third season. He also calls her Julia instead of Julie.
    • Quotes

      Sistah Girl: Undercover Brother, Conspiracy Brother

      Conspiracy Brother: Hey, how ya doin.

      Undercover Brother: Good mornin!

      Conspiracy Brother: Good morning? Get on the desk, spy in the building! Spy...

      Undercover Brother: Don't touch the fro!

      Conspiracy Brother: Back up off me man!

      Undercover Brother: Back up off me!

      Conspiracy Brother: Let me tell you something about the word "good," brotha. Good is an ancient anglo-saxon word, go-od, meanin the absence of color. I.E. it's all good, which it is, OR Good Will Huntin', meanin, "I'm Huntin' Niggas!" So when you say good morning, what your telling me is "I'm gonna kill yo black ass, first thing in the mornin'!"

    • Crazy credits
      Early in the credits, Undercover Brother gets his convertible washed at the car wash with the top down.
    • Alternate versions
      For the UK DVD release Universal chose to cut 14 sec. from the outtakes (two uses of very strong language) to keep the "12" rating. An uncut "15" was available.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood/Ivans XTC/Undercover Brother/Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner/Bad Company (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Pick Up The Pieces
      Written by Alan Gorrie, Roger Ball, Onnie McIntyre, Hamish Stuart, Malcolm Duncan and Robbie McIntosh

      Performed by Average White Band

      Courtesy of Average White Band and Joe's Songs, Inc.

      By Arrangement with Bug

      And courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.

      By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

    User reviews198

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    8/10
    It Tears the Roof Off the Mother Sucker!
    I loved "Undercover Brother!" It's the movie "Pootie Tang" should have been! I found it over-the-top, laugh-out-loud funny! Eddie Griffin scores as Undercover Brother, an afrolicious version of Austin Powers. And Chris Kattan is hilarious as Mr. Feather, an evil underling of The Man, devoted to the white man's dominance, but succumbing to hip-hop influence. Other funny performances came from Dave Chappelle as the paranoid Conspiracy Brother, and Neil Patrick Harris as the clueless caucasian intern Lance. Some viewers may complain about the black stereotypes, but you must look at it as black actors and filmmakers laughing at themselves. It's all a "solid" laugh!
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    3
    • EmperorNortonII
    • Jun 29, 2002

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    • Why does the trivia for this movie say White She devil refers to Undercover Brother as "cute in a Theo Huxtable kind of way?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 31, 2002 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Anh Trai Nằm Vùng
    • Filming locations
      • R.C. Harris Water Filtration Plant, Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada(The Man's headquarters, interior and exterior)
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Imagine Entertainment
      • Urban Media
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $39,089,928
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,037,685
      • Jun 2, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $41,604,473
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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