When a presidential candidate dies unexpectedly in the middle of the campaign, Washington, D.C. alderman, Mays Gilliam is unexpectedly picked as his replacement.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Chris Rock | ... | Mays Gilliam | |
| Bernie Mac | ... | Mitch Gilliam | |
| Dylan Baker | ... | Martin Geller | |
| Nick Searcy | ... | Brian Lewis | |
| Lynn Whitfield | ... | Debra Lassiter | |
| Robin Givens | ... | Kim | |
| Tamala Jones | ... | Lisa Clark | |
| James Rebhorn | ... | Senator Bill Arnot | |
| Keith David | ... | Bernard Cooper | |
| Tracy Morgan | ... | Meat Man | |
| Stephanie March | ... | Nikki | |
| Robert Stanton | ... | Advisor | |
| Jude Ciccolella | ... | Mr. Earl | |
| Nate Dogg | ... | Himself | |
| Angie Mattson | ... | Nate's Girl | |
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One candidate for the presidency dies in an accident a couple of weeks before the election. Meanwhile the alderman Mays Gilliam becomes a hero when he rescues a woman and her cat from an old house that would blow up. However his fiancee Kim does not pay his bills and dumps him, and Gilliam loses everything including his fancy car. When Senator Bill Arnot sees the news on television, he plots a scheme with the party advisors Martin Geller and Debra Lassiter to invite Mays to be the party nominee and lose the election for the other candidate, Vice-President Brian Lewis. Four years later, he would be the candidate and would have the chance of winning the election. Mays has a terrible beginning of campaign but when his older brother Mitch Gilliam meets him in Chicago, he advises Mays to be himself. Will he have the chance to be the first African American President of the USA? Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Rated PG-13 for language, some sexuality and drug references | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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28 March 2003 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$35,200,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$13,503,484, 30 March 2003, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
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Written by Leroy Green and Ron Kersey (as Tyrone Kersey)
Performed by The Trammps
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing
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The main character's name Mays Gilliam is a combination of two famous New York baseball players from the 1950s: Willie Mays of the New York Giants and Junior Gilliam of the Brooklyn Dodgers. See more »Goofs
Prior to the fight scene between Mays and Mitch, Mays pauses the video game he's playing. However, the screen shots of the video game change between shots. See more »Crazy Credits
In the opening credits, it lists many famous politicians, then in parenthesis it says "(Are not in this movie)". See more »Soundtracks
Disco InfernoWritten by Leroy Green and Ron Kersey (as Tyrone Kersey)
Performed by The Trammps
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
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Generally, I find Rock very annoying in his films, but this one was different. He didn't do a lot of the loud mouth comments. The whole idea of this was silly, but it's a comedy. An alderman from a ghetto in DC is picked by a party to run for president when the other candidate dies. They pick someone who will lose because one of the other guys plans to run for president in 4 years. So of course, Mays decides to do his own thing and tell the people they should have more for their hard work and so on. He plays rap music at black tie parties, and decides to wear gangsta clothes. He rallies people around him and starts gaining approval from the masses. Along the way, he constantly hits on this gas station clerk. But, all of this is OK, but not really funny. The funny part of the whole movie is whenever Robin Givens was on screen. She plays a girl who dumps Mays in the beginning, but once she learns he's running for president, she follows him and acts all sweet and continues to plan their wedding. That part was hillarious.
FINAL VERDICT: Better than most Rock's other movies. It's worth watching if you are looking for a comedy.