Keanu (2016)

When the adorable kitten of an L.A. crime kingpin unexpectedly enters the life of two cousins, they will have to go through tough gangs, pitiless hit-men, and ruthless drug dealers who all claim him, to get him back. How hard can it be?

Director:

Peter Atencio

Writers:

Jordan Peele, Alex Rubens

Stars:

Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Tiffany Haddish

4 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jordan Peele	...	Rell Williams / Oil Dresden
Keegan-Michael Key	...	Clarence Goobril / Smoke Dresden
Tiffany Haddish	...	Hi-C
Method Man	...	Cheddar
Darrell Britt-Gibson	...	Trunk
Jason Mitchell	...	Bud
Jamar Malachi Neighbors	...	Stitches
Luis Guzmán	...	Bacon
Will Forte	...	Hulka
Nia Long	...	Hannah
Rob Huebel	...	Spencer
Madison Wolfe	...	Alexis
Jordyn A. Davis	...	Belle
James Yeargain	...	Donnie
Brittany Seymour	...	Rachel

Storyline

Rell's life is changed forever when a cute kitten comes to his door, and he names it Keanu. Unfortunately, one weekend later, Keanu is abducted by persons unknown. Now Rell and his cousin, Clarence, are men on a mission to find Keanu against the odds. Unfortunately, those odds prove to be perilously high as they find Keanu in the care of the ruthless gangster, Cheddar, and he will only part with him for a price. Now for that cute kitten, these two middle class bumblers find themselves neck deep in a dangerous alien world of drugs and gang violence with only their desperate audacity, creativity and sheer dumb luck giving them a chance to survive.

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Plot Keywords:

kitten | buddy comedy | african american | designer drug | strip club | 

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Taglines:

Get ready fur rush hour.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language throughout, drug use and sexuality/nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

Seven cats and kittens played the title character. Each one received a case of Fancy Feast and an assortment of cat toys. Since Keegan-Michael Key is allergic to cats, he had to take a medication in order to interact with them.

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Goofs

Clarence (as Shark Tank) tells Cheddar he should keep his safety on. The gun he is using can't have the safety engaged with its currently un-cocked hammer.

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Quotes

Clarence Goobril: Oh my God, are those tiny penises? Please, Lord, let those be fingers.

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Crazy Credits

In the opening the Warner Brothers logo flies apart and becomes the New Line Cinema logo which then starts to glow like the sun. All this to ominous background music.

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Connections

References Black Jesus (2014)

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Soundtracks

Start Your Car
Written by Angharad Rijswijk and Owain Gwilym
Performed by Trwbador
Courtesy of Platform Music Group Inc.

User Reviews

2 hours of my life wasted

This was such a disappointment. 2 hours of my life wasted. Bad acting, stupid plot and definitely not as funny as the tailor implied.

The acting was poor, the story is very unrealistic and a little insulting to the intelligence of the viewer. I'm sure they could have had a better plot, even if it revolved around rescuing a cute kitten. They could have still made it more realistic. I was watching it and thinking seriously! That's what the writers thought would be a good twist?

To me a good comedy would be something like the hangover, okay it's unrealistic but it's still not stupid.. If the hangover is a 10 then Keanu is a -30.

In summary, I think the actors, writers and directors could have done a better job, Such a disappointment and total waste of time. Don't watch it, there are plenty of good comedies out there and this is NOT one of them.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 April 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Keanu

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,453,224, 1 May 2016

Gross USA:

$20,591,853

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$20,651,333

Company Credits

Production Co:

Artists First, Monkeypaw Productions, New Line Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1