Malibu's Most Wanted (2003)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

John Whitesell

Writers (WGA):

Fax Bahr (written by) &
Adam Small (written by) ...

Release Date:

18 April 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Don't be hatin'

Plot:

A senator arranges for his son, a rich white kid who fancies himself black, to be kidnapped by a couple of black actors pretending to be murderers to try and shock him out of his plans to become a rapper.

Plot Keywords:

Racial Impersonation | Drive By Shooting | Bloopers During Credits | Los Angeles California | Street Gang

Awards:

3 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Nov. 20	4:30 PM	COMEDY
Sat. Nov. 21	12:00 PM	COMEDY

Cast

Jamie Kennedy	...	Brad 'B-Rad' Gluckman
Taye Diggs	...	Sean James
Anthony Anderson	...	PJ
Regina Hall	...	Shondra
Blair Underwood	...	Tom Gibbsons
Damien Dante Wayans	...	Tec
Ryan O'Neal	...	Bill Gluckman
Bo Derek	...	Bess Gluckman
Jeffrey Tambor	...	Dr. Feldman
Kal Penn	...	Hadji Amerislani
Nick Swardson	...	Mocha
Keili Lefkovitz	...	Monster
Kellie Martin	...	Jen
Greg Grunberg	...	Brett
J.P. Manoux	...	Gary

Also Known As:

Suckaz (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual humor, language and violence.

Runtime:

USA:86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | Iceland:12 | Netherlands:AL | Canada:14A | Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39830) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The horror movie B-Rad, Sean, and PJ are seeing at the theater is Valentine (2001)

Goofs:

Continuity: Right before Gibbins' secretary informs him that Tec is on the line he leans back on his desk and knocks over the American flags, in the next shot the are upright again.

Quotes:

B-Rad: [to his parents and psychiatrist about when he becomes a famous rapper] I'll buy you ALL cars.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Menace II Society (1993)

Soundtrack:

Hell Yeah

Not quite Kung Fu Hustle, but pretty hilarious

Trying to sell my friends on this film, which I love, I tell them to think of it as 'The Jerk' for the new millennium. You know the bit: An innocent goof lives his life seemingly oblivious to the fact that he is, eh.... um... Well, oblivious to who he is -- his talents (or lack), and most importantly, to the way every other living being perceives him.

Hijinx ensues. --Very, very world-class embarrassing hi jinx.

The idea of the world's lamest rapper may be barely weighty enough for a solid 4 minute sketch on SNL or in Living Color. But the makers, with the amazing Jamie Kennedy in the center of the thing, have gone for the burn, taking an hour and a half to shake out every possibility of the concept. Surprisingly, it's time well spent. More happens plot wise here than in the Steve Martin vehicle. The situations are multiplied, and with them the opportunities for some pretty incredible shtick.

Malibu's Most Wanted is the cult film of tomorrow. The humor may not be close to the same league as Airplane or Kung Fu Hustle, and in fact seems to issue from the pits of over-commercialized multiplex teen formula comedy that I and a lot of other people groan at with regularity. But it brushes lightly with inspired comic genius. That's pretty vague. But I don't know how else to characterize a film -- even a dumb, almost insulting one -- that renders me helpless with laughter a couple of times, and manages a carload of solid giggles and grins. It may be a special taste film. But if you are open to it, it's worth your while.

9 of 10 stars