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

Cast

Jamie Kennedy	...	B-Rad
Taye Diggs	...	Sean
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
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:

Uses stock footage in the beginning of the movie from Training Day (2001).

Goofs:

Continuity: When B-Rad arrives at Shondra's house after the kidnapping, the spinners are clearly spinning when they pull up in the driveway. When they get out the spinners are completely still.

Quotes:

B-Rad: I think today is a good day to die, don't you? YAY YAAAAAYYYY!

Movie Connections:

References The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Soundtrack:

In Here Ta Nite

funny funny funny, this film is the bomb!

I couldn't sleep one night and found myself watching this on one of the sky movie channels and boy did it make me laugh. The central character b-rad was so over the top and yet it worked. there have been many films before about white boys trying to act like the stereotype black gang banger rapper but they have mostly flopped until now. Anthony Anderson delivers yet another funny performance. this guy is consistently funny in whatever film he appears in and i think he will go on to become a big star. regina hall as shondra is super sexy without ever having to confirm to the typical hip hop cuties we see in rap videos. kal pen also pops up in the film as a crazy arab American student. ryan oneil also features as b-rads father and i was shocked at how this normally serious dude takes to the comedy. watch this film.