Underclassman (2005)

Director:

Marcos Siega

Writers (WGA):

Brent Goldberg (story) &
David Wagner (story) ...

Release Date:

2 September 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

A Comedy About Upholding The Law And Disturbing The Peace

Plot:

A young detective goes undercover at an elite private school to destroy an international stolen car ring. |

Plot Keywords:

Private School | Undercover | Car Chase | African American | Police

Cast

Nick Cannon	...	Tracy 'Tre' Stokes
Adrian Young	...	Jose
Art Bonilla	...	Cuervo
Bart McCarthy	...	Earl the Bum
Kelly Hu	...	Lisa Brooks
Ian Gomez	...	Detective Gallecki
Cheech Marin	...	Captain Victor Delgado
Ryan Beil	...	Warren Williams
Peter Bryant	...	Michael Barry
Angelo Spizzirri	...	David Boscoe
Sam Easton	...	Oliver Horn
Shawn Ashmore	...	Rob Donovan
Mary Pat Gleason	...	Ms. Hagerty
Kaylee DeFer	...	Des
MyCale Guyton	...	April (as MyCale)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, sexual references, drug material and some teen drinking.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Singapore:PG | UK:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Iceland:12 | Netherlands:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Camarillo, California, USA

Company:

Underclassman Films Ltd.

Trivia:

Originally set for a US theatrical release in 2004. Then two massive waves of layoffs were sustained at Miramax and Dimension, and the infamous Disney and Miramax split reached it's height. This film thus remained in the Miramax vaults unreleased during this time of uncertainty. When the Disney and Miramax divorce was finally completed, numerous films under the Miramax and Dimension label were finally released theatrically.

Quotes:

Tracy Stokes: Hey girls, my name is Tracy and this is my boy here, Alex ...
Hot High School Girl: Oh, my God, Rob Donovan is here!
[they run off]
Alexander Jeffries: It's okay. They probably had herpes anyway.

Movie Connections:

References Point Break (1991)

Soundtrack:

Let's Get Retarded

Austin Movie Show Review

From Miramax, the company that brought you Shakespeare In Love, Pulp Fiction, and Good Will Hunting, comes Underclassman. To quote a classic Sesame Street song, "Which of these things is not like the other, which of these things does not belong?" The answer is – Underclassman. Why did they make this movie? I don't know who Nick Cannon is, I don't know what he does, but he must have some powerful connections (or be a Freemason) for Miramax to allow him to write, star, and executive produce this hackneyed piece of over-used Hollywood clichés. Cannon plays a young and reckless rookie cop who goes undercover as a high school senior to catch a murderer in an affluent (think Westlake High) white high school. Prepare yourself for a deep sociological study of the differences between black and white people…not really.

Instead, prepare for the inevitable warehouse bust, car chase down busy highway, boat chase, and hostage situation with the woman he loves. The only funny line in the film is when the dorky white guy gets rejected by two hot chicks and says, "They probably had herpes anyways." That was funny. Nothing else was.