White Chicks (2004)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Keenen Ivory Wayans

Writers (WGA):

Keenen Ivory Wayans (screenplay) &
Shawn Wayans (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

23 June 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Comedy

Plot:

Two disgraced FBI agents go way undercover in an effort to protect hotel heiresses the Wilson Sisters from a kidnapping plot.

Plot Keywords:

FBI | Undercover | Ice Cream | Fashion Show | Hotel Room

Awards:

2 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Shawn Wayans	...	Kevin Copeland
Marlon Wayans	...	Marcus Copeland
Jaime King	...	Heather Vandergeld
Frankie Faison	...	Chief Elliott Gordon
Lochlyn Munro	...	Agent Jake Harper
John Heard	...	Warren Vandergeld
Busy Philipps	...	Karen
Terry Crews	...	Latrell Spencer
Brittany Daniel	...	Megan Vandergeld
Eddie Velez	...	Agent Vincent Gomez
Jessica Cauffiel	...	Tori
Maitland Ward	...	Brittany Wilson
Anne Dudek	...	Tiffany Wilson
Rochelle Aytes	...	Denise Porter
Jennifer Carpenter	...	Lisa

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, language and some drug content.

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Indonesia:Dewasa | Brazil:12 | Iceland:L | Ireland:12PG (cut) | Ireland:15 (uncut) | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Chile:TE | Finland:K-11 | Germany:6 | Netherlands:MG6 | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | UK:12A (original rating) | UK:15 (video rating) (2004) | USA:PG-13 (No. 40133) | USA:Unrated (uncut DVD version) | Malaysia:18SX

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Revolution Studios

Trivia:

The original title was the "The Miltons" sounding more like the Hiltons, which they spoofed.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: At the beginning of car singing scene the windshield is obviously not there.

Quotes:

[gives dog to hotel clerk]
Marcus Copeland: Take good care of him, oh, and teach him how to say "Yo quiero Taco Bell". Kay?

Movie Connections:

References "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)

Soundtrack:

That's Amore

Funny but Crude Comedy

White Chicks is a funny but crude comedy and goes over the top a lot. Shawn and Marlon Wayans play FBI agents assigned to investigate the kidnapping of rich debutantes in the Hamptons. In order to fit into this foreign territory, they go undercover as young white coeds, getting involved with a group of high society debutantes that may be able to help them solve the crimes. The premise has to be one of the dumbest ideas ever but the movie doesn't take itself seriously and you can just sit back and enjoy. First problem is that after the transformation they look nothing like The Wilson sisters, but we have to accept that they do, since everyone else does. There are some really funny moments in the film but also just as many groans from the audience. Of course not all of it is funny some is way to racist to be funny and some is toilet humor which is the worst attempt at trying to get laughs. The cast is familiar with comedy and the leads Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans do their best and they are funny most of the time. Marlon Wayans is also the worst actor in the movie especially during the serious scenes. Jessica Calffiel is hilarious as Tori and I hope she finds work in Hollywood since she's really talented and pretty. The rest of the cast is mostly unknowns and may spark a laugh here or there but they aren't worth mentioning .Keenen Ivory Wayans wrote and directed White Chicks however Scary Movie 1 and 2 are a lot better. A lot of people complain that this movie is too racist but you shouldn't take everything serious especially a dumb comedy. Rating 6/10 funny movie yet it goes overboard with its 110 running time. This film is worth watching if you liked Scary Movie and other films of that caliber.