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This summer, get your grill on!Plot:
When Todd Anderson signs a $30 million deal with his hometown team, the New Jersey Nets, he knows that his life is set for a big change... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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Summer Box Office Sets a Record (From Studio Briefing. 8 September 2004)
Jet Makes Soft Landing at No. 1 (From Studio Briefing. 7 September 2004)
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Total Bomb!!!! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ja Rule | ... | Bling Bling |
 | Tim Meadows | ... | Leroy |
 | Jenifer Lewis | ... | Lady Em |
| Quran Pender | ... | Todd Andersen (as Storm P) |
 | Jonathan Silverman | ... | Wes |
 | Meagan Good | ... | Brittany |
 | Farrah Fawcett | ... | Mrs. Crowley |
| Ruperto Vanderpool | ... | Wheezer |
| Frankie Faison | ... | Jojo Andersen |
 | Vincent Pastore | ... | Poo Salesman |
 | Kevin Phillips | ... | Jamal Washington |
 | Reg E. Cathey | ... | Frank Washington |
| Rita Owens | ... | Nettie Washington |
| Gerry Bamman | ... | Butler |
| Carl Wright | ... | Grandpa |
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Rated PG-13 for drug content, sexual references and language.Parents Guide:
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Leroy: In hockey, they hit a black puck around, why can't the puck be white.Wes: Well on ice, a white puck might be difficult to see.
Leroy: I would expect you to say that.
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At the Academy Awards last year, Chris Rock hit the nail square on the head when he asked why is it that all Black movies are based around certain locations --"Barbershop, Car Wash, Beauty Shop, so what's next... Laundrymat?"
I guess the "next film" is this poorly conceived,unrealistic movie that showcases pathetic acting and perpetuates crass racial stereotypes. This is nothing new in American cinema, as many films depict minorities in less than flattering fashion. However, when you take into consideration that the story line was written by blacks such as Queen Latifah, it makes the film all the more shameful because it shows how we as African-Americans accept these obtuse stereotypes. How this film was nominated for the BET movie award for "best writing" is far beyond me.
The film offers minimal comedic entertainment and when one of the white women featured in the film (I can't remember her character's name) naively--and unrealistically--poses the question "What is a cookout?," the film instantly loses all of its credibility.
You may note that a star rating icon does not appear over this review; the omission is intentional. This film is so bad that it does not merit any stars, not even one!
Pure garbage!!