Juwanna Mann (2002)

Directed by

Jesse Vaughan

Genre

comedy drama, romantic comedy, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.1 of 10 from 108 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A hotheaded male basketball star gets suspended from his team. To keep playing, he disguises himself as a woman and joins a women's professional league.

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What happens

Juwanna Mann is a 2002 American sports comedy-drama film directed by Jesse Vaughan, written by Bradley Allenstein, and produced by Bill Gerber. The film stars Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Vivica A. Fox, Kevin Pollak, Tommy Davidson, Kim Wayans, Ginuwine, and Kimberly "Lil' Kim" Jones. Its plot follows a basketball star becoming a female impersonator and joining women's basketball after being suspended from men's basketball. Filming was done in Charlotte, North Carolina at the Charlotte Coliseum and the Independence Arena. Its soundtrack features music by Diana Ross, James Brown, Mystikal, Ginuwine, Lil' Kim and Stevie Wonder, and its score was composed by Wendy & Lisa. Juwanna Mann was released in the United States on June 21, 2002, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film's title is a play on a phrase: "You want a man?" (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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