The Cookout (2004)

Directed by

Lance Rivera

Genre

comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

4.7 of 10 from 46 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A basketball player signs with the New Jersey Nets and his parents throw a big cookout at his new house to celebrate. Meanwhile, a former classmate schemes to cause trouble during the party.

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What happens

The Cookout is a 2004 American comedy film directed by Lance Rivera, written by Ramsay Gbelawoe & Jeffrey Brian Holmes, and story by Queen Latifah, Shakim Compere, and Mikey Martin. The film introduces Quran Pender (credited as "Storm P") as Todd Anderson and stars Ja Rule, Tim Meadows, Jenifer Lewis, Meagan Good, Jonathan Silverman, Farrah Fawcett, Frankie Faison, Eve, Danny Glover, and a special appearance by Latifah. It tells the story of a basketball player who has joined the New Jersey Nets which his parents celebrate with a family cookout at his new home while a former classmate comes up with a devious plot. This was the last film for both Carl Wright and Farrah Fawcett before their respective deaths in 2007 and 2009. The film was met with negative reviews. In 2011, there was a sequel called The Cookout 2. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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