White Chicks (2004)

Directed by

Keenen Ivory Wayans

Genre

comedy film, buddy film, buddy cop film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 4,611 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two black FBI agent brothers go undercover as white women to protect two hotel heiresses from a kidnapping plot targeting socialites.

sillyover-the-toplightheartedabsurdcampyslapstickplayfulfar-fetched

What happens

White Chicks is a 2004 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans from a screenplay co-written by Wayans, Andy McElfresh, Michael Anthony Snowden, with additional contributions by and starring his brothers Marlon and Shawn. It also stars Jaime King, Frankie Faison, Lochlyn Munro, and John Heard. In the film, two black FBI agent brothers go undercover as white women by using whiteface to protect two hotel heiresses from a kidnapping plot targeting socialites. Principal photography for White Chicks took place in Chilliwack and Victoria in British Columbia, and in The Hamptons in New York. It was theatrically released in the United States on June 23, 2004. The film received generally negative reviews upon release, and was nominated for five Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture. It grossed over $113.1 million worldwide, and has since come to be regarded as a cult classic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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