White Chicks
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Two FBI agent brothers, Marcus and Kevin Copeland, accidentally foil a drug bust. To avoid being fired they accept a mission escorting a pair of socialites to the Hamptons--but when the girls are disfigured in a car accident, they refuse to go. Left without options, Marcus and Kevin decide to pose as the sisters, transforming themselves from black men into rich white women.
What critics thought
Critics largely savaged White Chicks on release, objecting to the unconvincing prosthetic makeup, broad racial humor, and a comic premise they felt the film never found a way to elevate beyond its most obvious gags. A small minority felt the Wayans brothers landed enough jokes to make it watchable, but the majority placed it among the worst films of its year — it earned Razzie nominations across the board and won a Stinkers Award for Most Painfully Unfunny Comedy. Audiences, however, were considerably more forgiving, and the film has retained a cult following that sits well above its critical reputation.
“Most movies require some suspension of disbelief. But White Chicks... requires something more radical than that. A full frontal lobotomy might be a good place to start.”
Dave Kehr·New York Times
“Here is a film so dreary and conventional that it took an act of the will to keep me in the theater.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“A tawdry excuse for a movie, but it has a handful of shameless giggles”
Owen Gleiberman·Entertainment Weekly
“scores more hits than misses”
David Rooney·Variety
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Cast & Crew
Keenen Ivory WayansDirector
Shawn WayansKevin Copeland
Marlon WayansMarcus Copeland
Frankie FaisonChief Elliott Gordon
Terry CrewsLatrell Spencer
Faune Chambers WatkinsGina Copeland
Rochelle AytesDenise Porter
John HeardWarren Vandergeld
Lochlyn MunroAgent Jake Harper
Busy PhilippsKaren
Jennifer CarpenterLisa
Jessica CauffielTori
Eddie VelezAgent Vincent Gomez
Teddy CastellucciComposerMarlon WayansWriterShawn WayansWriterWhite Chicks
Two FBI agent brothers, Marcus and Kevin Copeland, accidentally foil a drug bust. To avoid being fired they accept a mission escorting a pair of socialites to the Hamptons--but when the girls are disfigured in a car accident, they refuse to go. Left without options, Marcus and Kevin decide to pose as the sisters, transforming themselves from black men into rich white women.
What critics thought
Critics largely savaged White Chicks on release, objecting to the unconvincing prosthetic makeup, broad racial humor, and a comic premise they felt the film never found a way to elevate beyond its most obvious gags. A small minority felt the Wayans brothers landed enough jokes to make it watchable, but the majority placed it among the worst films of its year — it earned Razzie nominations across the board and won a Stinkers Award for Most Painfully Unfunny Comedy. Audiences, however, were considerably more forgiving, and the film has retained a cult following that sits well above its critical reputation.
“Most movies require some suspension of disbelief. But White Chicks... requires something more radical than that. A full frontal lobotomy might be a good place to start.”
Dave Kehr·New York Times
“Here is a film so dreary and conventional that it took an act of the will to keep me in the theater.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“A tawdry excuse for a movie, but it has a handful of shameless giggles”
Owen Gleiberman·Entertainment Weekly
“scores more hits than misses”
David Rooney·Variety
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Cast & Crew
Keenen Ivory WayansDirectorShawn WayansKevin CopelandMarlon WayansMarcus CopelandFrankie FaisonChief Elliott GordonTerry CrewsLatrell SpencerFaune Chambers WatkinsGina CopelandRochelle AytesDenise PorterJohn HeardWarren VandergeldLochlyn MunroAgent Jake HarperBusy PhilippsKarenJennifer CarpenterLisaJessica CauffielToriEddie VelezAgent Vincent GomezTeddy CastellucciComposerMarlon WayansWriterShawn WayansWriterStream
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