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Malibu's Most Wanted
A senator arranges for his son, a rich white kid who fancies himself black, to be kidnapped by a couple of black actors pretending to be murderers to try and shock him out of his plans to become a rapper.
2003 · Directed by John Whitesell · 86 min · Comedy · Crime · Screenplay in the scene database · 4 frames
Tagline
Ever feel like you don't belong?
Plot
Bill Gluckman is a wealthy Jewish senator from Malibu, California who is running for the office of the governor of California. His son Brad is a wannabe "Eminem", preferring to go by the nickname "B-Rad" despite leading a rich, sheltered life. As a result, members of Mr. Gluckman's political campaign become concerned that Brad's idiotic, outlandish behavior will ruin his father's chances at being elected.
The campaign team members hire two actors, Sean and PJ, who don't know any more about inner-city life than B-Rad, to act as gang members. They kidnap him, and take him to South Los Angeles, where PJ's cousin Shondra lives, and they hope B-Rad will be "scared white" after witnessing what inner city life is really like. The trio engages in mildly dangerous activities such as petty theft in order to convince B-Rad that he should return home.
The three involuntarily become mixed up between rival gangs, unfortunately crossing paths with the leader of one of the gangs, Tec, after bumping into him at a club, and who also happens to be Shondra's ex. In the meantime, B-Rad develops feelings for Shondra, who at first is unimpressed and annoyed, but slowly begins to enjoy B-Rad's company, and eventually admire him for who he truly is.
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Crew
- Written by: Fax Bahr, Adam Small, Jamie Kennedy, Nick Swardson
- Cinematography: Mark Irwin
- Edited by: Cara Silverman
- Music: John Van Tongeren, John Debney, Damon Elliott
- Production design: William A. Elliott
- Produced by: Adam Small, Fax Bahr, Mike Karz
Cast
- Jamie Kennedy as B-Rad
- Taye Diggs as Sean
- Anthony Anderson as PJ
- Regina Hall as Shondra
- Blair Underwood as Tom Gibbsons
- Damien Dante Wayans as Tec
- Ryan O'Neal as Bill Gluckman
- Bo Derek as Bess Gluckman
- Jeffrey Tambor as Dr. Feldman
- Kal Penn as Hadji
Production
- Country: United States of America, Germany
- Language: English
- Studios: Karz Entertainment, Lonely Film Productions
- Budget: $15,000,000
- Box office: $34,000,000
- Themes: street gang, los angeles, california
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