Malibu's Most Wanted

– A senator arranges for his son, a rich white kid who fancies himself black, to be kidnapped by a cou..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 26 Minutes
Release Year:
2003
Malibu's Most Wanted (2003)

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.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Malibu's Most Wanted (2003) - Trailer

Release Date:

18 Apr 2003

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

John Whitesell

Writer:

Fax Bahr, Adam Small, Jamie Kennedy, Nick Swardson

Main Actors:

Jamie Kennedy, Taye Diggs, Anthony Anderson, Regina Hall

Plot:

Brad Gluckman (Kennedy) is a wannabe rap star from Malibu who acts and talks like he's from the "'hood." Concerned that his son is going to embarrass him during his campaign to become the governor of California, Brad's wealthy father and his campaign manager (Underwood), hire two trained actors (Diggs and Anderson) to disguise themselves as "real life gangstaz", and kidnap his son, dropping him off in the "real hood" in Compton, in an effort to scare the ghettofied attitude and behavior out of him.

Awards:

3 nominations.

Gross profit:

$34,308,901

Production:

Warner Bros.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
31%
Metacritic:
43%