Themes: Fish Out of Water, Race Relations, Fathers and Sons
Main Cast: Jamie Kennedy, Taye Diggs, Anthony Anderson, Blair Underwood, Regina Hall
Release Year: 2003
Country: US
Run Time: 86 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
A rich kid who likes to pretend he's from the wrong side of the tracks gets a taste of the real thing in this comedy. Brad Gluckman (Jamie Kennedy) is the son of a wealthy and socially prominent couple (Ryan O'Neal and Bo Derek) and grew up in the lap of luxury in Malibu, CA. However, Brad likes to imagine he's a street-smart gangsta from the mean streets of L.A., and he's been trying to launch a career as a hardcore rapper under the name "B-Rad." Mr. Gluckman is running for Governor of California, and both he and his campaign manager (Blair Underwood) are convinced Brad's antics could have a negative impact on the election, so they come up with a scheme to change his mind about the supposed glamour of street life. Mr. Gluckman hires a pair of African-American actors (Taye Diggs and Anthony Anderson) to impersonate a pair of gang-bangers from Compton who carjack Brad's SUV and take him to the 'hood, where he'll learn just how scary the thug life can be. However, it soon becomes obvious the actors don't know much more about life in Compton than Brad does, and as Brad gets used to his new surroundings, he falls for a girl from the neighborhood (Regina Hall) who has her own plans for moving up in the world. Malibu's Most Wanted was inspired by a character Jamie Kennedy created for his sketch comedy series The Jamie Kennedy Experiment. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Damien Dante Wayans - Tec; Ryan O'Neal - Bill Gluckman; Snoop Dogg - Ronnie Rizzat; Bo Derek - Bess Gluckman; Jeffrey Tambor - Dr. Feldman; Kal Penn - Hadji; Keili Lefkowitz - Monster; Hal Fishman - Himself; Howard Mann - Uncle Louie; Kellie Martin - Jen; Michael Quill - Mike the Reporter; Greg Grunberg; Suzy Nakamura - Reporter; Niecy Nash; J.P. Manoux; Rhona L. Bennett - Sister #2; Big Boy - Himself; Terry Crews - 8 Ball; Noel Guglielmi - Snuffy; Sarah Thompson - Krista the Barista; Keesha Sharp - Sister #1; James Kiriyama-Lem - Korean Man; Rey Gallegos - Loc; Tory Kittles - Deuce; Nick Swardson - Mocha; Curtis Blanck - 13 yr. Old Brad; Ken Lawson - African American Aid; Christa Campbell - Angry Feminist; Jo Deodato Clark - Saleswoman; Bigg Steele - Himself; Kody Coye - Toddler Brad; Giuliana DePandi - Massage Therapist; Drop Da Bomb - Himself; Felli Fel - Himself; Hi-C - Himself; Tristan Jarred - 7 yr. Old Brad; Nikki Martinez - Escalade Dancer #1; Ecco Morgan - Sandy; Mary Nelson - Escalade Dancer #2; Damion Poitier - Tec's Crew; Young Dré - Himself
Credit
Daniel Lomino - Art Director, Mary Vernieu - Casting, Josh H. Etting - Co-producer, Russell Hollander - Co-producer, Debrae Little - Costume Designer, George Parra - First Assistant Director, John Whitesell - Director, Cara Silverman - Editor, Bill Johnson - Executive Producer, John Debney - Composer (Music Score), John Van Tongeren - Composer (Music Score), Damon Elliot - Composer (Music Score), Bill Elliott - Production Designer, Mark Irwin - Cinematographer, Adam Small - Producer, Fax Bahr - Producer, Mike Karz - Producer, William Joseph Durrell, Jr. - Set Designer, John H. Anderson - Set Designer, John Leimanis - Set Designer, Geoffrey Patterson - Sound/Sound Designer, Adam Small - Screenwriter, Fax Bahr - Screenwriter, Jamie Kennedy - Screenwriter, Nick Swardson - Screenwriter, Bob Munroe - Visual Effects Supervisor, Larz Anderson - Special Effects Coordinator, Christopher Aud - Supervising Sound Editor, Perpetual Motion Pictures, Inc. - Visual Effects
This film is written by the creators of MADtv, Fax Bahr, Ethan Taylor and Adam Small, who also serve as producers.
The character of "B-Rad" originally appeared in Jamie Kennedy's hidden camera show, The Jamie Kennedy Experiment, but started in his stand-up routine when he was starting out.
The film was given a PG-13 rating by the MPAA. In order to keep the rating, the film's end-credits were edited to prevent the movie from receiving an R rating.[citation needed]
The campaign team members hire two actors, who don't know any more about inner-city life than B-Rad, to act as gang members, kidnap him, and take him to South CentralLos Angeles where they hope Brad will be "scared white" after witnessing what inner city life is really like. Unfortunately for everyone involved, the plan backfires after Brad attempts to associate himself with members of the gang community and subsequently gets himself and the actors hired to guide him into trouble.
