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White Chicks is a 2004 American comedy film directed and co-written by Keenen Ivory Wayans. It was released in the United States on June 23, 2004. White Chicks follows Kevin Copeland (Shawn Wayans) and Marcus Copeland (Marlon Wayans), a pair of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents, who don whiteface to go undercover as white women in order to solve a pair of kidnappings.

Distributed by Revolution Studios and Columbia Pictures, the film was panned by critics, albeit, was more successful with viewers. It was also a financial success, grossing over $113 million worldwide.

Plot

After allowing drug dealers to escape as a result of a foiled bust in a convenience store led by Kevin and Marcus Copeland, the two agents are offered a reprieve if they chauffeur Brittany and Tiffany Wilson, a pair of rich socialites, safely to a weekend-long fashion event in The Hamptons, in order to avoid them becoming the next victims in a string of high-profile kidnappings. However, the Wilson sisters get minor facial cuts in a car accident, and fearing for their jobs, Kevin scares them into staying in a hotel, while he and Marcus disguise themselves as the sisters and attend the event.

Kevin and Marcus, now disguised as Brittany and Tiffany, associate themselves with the Sisters' three best friends, Karen Googlestein, Tori Willson, and Lisa Anderson, and encounter their rivals, the Vandergeld sisters, Megan and Heather. Unbeknownst to Kevin and Marcus, the sisters are being monitored by their colleagues Vincent Gomez and Jacob Harper, and boss Elliott Gordon, who are undercover posing as hotel staff. At a charity auction dinner later that night, pro basketball player Latrell Spencer takes an interest in Marcus and wins a date with him, while Kevin begins to solicit information regarding prime suspect Ted Burton from Denise Porter, a reporter at the event. After Kevin becomes romantically involved with Denise, and after Marcus consistently rebuffs Latrell to no avail, their combined antics put them under the suspicion of Gomez and Harper.

At a nightclub, Karen slips to Marcus and Kevin that Warren Vandergeld is really penniless, and has been taking loans from her father, which makes the duo arrive at the conclusion Warren is the mastermind behind the kidnappings. However, before being able to investigate this, the real Brittany and Tiffany find out they are being impersonated and travel to the event, while Gina, Marcus' wife, also arrives after assuming Marcus is cheating on her. Gomez and Harper, who also conclude the sisters are being impersonated by two men, aim to expose them, only to inappropriately tug at the real Brittany and Tiffany. They are subsequently suspended, while Gordon fires Kevin and Marcus after he discovers the truth.

Later, Kevin and Marcus discover Warren had funneled large sums of money through his modest charity, and attempt to notify Gordon, who dismisses their claims. Soon after, they, alongside Gomez and Harper, opt to pursue the case themselves. At the event's final fashion show, Kevin and Marcus are chosen to headline it, but Brittany and Tiffany also perform in the event. This causes mass confusion between the four, which Warren uses to begin the kidnapping. However, he incorrectly captures Brittany and Kevin, who then begins a brawl.

In the ensuing fight, Kevin is shot trying to protect Denise, and Latrell is shot trying to protect Marcus. The duo successfully capture Warren, whilst Gomez and Harper apprehend Heath and Russ, a pair of friends hired by Warren to involve themselves with the girls and aid in the kidnappings. After their true identities are revealed to all, much to the dismay of Latrell, Marcus makes up with Gina, while Denise and Kevin begin a relationship.

The movie ends with Tori, Lisa, and Karen admitting they liked Brittany and Tiffany more when they were Marcus and Kevin, but the five agree to remain friends.

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

Production

Filming

Portions of the filming occurred in Chilliwack, British Columbia, including the exterior scenes of the Hamptons.^[5] It was directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans, who also co-wrote and produced the film with his brothers, Shawn and Marlon.

Soundtrack

Release

Reception

Box office

The film grossed $19.7 million in its opening weekend, taking the #2 spot. It finished with $70.8 million at the box office in the United States, and $42 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $113.1 million, against a budget of $37 million.^[4] The film was released in the United Kingdom on October 15, 2004, and opened on #2, behind Shark Tale.^[7]

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 15% based on 122 reviews and an average rating of 3.7/10, with the sites consensus stating that the film is a "scattershot comedy that's silly and obvious."^[8] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 41 out of 100 based on 31 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[9] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.^[10]

David Rooney of Variety wrote: "As lowbrow comedies go, it pretty much delivers."^[11]

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 1 and {{Frac|1|2}} stars out of four and said "Here is a film so dreary and conventional that it took an act of the will to keep me in the theater."^[12] Film critic Richard Roeper put the film at #1 on his list of the worst films of 2004, amongst claims of unconvincing prosthetics and racism.{{Citation needed|date=December 2018}}

Accolades

It was nominated for five Razzies, including Worst Picture, Worst Actress for the Wayans brothers in drag, Worst Director, Worst Screenplay and Worst Screen Couple, but failed to get any of those awards.^[13]

Sequel

In August 2009, a sequel to the film was announced by Sony,^[14] though they later cancelled the project.^[15] In April 2014, Marlon Wayans expressed interest in a sequel.^[16]

See also

References

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2. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members//catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=63284|title=White Chicks|work=American Film Institute|accessdate=2017-04-01}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=White Chicks (15)|url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/white-chicks-2004-1|work=British Board of Film Classification|accessdate=2017-04-01}}
4. ^¹²{{cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=whitechicks.htm |title=White Chicks (2004) |publisher=Box Office Mojo |date= |accessdate=2013-08-19}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tribute.ca/movies/white-chicks/8239/|title=White Chicks|work=Tribute|accessdate=2017-04-01}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/12889/white-chicks-unrated-and-uncut/|title=White Chicks - Unrated and Uncut|last=Rizzo|first=Francis III|work=DVD Talk|date=2004-10-24|accessdate=2017-04-01}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.25thframe.co.uk/charts/chart.php?chart=20041015|title=UK Weekend Box Office 15th October 2004 - 17th October 2004|publisher=www.25thframe.co.uk|accessdate=22 October 2018}}
8. ^{{cite web|title=White Chicks (2004)|url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/white_chicks|work=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date= 2018-12-30 }}
9. ^{{cite web|url= https://www.metacritic.com/movie/white-chicks|title=White Chicks Reviews|website= Metacritic }}
10. ^{{cite web|url= https://cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |title= CinemaScore |work= CinemaScore }}
11. ^https://variety.com/2004/film/markets-festivals/white-chicks-1200532660/
12. ^https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/white-chicks-2004
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.razzies.com/forum/2004-razzie-nominees-winners_topic5533.html|title=2004 RAZZIE Nominees & "Winners"|publisher=Razzies.com|accessdate=2013-08-08}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://screenrant.com/white-chicks-2-ross-22106/ |title='White Chicks 2' Is On The Way |publisher=Screenrant.com |date= |accessdate=2014-05-01}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdworldreport.com/white-chicks-2-is-canceled-by-sony-pictures |title="White Chicks 2" is canceled by Sony Pictures |publisher=DVD World Report |date= |accessdate=2014-05-01}}
16. ^{{cite web|last=Witherspoon |first=Chris |url=http://thegrio.com/2014/04/10/marlon-wayans-talks-white-chicks-2-defends-nick-cannon-in-whiteface-controversy/ |title=Marlon Wayans talks 'White Chicks 2,' defends Nick Cannon in whiteface controversy |publisher=theGrio |date=2014-04-10 |accessdate=2014-05-01}}
17. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.kiis1065.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-gossip/white-chicks-2-has-been-confirmed-by-marlon-wayans|title=WHITE CHICKS 2 HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY MARLON WAYANS|publisher=www.kiis1065.com.au|date=5 March 2018|accessdate=22 October 2018}}

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