Released Date:
2000-10-20
Languages:
English
Countries:
USA
Runtime:
135 min
Rated:
R
IMDB Ratings:
6.4 (8404 Reviews)
Director:
Spike LeeDark, biting satire of the television industry, focusing on an Ivy-League educated black writer at a major network. Frustrated that his ideas for a "Cosby Show"-esque take on the black family has been rejected by network brass, he devises an outlandish scheme: reviving the minstrel show. The hook: instead of white actors in black face, the show stars black actors in even blacker face. The show becomes an instant smash, but with the success also comes repercussions for all involved.
Released Date:
2002-06-21
Languages:
English
Countries:
USA
Runtime:
91 min
Rated:
PG-13
IMDB Ratings:
4.5 (5148 Reviews)
Director:
Jesse VaughanJuwanna Mann follows the story of Jamal Jeffries, the reigning 'bad boy' of basketball, whose undisciplined on-court antics land him out of the league and without any prospects. Financially strapped and untrained in anything but basketball, Jamal comes up with a plan so outrageous it just might work: dress up like a woman and try out for the woman's basketball league. To his surprise, he makes it, but now the real challenge begins - to cease being Jamal and start new life as Juwanna. Matters become even more complicated when Juwanna realizes that he is falling for his teammate Michelle, who shows him that there is more to women than meets the eye.
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