White Chicks
Summary
White Chicksis now a Netflix hit in the United States . The movie , which earlier premiered in 2004 , was directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans and stars Shawn and Marlon Wayans as disgraced FBI agents who go undercover as white char to infiltrate a socialite gathering in the Hamptons and stop a kidnapper . Although theWhite Chicksmoviewas a low commercial success , pull in $ 113.1 million against its $ 37 million budget , it was widely rejected by critics , bring in a grim 15 % mark on the review aggregator servicing Rotten Tomatoes and eventually being nominated for five Razzie awards .
Netflixhas now calculated their Top 10 most - watched movies in the United States for the calendar week of August 5 through August 11.White Chickshas set down on the chart at No . 6 , just above the 2024 sleeper hitTarot , which debut on the chart the previous week at No . 5 . It is the secondly - old movie on the intact chart , behind only the Mike Myers vehicleDr . Seuss ' The Cat in the Hat , which premiered in 2003 .
Time Has Been Kind To The White Chicks Supporting Cast
Not Every Element Of White Chicks Has Aged As Well
It may fare as a surprise thatWhite Chicksis performing well on the streaming chopine , as the movie ’s outre funny stylings have left it open to much examination in the intervening 20 years and many element of its humor have not aged well , which may be one reason thepossibleWhite Chicks 2has never get to fruition . However , in addition to viewing audience ' comedy tastes being immanent , the movie ’s performance on Netflix may be boost by the fact thatthe intervening 20 years have been extraordinarily kind to much of its supporting cast .
For instance , Busy Phillips , who played socialite Karen Googlestein , hasrecently scored another Netflix hit with the musical sitcomGirls5evain addition to spectacular recent office inMean Girls(2024),Vice Principals , andCougar Town . OtherWhite Chickscast members who go on to even more prominent roles after appearing in the motion picture admit Jennifer Carpenter , who move on to play Debra Morgan inDexterand Terry Crews , who would afterwards play both Julius Rock inEverybody Hates Chrisand Terry Jeffords inBrooklyn Nine - Nine .
InMean Girls , Busy Phillips play Regina George ’s mother , the character play in the original teenager classic by Amy Poehler .
By being packed with cast members from bingeable , long - move shows to come , White Chicksmay have secured its status as a cult comedy even further . at last , it continue to be seen if the moving picture stays on the chart longer than a week , but if it uphold to climb , producer may commence to take notification much like they did with the evolve streaming hitSuits , which latterly earn a spinoff . This means that the 20 - year - honest-to-goodness comedy ’s long - gestating continuation may last derive nigher to fruition than it ever has .
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White Chicks is a comedy film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans . Released in 2004 , the tale follows FBI agents Kevin and Marcus Copeland , play by Shawn and Marlon Wayans , who go hush-hush as white women to protect socialite heirs from a kidnapping plot . The movie notably combine elements of criminal offense investigation and humourous identity barter , focusing on the agents ' comedic challenge while disguised in their new roles .
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White Chicks is a comedy film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. Released in 2004, the story follows FBI agents Kevin and Marcus Copeland, played by Shawn and Marlon Wayans, who go undercover as white women to protect socialite heirs from a kidnapping plot. The film notably combines elements of crime investigation and humorous identity swaps, focusing on the agents' comedic challenges while disguised in their new roles.
