27-514: Keenen Ivory Desuma Wayans (born June 8, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, director and filmmaker. He is a member of the Wayans family of entertainers. Wayans first came to prominence as the host and creator of the 1990–1994 Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color . He has produced, directed or written several films, starting with Hollywood Shuffle , which he cowrote, in 1987. Most of his films have included him and one or more of his siblings in
54-485: A budget of $ 37 million. The film was released in the United Kingdom on October 15, 2004, and opened at #2, behind Shark Tale . The film was "largely panned" by critics upon release. On Rotten Tomatoes , the film has an approval rating of 15% based on 126 reviews, and an average rating of 3.9/10. The site's consensus states that the film is a "scattershot romantic comedy that's silly and obvious." On Metacritic ,
81-458: A good place to start." 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. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 1 and 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." He subsequently named
108-493: A makeup expert friend create prosthetic disguises so he and Marcus can replace them. Kevin as Brittany and Marcus as Tiffany meet the sisters' three best friends – Lisa Anderson, Karen Googlestein, and Tori Wilson – and their rivals: the Vandergeld sisters, Heather and Megan. Unbeknownst to Kevin and Marcus, they are being watched by colleagues, Vincent Gomez and Jake Harper, and Gordon, who are undercover posing as hotel staff. At
135-461: A right way and a wrong way to handle dude-lawman romantic comedies. Chicks does it right a lot of the time." White Chicks was nominated for five Razzies , including Worst Picture , Worst Actress for the Wayans brothers in drag, Worst Director , Worst Screenplay and Worst Screen Couple . It lost in all categories to Catwoman and Fahrenheit 9/11 . At the 2004 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards ,
162-829: A supermarket manager, and his wife Elvira Alethia (Green), a homemaker and social worker. He is the second of ten children. Genealogical TV show Finding Your Roots revealed that his paternal line traced back to Madagascar . His father was a devout Jehovah's Witness . The family later moved to Manhattan's Fulton housing projects, where he primarily grew up. He attended Seward Park High School during his teenage years, and attended Tuskegee University on an engineering scholarship. He entertained his friends at college with made-up stories about life in New York. One semester before graduation, he dropped out of school to focus on comedy. During his first set performing at The Improv in New York, Wayans met Robert Townsend , who helped him learn about
189-633: Is the mastermind behind the kidnappings. The next day, the real Brittany and Tiffany arrive at the hotel and discover they are being impersonated. They arrive in the Hamptons, intent on exposing their "clones", as does Marcus' wife, Gina, assuming that he is cheating on her. Realizing the Wilsons are being impersonated by men, Gomez and Harper aim to expose them, but accidentally strip down the real Brittany and Tiffany in front of Gordon, resulting in Harper getting punched in
216-666: The Scary Movie film series , The Wayans Bros. , In Living Color , Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood , White Chicks , My Wife and Kids , and Little Man . Howell Stouten Wayans (August 26, 1936 – April 1, 2023), a supermarket manager, and his wife Elvira Alethia ( née Green , July 23, 1938 – July 22, 2020), a homemaker and social worker, resided in Chelsea , New York City when they had their first child. Film and television productions with
243-428: The Hamptons . The sisters are the rich, shallow socialite daughters of Wilson Cruiseliners CEO Andrew Wilson, whom the police suspect will become the next victims in a string of high-profile kidnappings. On the drive, the sisters' dog Baby leaps out of the car window, causing Kevin to lose control. The sisters suffer minor facial cuts. With the sisters refusing to be seen with cut faces, Kevin sends them into hiding; he has
270-490: The cast. One of these films, Scary Movie (2000), which Wayans directed, was the highest-grossing movie directed by an African American until it was surpassed by Tim Story 's Fantastic Four in 2005. From 1997 to 1998, he hosted the talk show The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show . Most recently, he was a judge for the eighth season of Last Comic Standing . Wayans was born in Harlem , New York City, son of Howell Stouten Wayans,
297-435: The comedy business. Townsend and Wayans drove to Los Angeles together when Wayans moved to Los Angeles in 1980. Wayans worked there as an actor. He had a regular role as a soldier on the television series For Love and Honor and appeared on Hill Street Blues as an NFL linebacker. Townsend wrote, directed, and starred in the movie Hollywood Shuffle ; Wayans was costar and cowriter. The movie's success allowed him to raise
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#1733085793273324-421: The face. After Gomez and Harper are suspended, a furious Gordon fires Kevin and Marcus. Having lost both his job and possibly Gina, Marcus scolds Kevin for always dragging him into trouble. Later, Kevin and Marcus discover that Warren had embezzled money through his charity. Marcus convinces Kevin to not tell Gordon, to redeem themselves with Gomez and Harper's help. Again posing as the Wilsons, they are chosen for
351-414: The film has a score of 41 out of 100 based on 31 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. In his negative review, Dave Kehr of New York Times stated that "Most movies require some suspension of disbelief. But White Chicks ... requires something more radical than that. A full frontal lobotomy might be
378-431: The film received nominations for Worst Picture, Worst Director (Keenan Ivory Wayans), Most Painfully Unfunny romantic Comedy, Worst On-Screen Couple (Shawn and Marlon Wayans), and Least "Special" Special Effects. Its only win was for Most Painfully Unfunny romantic Comedy. In August 2009, a sequel to the film was announced by Sony, though they later canceled the project. In April 2014, Marlon Wayans expressed interest in
405-399: The film the seventh worst film of 2004. Owen Gleiberman from Entertainment Weekly said "A tawdry excuse for a movie, but it has a handful of shameless giggles", and rated the film "C+". David Rooney of Variety gave a positive review, and stated that the film "scores more hits than misses." USA Today ' s Mike Clark rated it 3/4, and said "As with every other genre, there's
432-655: The film, two black male FBI agents go undercover as white women by using whiteface to protect two hotel heiresses from a kidnapping plot targeting socialites. Principal photography for White Chicks took place in Chilliwack and Victoria in British Columbia, and in The Hamptons in New York. It was theatrically released in the United States on June 23, 2004. The film received generally negative reviews upon release, and
459-528: The final fashion show. The Vandergelds are furious the Copelands/Wilsons have replaced them on the catwalk, but the real Brittany and Tiffany also perform in the event. Karen rejects the callous Heath, and Marcus slaps him in the face. During the show, the Vandergeld sisters try to sabotage their "rivals", but end up being humiliated by Karen, Lisa, and Tori. The real Brittany and Tiffany appear and expose Kevin and Marcus, causing mass confusion. Warren begins
486-543: The hotel, pro football player Latrell Spencer is attracted to Marcus/Tiffany, and Kevin sets his sights on New York One News reporter, Denise Porter. At the Vandergelds' annual charity auction, Latrell wins a dinner date at a restaurant with Marcus/Tiffany. While Latrell takes Marcus/Tiffany to a restaurant, Kevin, believing Denise likes rich men, pretends to be Latrell and takes Latrell's car to drive Denise to Latrell's house. There, he hears about criminal Ted Burton turning
513-486: The involvement of more than one member of the Wayans family include: White Chicks White Chicks (stylized as WHiTE CHiCKS ) is a 2004 American buddy cop crime comedy film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans from a screenplay co-written by Wayans, Xavier Cook, Andy McElfresh, Michael Anthony Snowden, with additional contributions by and starring Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans . It also stars Jaime King , Frankie Faison , Lochlyn Munro , and John Heard . In
540-456: The kidnapping, but incorrectly captures Marcus/Tiffany and Brittany. This begins a fight between the brothers and Heath and Russ, accomplices in the kidnappings. Warren soon captures the real sisters and explains his financial troubles to his wife and daughters, unaware that his confession is being filmed. In the ensuing scuffle, Kevin is nearly shot trying to protect Denise, Latrell is shot trying to protect Marcus/Tiffany, and Kevin shoots Warren in
567-435: The money to make I'm Gonna Git You Sucka . Fox Broadcasting Company approached Wayans to offer him his own show. Wayans wanted to produce a variety show similar to Saturday Night Live , with a cast of people of color that took chances with its content. Fox gave Wayans a lot of freedom with the show, although Fox executives were a bit concerned about the show's content before its debut. Wayans created, wrote, and starred in
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#1733085793273594-442: The real Brittany and Tiffany. Tori, Lisa, and Karen admit they liked Brittany and Tiffany a lot more when Marcus and Kevin were them, and the five agree to remain friends and go shopping together. Filming occurred partly in Chilliwack , British Columbia, including the exterior scenes at the Hamptons and Victoria, British Columbia. Director Keenen Ivory Wayans also co-wrote and co-produced the film with his brothers. White Chicks
621-404: The shoulder. Marcus and Kevin capture Warren, while Gomez and Harper apprehend Heath and Russ. Afterward, their true identities are revealed, and Latrell is dismayed that Marcus is not white, not that he is a man. Warren, Heath, and Russ are arrested, while Gordon reinstates the brothers, Gomez, and Harper. Marcus clears things with Gina, Kevin and Denise begin a relationship, and Latrell wins over
648-665: The show, In Living Color , a sketch comedy television series that originally ran on Fox from 1990 to 1994. Wayans married Daphne Polk in 2001, but the couple filed for divorce in 2004, and their divorce was finalized in December 2006. Acting roles Acting roles Wayans family The Wayans family ( / ˈ w eɪ ən z / ) is an American show-business family. Family members include Keenen Ivory Wayans , Shawn Wayans , Marlon Wayans , Damon Wayans Sr. , Kim Wayans , Damon Wayans Jr. , Damien Dante Wayans , and Chaunté Wayans . Works created by Wayans family members include
675-433: The tables on Heather and Megan's father, Warren. With Kevin becoming romantically involved with Denise and Marcus/Tiffany unsuccessfully trying to reject Latrell, their combined antics put them under Gomez and Harper's suspicion. At a nightclub, after winning a dance-off against the Vandergelds, Kevin and Marcus learn from a drunken Karen that Warren is penniless and has been taking loans from her father, meaning that Warren
702-480: Was nominated for five Golden Raspberry Awards , including Worst Picture . It grossed over $ 113.1 million worldwide, and has since come to be regarded as a cult classic . In New York City, FBI agents Marcus Anthony II and Kevin Copeland inadvertently ruin a drug bust. Their boss, Chief Elliott Gordon, offers them a reprieve if they escort sisters Brittany and Tiffany Wilson safely to a weekend-long fashion event in
729-437: Was theatrically released in the United States on June 23, 2004. Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment released on DVD in the United States on October 26, 2004 and also on UMD on November 29, 2005. 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 $ 42.3 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $ 113.1 million, against
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