Undercover Brother
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| Directed by | Malcolm D. Lee |
| Produced by | Brian Grazer |
| Written by | John Ridley, Michael McCullers |
| Starring | Eddie Griffin Chris Kattan Denise Richards Dave Chappelle Aunjanue Ellis Neil Patrick Harris Gary Anthony Williams Chi McBride Jack Noseworthy Billy Dee Williams |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 31 May 2002 (USA) |
| Running time | 86 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ~ US$25,000,000 |
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Undercover Brother is a 2002 comedy starring Eddie Griffin and directed by Malcolm D. Lee (cousin of Spike Lee). The screenplay is by Michael McCullers and co-exec producer John Ridley (Three Kings), who created the original internet animation characters. It spoofs blaxploitation films of the 1970s as well as a number of other films, most notably the James Bond franchise. It also stars former Saturday Night Live cast member Chris Kattan, actress Denise Richards, comedian Dave Chappelle, Aunjanue Ellis, Neil Patrick Harris, and Billy Dee Williams.Eddie Griffin made a reference to the film when he crashed a rare Enzo Ferrari. The film features a line stating, "This isn't a ferrari." This is a humorous foreshadow of the incident involving Griffin.
Tagline: He's All Action.
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For years, the world has been run by "The Man", a faceless, soulless, funkless figure who controls everything from movies to politics in order to keep African-Americans disenfranchised. When The Man derails a black general's (Williams) presidential campaign, Undercover Brother (Griffin) comes to the rescue, aided by Sistah Girl (Ellis), Conspiracy Brother (Chappelle), and fellow agents of The Brotherhood, who are lead by The Chief (Chi McBride). In Undercover Brother's way is Mr. Feather (Kattan), The Man's henchman, and White She-Devil (Richards), "the black man's kryptonite."
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