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The Cookout (2004)

Comedy
Rated PG-13
85 min.
Release Date
September 3, 2004
Digital Date
June 1, 2020 (Amazon)
DVD Release Date
January 18, 2005 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Lance Rivera
Writer
Queen Latifah, Shakim Compere
Cast
Queen Latifah, Quran Pender, Ja Rule, Eve, Jonathan Silverman, Jenifer Lewis, Meagan Good, Tim Meadows, Farrah Fawcett, Danny Glover, Storm P
Studio
Running Time
85 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for drug content, sexual references and language

Todd Anderson is the #1 NBA draft pick and has decided to hold his annual family cookout for the neighborhood as a celebration. Of course, with all of his newfound fame and wealth, new "friends" are bound to show up, as well as the neighborhood security guard, played by Queen Latifah, who is determined to keep everyone under control.

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MOVIE REVIEW

Poking fun at the stupidity that ensues when a young athlete signs his first big contract and the typical fish-out-of-water story of black people in a white man's community, "The Cookout" features a mildly impressive cast who has the potential to make something of it all. Unfortunately, "The Cookout" isn't funny. Full movie review »
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