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Juwanna Mann

Play trailer Poster for Juwanna Mann PG-13 Released Jun 21, 2002 1h 31m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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When pro basketball star Jamal Jeffries (Miguel A. Núñez Jr.) gets booted from the big leagues after an outrageous on-court stunt, his unwillingness to give up the sport leads to desperate measures. Dressed in drag, Jamal calls himself Juwanna Mann and becomes a star player on a women's basketball team, helping them climb the ranks. He also quickly develops a crush on team captain Michelle (Vivica A. Fox), but cannot act on his feelings for fear of his true identity being discovered.
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With its tired premise, Juwanna Mann's jokes fall flat.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Cross-dressing sports comedy has lockerroom humor. Rated: 3/5 Dec 24, 2010 Full Review Ted Shen Chicago Reader The idea of transposing the story to the macho, greedy world of big-time sports is promising, but director Jesse Vaughan delivers only flat dialogue and predictable situations. Feb 27, 2007 Full Review David Germain Associated Press The movie is sloppily edited, the gags limply staged, the dialogue and jokes stiff and stale. Even the action on the basketball court is unimaginative and boring. Feb 27, 2007 Full Review Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review Rated: 2/5 Aug 7, 2008 Full Review Betsy Bozdech DVDJournal.com Director Jesse Vaughan's feature debut is a flat, predictable mess that has fewer laughs than the first 15 minutes of [Tootsie]. Rated: 1.5/4 Nov 6, 2006 Full Review Andrew Manning Radio Free Entertainment Bogus and wickedly unoriginal. Rated: 2/10 Jan 15, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C Funny crossdressing in 1 hour and 31 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Sex-Related Material and Language!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $13,600,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/14/25 Full Review brian l Hilarious movie back when comedy was great definitely takes me back to the early 2000s I laughed so hard the whole time definitely recommend it Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/15/25 Full Review KerryWhite's S 5/10. 59/100. | The material here is rough, especially in today's day and age. I have it some slack though as I remember it's only a comedy movie. But what the "Mann" does is insane nonetheless. lol Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/24 Full Review B. B Dumb fun. It's watchable but barely. lol Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/30/23 Full Review Audience Member **** this cross-dressing bullcrap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Alex G Who would have ever thought this would end up being a true story. Juwana Mann playing now at a arena near you. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/21 Full Review Read all reviews
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Jesse Vaughan

Director

Miguel A. Núñez Jr.

Jamal Jefferies

Vivica A. Fox

Michelle Langford

Kevin Pollak

Lorne Daniels

Tommy Davidson

Puff Smokey Smoke

Kim Wayans

Latisha Jansen

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Juwanna Mann

GINUWINE (left) and TOMMY DAVIDSON in Morgan Creek Productions' comedy "Juwanna Mann," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. MIGUEL A. NUÑEZ, Jr. (left) and KEVIN POLLAK in Morgan Creek Productions' comedy "Juwanna Mann," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. MIGUEL A. NUÑEZ, Jr. and LIL' KIM in Morgan Creek Productions' comedy "Juwanna Mann," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. KIM WAYANS (left) and MIGUEL A. NUÑEZ, Jr. in Morgan Creek Productions' comedy "Juwanna Mann," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. VIVICA A. FOX in Morgan Creek Productions' comedy "Juwanna Mann," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. MIGUEL A. NUÑEZ, Jr. (left) and VIVICA A. FOX in Morgan Creek Productions' comedy "Juwanna Mann," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Director JESSE VAUGHAN (left) and MIGUEL A. NUÑEZ, Jr. on the set of Morgan Creek Productions' comedy "Juwanna Mann," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. MIGUEL A. NUÑEZ, Jr. in Morgan Creek Productions' comedy "Juwanna Mann," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. MIGUEL NUNEZ as Juwanna Mann in Morgan Creek Pictures' comedy "Juwanna Mann," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. VIVICA A. FOX (left) and MIGUEL A. NUÑEZ, Jr. in Morgan Creek Productions' comedy "Juwanna Mann," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. View more photos

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Synopsis When pro basketball star Jamal Jeffries (Miguel A. Núñez Jr.) gets booted from the big leagues after an outrageous on-court stunt, his unwillingness to give up the sport leads to desperate measures. Dressed in drag, Jamal calls himself Juwanna Mann and becomes a star player on a women's basketball team, helping them climb the ranks. He also quickly develops a crush on team captain Michelle (Vivica A. Fox), but cannot act on his feelings for fear of his true identity being discovered.
Director
Jesse Vaughan
Producer
James G. Robinson, Bill Gerber, Steve Oedekerk
Screenwriter
Bradley Allenstein
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Warner Brothers, Morgan Creek Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Sex-Related Material|Language)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 21, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 2, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$13.6M
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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