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      Whiteboys

      R Released Sep 10, 1999 1h 28m Comedy List
      13% 16 Reviews Tomatometer 44% 100+ Ratings Audience Score Flip (Danny Hoch), James (Dash Mihok) and Trevor (Mark Webber) are passionate hip-hop fans who yearn to become rappers during the "gangsta" era of the late 1990s. However, as white kids from comfortable suburban Iowa, they find that dream impossibly distant until Flip befriends Khalid (Eugene Byrd), an African-American transfer student. When Flip and his friends press Khalid to take them to Chicago's notorious inner-city projects, they see the truth behind their secondhand thug-life fantasies. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Sep 18 Buy Now

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      Krash K One of my favorite movies of all time, looked down on by uncultured swine. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I went with 2 stars with this movie I seen this movie many times, and I think that I'd watch it again. The movie is watchable even though it may not be everybody's cup of tea i thought that this movie was alright even though slow at times and the characters can be annoying at times it was alright. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Atrocious tripe. As bad as you think it will be. My IQ is lower for having watched it. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member I saw this one a long time ago. I think people missed the point, and perhaps, still do. It gets a little long in the tooth for a 90 minute film, but, the social commentary within makes this well worth the watch. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Bottle Rocket meets Malibu's Most Wanted. You'd think it would be better, but it wasn't. To be honest, though, I just couldn't look away. Biggest takeaway for me? Mark Webber can rap. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member As a Transplant from Chicago to Iowa..I find this film to be very relevant and spot on to some extent.. I understand what its message was while also getting a laugh out of it -I saw many people who acted like the characters in this film in high school here...This is a great film and accurate portrayal of how the media and pop culture can influence its rural audience (specifically the youth in this case.) This film also has somewhat of a cult following in Iowa...it has some things that only someone who has lived in Iowa would spot: Eating at a (crappy)restuarant present at every mall in Iowa-Diamond daves. Kids working at Apac- a now dufunct telemarketing firm that every high school kid worked at in the 90s, and the scenes shot at the ped mall in Iowa city, specifically the field house...so props to who ever made this movie..they definitely paid attention to the details...unfortunately only an iowan would get it tho i think. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Rated: C Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Lisa Nesselson Variety Many scenes of confrontation play like heavy-handed, uncomfortably forced improv. Jun 17, 2008 Full Review Nathan Rabin AV Club A one-joke film in desperate denial and a terrible vehicle for Hoch. Aug 13, 2003 Full Review Eric Monder Film Journal International Nothing new or progressive here. May 10, 2007 Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Or, Pretty Fly for a White Guy: The Movie. Rated: 2/4 Jan 12, 2007 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jul 14, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Flip (Danny Hoch), James (Dash Mihok) and Trevor (Mark Webber) are passionate hip-hop fans who yearn to become rappers during the "gangsta" era of the late 1990s. However, as white kids from comfortable suburban Iowa, they find that dream impossibly distant until Flip befriends Khalid (Eugene Byrd), an African-American transfer student. When Flip and his friends press Khalid to take them to Chicago's notorious inner-city projects, they see the truth behind their secondhand thug-life fantasies.
      Director
      Marc Levin
      Producer
      David Peipers, John Sloss
      Screenwriter
      Garth Belcon, Danny Hoch, Marc Levin, Richard Stratton
      Distributor
      20th Century Fox, Fox
      Production Co
      Fox Searchlight, Off Line Entertainment Group
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Sep 10, 1999, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Aug 11, 2010
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $36.0K
      Runtime
      1h 28m
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