Juwanna Mann Synopsis & Summary

Synopsis

It's Big Momma's House on the three-point line in this broad farce, which marks the leading man/woman debut of longtime character actor Miguel A. Nunez. Nunez stars as Jamal Jefferies, a hotheaded pro basketball player whose on-court antics and quick temper get him booted from the league altogether. Faster than you can say Dennis Rodman, Jamal has transformed himself into the busty Juwanna Mann in order to be a forward for a high-intensity team in the WUBA league, the Charlotte Banshees. Behind the doors of the womens' lockerroom, Jamal unexpectedly falls for Michelle Langford (Vivica A. Fox), the team's no-nonsense captain. But prosthetic breasts and false eyelashes aren't the only thing preventing Jamal from finding true love with Michelle: there's also the problem of her aggressive, two-timing boyfriend, Romeo (Ginuwine), not to mention the unwanted advances Juwanna gets from a skanky rapper named Puff Smokey Smoke (Tom Davidson). - Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide

Movie Info

Theatrical Release Date:
06/21/2002
DVD Release Date:
11/19/2002
Rating:
PG-13
MPAA Reasons:
for language and sex-related material.
Run Time:
91 min.
Distributor(s):
Warner Bros.
Production Co.:
Morgan Creek Productions
Director(s):
Genre(s):
Themes:
Unrequited Love, Schemes and Ruses, Fish Out of Water, Assumed Identities, Basketball Players, Gender-Bending
Tone:
Irreverent, Earnest, Goofy, Light, Raunchy, Silly
Keywords:
athlete, basketball, con/scam, cross-dressing, deception, lies, women's-sports
Country of Origin:
USA (06-21-2002)
Language:
English
Status:
DVD