The Cookout (2004)
- Starring:
- Ja Rule, Tim Meadows, (more)
- Director(s):
- Lance Rivera
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Category:
- Comedy
Member Rating
My RatingTheatrical Release Information | See Details About All Versions
When Todd Anderson (Storm P) signs a 30-million-dollar contract with the New Jersey Nets after being named the number one NBA draft pick of the year, his mother (Jenifer Lewis) vows to prevent her son from forgetting his roots. Not used to balancing his new life with his old, Todd mistakenly invites family and friends from his old neighborhood to his multi-million-dollar house for a cookout on the same day of an important endorsement interview. Though his extravagant family cookouts were welcome at his old digs, Todd's stuffy new neighbors -- particularly the conservative Republican Judge Halsted Crowley (Danny Glover) -- are less than thrilled with the arrival of Todd's massive family. Complicating the situation further is the eccentric neighborhood security guard (Queen Latifah), who takes on the heady assignment of ensuring that none of the private community's rules are broken, as well as two thugs who, determined to get an autographed pair of sneakers, hold up the cookout at gunpoint. Directed by Lance Rivera, The Cookout also features performances from Ja Rule, Eve, Farrah Fawcett, and Jonathan Silverman. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 97 mins
Complete Cast:
- Ja Rule - Bling Bling
- Storm P - Todd Anderson
- Jonathan Silverman - Wes Riley
- Queen Latifah - Security Guard
- Rita Owens - Aunt Nettie
- Ruperto Vanderpool - Wheezer
- Elton Brand - Elton Brand
- Mark Cuban - Mark Cuban
- Marc Plastrik - Police Chief
- Jesse May - Olivier
- Denee Busby - Little Dee
- Otis Best - Grade School Todd
- Lance Spellerberg - Sven
- Jenifer Lewis - Lady Em
- Roxy Noffz - Cookie Girl
- Mehki Clayton-Smith - Two Year Old Baby
- Hasani Houston - Light Skinned Boy
- Alex Avant - Police Officer
- Channelle Nazaire - Grade School Becky
- Antonio Walker - Young Thug
- Walter Simpson III - A.J.
- Eve - Becky
- Carl Wright - Grandpa
- Jamal Mixon - Nelson
- Frankie R. Faison - Jojo Anderson
- Tim Meadows - Uncle Leroy
- Meagan Good - Brittany
- Farrah Fawcett - Mrs. Crowley
- Gerry Bamman - Butler
- Marcia Reed - Ms. Peters
- Marvin Albert - Marv Albert
- Baron Davis - Baron Davis
- Reg E. Cathey - Frank Washington
- Peggy Cosgrave - Mrs. Atwater
- Shawn Andrew - Jerome
- Kevin L. Phillips - Jamal Washington
- Wendy Williams - Reporter #2
- Thomas James O'Leary - Reporter #1
- Danny Glover - Judge Halsted Crowley
- DJ Enuff - Himself
- Julian Douglas - Two Year Old Baby
- Divine Compere - Young Cousin
- Rodney Henry Jr. - Grade School Wheezer
- Sandra Mills Scott - Nurse
- Wilhelm Lewis - Wayne
- William Stone Mahoney - Commissioner
- Deep Katdare - Clerk
- Alice Wright - Grade School Bling Bling
- Jerod Mixon - Willie
- Director(s):
- Lance Rivera
- Writer(s):
- Jeffrey Brian Holmes, Ramsey Gbelawoe, Laurie B. Turner
- Producer(s):
- Queen Latifah, Darryl "Latee" French, Shakim Compere
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Adult Language, Sexual Situations, Drug Content, Adult Situations)
- Categories:
- Comedy
- Closed Captioning:
- Check All Versions
- Subtitles:
- Check All Versions
