Jamie Foxx Movies
One of the most popular African-American comedians of the late 1990s, TV star turned screen actor Jamie Foxx first became known for his many roles on Keenen Ivory Wayans' long-running comedy variety show In Living Color. Since then, Foxx has played both raucous and sensitive nice-guy roles in a number of films, and earned particular acclaim for his portrayal of a talented but egotistical quarterback in Oliver Stone's Any Given Sunday.Born Eric Bishop in the small town of Terrell, Texas, on December 13, 1967, Foxx was raised by his grandparents after his parents separated. He enjoyed a happy upbringing, going to church every day with his grandparents and excelling at everything from academics to music to football. During his teen years he had his first taste of the entertainment business as his church's choir director and music director, and also started his own R&B band. Foxx studied music while a student at the U.S. International University in San Diego; it was during his college days that he got his start as a stand-up comedian. Attending a comedy club one night with some friends, he was encouraged to take the stage and perform some impersonations, which proved incredibly popular with the audience. Foxx's enthusiastic reception led to his decision to move to L.A. and pursue a comedy career. At the age of 22 he was hired for In Living Color, and he subsequently landed a recurring role on Charles Dutton's sitcom Roc.
Foxx was ultimately given his own show in 1996; that same year, he appeared in a supporting role in The Truth About Cats and Dogs, which cast him as a friend of Ben Chaplin. He was also featured in the boxing satire The Great White Hype, and the following year he got star billing opposite fellow comedian Tommy Davidson in the poorly received comedy Booty Call. After playing a DJ in Ice Cube's The Players Club (1998), Foxx earned some of his best reviews to date for his role in Any Given Sunday (1999). He subsequently returned to straight comedy, starring in Antoine Fuqua's crime comedy Bait as an ex-con trying to mend his ways, and as a man caught in a convenience stored robbery in Held Up.
In 2001, Foxx was given an opportunity to again flex the dramatic chops he displayed in Any Given Sunday with a role as Drew Bundi Brown in Michael Mann's biopic Ali. Then, after a role in the barely seen 2003 Sylvester Stallone drama Shade, Foxx embarked on his busiest year yet. 2004 saw him star in no fewer than four films, the most noteworthy of them being the thriller Collateral. The tense summer flick not only saw Foxx again under the direction of Mann, but cast on an equal level with Hollywood uber-star Tom Cruise. His turn as a hapless cab driver who is forced into a menacing partnership slowly advancing Foxx's dramatic screen presence, the role served as proof to many that his talents extended well beyond what many may have suspected. When it was announced shortly thereafter that Foxx would be donning the trademark sunglasses to essay the role of legendary blues pianist Ray Charles in Director Taylor Hackford's eagerly anticipated biopic Ray, it was only a matter of time before audiences found out how deep Foxx's talents as an actor truly ran. So effective was Foxx in recreating Charles' unique style and unmistakable visage that many critics speculated an Oscar nomination may be in calling for the one-time funnyman turned dramatic powerhouse. When the star-studded evening in February did finally arrive and the envelope that would reveal the best actor of 2005 was breathlessly opened, Foxx did indeed take the prize -- raising already stratospheric expectations regarding his future career to a fever pitch.
Foxx subverted expectations by capitalizing on his Oscar win with an R&B album that garnered respectable reviews and solid sales. He returned to films in the summer action flop Stealth -- in a supporting role to would-be superstar Josh Lucas -- and appeared as a leader of men in Sam Mendes' Gulf War film Jarhead. In 2006 he reteamed with Michael Mann, starring as Tubbs in the big-screen adaptation of Miami Vice. Late in the year, he starred in the much-anticipated adaptation of the musical Dreamgirls, opposite fellow actor-musicians hyphenates Eddie Murphy and Beyoncé Knowles. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, All Movie Guide
- 1990
The brainchild of comic actor Keenen Ivory Wayans, the Fox comedy variety series In Living Color has been described variously as the "black Laugh-In" and the "black Saturday Night Live." Whatever the case, the series garnered big laughs and bigger ratings by applying a hip, cutting-edge, Afrocentric slant on modern American culture, with freewheeling spoofs and satires of popular films, TV shows, commercials and music -- especially music. During In Living Color's first years on the air, the proceedings were dominated by Keenen Ivory Wayans and his multi-talented brothers, Damon Wayans, Kim Wayans, Shawn Wayans and (beginning with season four) Marlon Wayans. Also featured in the series' rotating repertory company were such brilliant black entertainers as David Alan Grier, T'Keyah "Crystal" Kehmah, Jamie Foxx, and Chris Rock, along with the show's "token white guy" Jim Carrey. Music was provided by some of the top R&B and rap artists in the country (Queen Latifah, Flavor Flav, and Heavy D to name but three of the many) with backup provided by the scantily-clad "Fly Girls" (one of whom was a young Jennifer Lopez). Merrily exploiting and skewering a variety of ethnic stereotypes, the series' recurring sketches and characters included "Men on Film," featuring a pair of flamboyantly gay movie critics, Blaine and Antoine ("Two snaps up"); Homey D. Clown, a dour urban kiddie entertainer ("Homey don't play that!"); SW-1 and Twist (Shawn Wayans, Leroy Casey), the show's exuberant veejays; "The Home Boys," a couple of streetwise scam artists named Wiz and Ice ("Mo' money!"), "Hey Mon," the ongoing saga of a West Indian family named the Hedleys; "The Buttmans," who looked exactly as you would expect them to look; Handi-Man, a multiple-handicapped superhero; Fire Marshall Bill (Jim Carrey), a hideously disfigured safety expert; and Wanda Wayne (played by Jamie Foxx), the ugliest, horniest gal in the 'hood. Also represented via impersonation and caricature were a number of A-list celebrities both black and white: Arsenio Hall, Oprah Winfrey, Andrew Dice Clay, Sam Kinison, Della Reese, Ray Charles, and many others. By the time In Living Color had entered its fifth season, all but one of the Wayans Brothers had left the show, following the lead of Keenen Ivory Wayans, who was unhappy with Fox's policy of censoring certain sketches and of overexposing existing episodes, thereby hurting their future profitability in syndication. Debuting April 15, 1990, In Living Color ran until August 25, 1994. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Keenen Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans, (more)
The fourth season of the Wayans Brothers' cutting-edge comedy sketch series In Living Color marks the first appearance of Marlon Wayans, holding his own with siblings Keenen Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans,Kim Wayans, and Shawn Wayans just as though he'd been a "regular" all along. Also making their series debuts this season are new regulars Alexandra Wentworth and Twist (aka Leroy Casey), while Steve Park has left the series for new career opportunities. And though Damon Wayans is no longer appearing regularly, he can still be seen making guest appearances in such familiar guises as Anton the Wino. While much of the series is the mixture as before, there is one significant format change, one that had been test-marketed during season three. From now on, each episode begins with a devastating spoof of a popular music video, with the regulars cutting up as faux celebrities. Longtime In Living Color fans should get a pretty good idea of what's in store for them this season by merely perusing the titles of the sketches, including "Rodney King and Reginald Denny Speak Out", "Basic Instank", "Head Detective," "Homey D Clown Meets His Son," "The Dysfunctional Home Christmas Show," "Boyz 2 Wimps," "Straight Pride Parade," and "Thema and Louise Jefferson." Also, mention must be made of the ever-increasing appearances by series regular Jamie Foxx in the recurring role of ugly, libidinous good-time girl Wanda Wayne, a character he would carry over with great success into his popular standup routine. ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Keenen Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans, (more)
Barry Levinson directed this cautionary fantasy fable--a triumph of production design--concerning the clash between benevolent, funny toys and malevolent, violent war toys and video games. Donald O'Connor is the kindly, gentle Kenneth Zevo, founder of Zevo Toys. The workers love him and the love they feel for Zevo comes through in the lovingly cute toys they produce. His son Leslie (Robin Williams) is an eccentric inventor who concentrates on coming up with different styles of plastic vomit and over-sized ears. His addle-headed daughter Alsatia (Joan Cusack) enjoys trying out all of Leslie's inventions. But their innocent, idyllic existence is soon to be shattered. Kenneth is dying and he is reluctant to bequeath the factory to the immature hands of Leslie and Alsatia. He finally decides to pass on his factory to his three-star general brother (Michael Gambon), reasoning that the general will run the factory efficiently and prod Leslie and Alsatia into adulthood. When Kenneth dies, the general and his army surplus son Patrick (LL Cool J) immediately turn Zevo Toys into an oppressive fascistic environment. The general also stops production of the innocent Zevo products and forces the workers to manufacture violent interactive video games and sadistic war toys. Leslie must rouse himself out of his over-long childhood to preserve the tradition of Zevo Toys. Although Toys did not fare well at the box office, it features a stunning combination of production design by Ferdinando Scarfiotti and art direction by Edward Richardson. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Robin Williams, Michael Gambon, (more)
Season three of the Wayans brothers' cutting-edge comedy variety series In Living Color features most of the familiar regulars along with two newcomers: Steve Park and future Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx. This year's crop of guest stars include Ray Combs, Debbie Lee Carrington, and Jonathan Taylor Thomas -- not to mention all those celebrities who appear "by proxy" in the comedy sketches (Pee-Wee Herman, Al Sharpton, Clarence Thomas, Jesse Jackson, Paula Abdul, Mike Tyson, Jimmy Swaggart, Michael Jackson, Connie Chung, Sally Struthers, George Bush the First, Hammer, and Michael Bolton). And, of course, such recurring characters as Homey D. Clown, Fire Marshal Bill, Handi-Man, gay movie critics Antoine and Blaine, and Anton the Wino show up in the series' various sketches, which during the 1991-1992 season bear titles like "The Fist That Rocks the Cradle," "Hour of Power Preachers on Trial," "Crazy Polident," "Rescue Whenever," and "Wilt Chamberlain Wall." ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Keenen Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans, (more)
Worried that Fox's overexposure of existing In Living Color episodes would weaken the series' appeal in rerun syndication, creator Keenen Ivory Wayans exited the show halfway through Season Four, followed in rapid succession by his brothers Damon, Shawn and Kim Wayans. Though sibling Marlon Wayans would continue to appear during season five, by mid-season none of the Wayans were left -- leaving Jim Carrey as the top-billed star of the property, and Jamie Foxx (whose main recurring character by this time was oversexed and spectacularly ugly Wanda Wayne) as the principal supporting comic. Amidst all this turnover, season five ushered in several talented new regulars, among them Chris Rock, Anne-Marie Johnson, Jay Leggett, Carol Rosenthal, Marc Wilmore, and Reggie McFadden. Among the best individual sketches seen during In Living Color's fifth and final season are "Russell Simmons Def Strawberry Jam," "Ike Turner and Hootch," "Anorexic Sumo Wrestler," "Circus of the Stars," "Sam Kinison: Live From Hell," "Wile E. Coyote on Trial," "Mary Tyler Mo," "East Hollywood Squares," "66th Annual Infomercial Awards," and "Prison Cable Network." ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Marlon Wayans, Jim Carrey, (more)
- 1993
Jamie Foxx: Straight From the Foxxhole was the future Best Actor Oscar winner's first solo comedy special. The program showcases his various talents including his knack for celebrity impersonations and his singing ability, which is used to showcase material from an album he had out at that time titled Peep This. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jamie Foxx
Pursuing his dream to hit it big in show biz, aspiring actor Jamie King (Jamie Foxx) makes the big move from Texas to L.A. as The Jamie Foxx Show launches its first season. He establishes residence -- and takes a job -- at the once-famous but now rundown King's Tower hotel, managed by his Uncle Junior (Garrett Morris) and his Aunt Helen (Ellia English). Before long, he has made the acquaintance of the hotel's snotty accountant Braxton P. Hartnabrig (Christopher P. Duncan); dopey bellman Dennis (Andy Berman, who would leave the series after nine episodes); and (much to his delight) curvaceous front-desk clerk Fancy Monroe (Garcelle Beauvais). Foxx's first-season adventures include his ongoing efforts to woo and win the ice-cold Fancy; his foredoomed attempt to start a business with unreliable Uncle Junior; his staging a Hollywood masquerade party which ends with some fantasy indulging; his feverish struggle to talk an old friend out of jumping from a high hotel window; and his bittersweet reunion with his mom (played by Gladys Knight), a former nightclub singer. ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jamie Foxx, Garrett Morris, (more)
- 1996
Former In Living Color regular and future Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx was the eponymous star of this long-running sitcom, one of the most popular and successful efforts of the fledgling WB network. The series' semi-autobiographical through line found Foxx cast as an aspiring actor named Jamie King, who in the first season traveled from his native Texas to Los Angeles, hoping to achieve stardom. To save money, Jamie accepted an invitation to live rent-free at King's Tower, a once-prominent but now rundown hotel managed by his chronic-gambler Uncle Junior (Garrett Morris) and his no-nonsense Aunt Helen (Ellia English). In exchange for his room, Jamie was expected to do a variety of odd jobs around the hotel, which brought him into contact with sexy front-desk clerk Francesca "Fancy" Monroe (Garcelle Beauvais), persnickety hotel accountant Braxton P. Hartnabrig (Christopher P. Duncan), and during the initial ten episodes, klutzy bellhop Dennis (Andy Berman). In the course of the series, Jamie and Fancy fell in love, though their romance ran a dizzying gamut of spectacular heights and doleful depths, with numerous breakups, reconciliations, and "outside" affairs for both parties. After a particularly devastating career setback (he had been hired and fired as an opening act for the rap group K-Ci & JoJo), Jamie went to work for Jingles 2000 an ad agency which shipped out commercial jingles at the outset of season four. Here he met a whole new complement of series regulars, including his boss Bob (Blake Clark) and fellow employees Phil (Alex Thomas), Mouse (Suli McCullough), Curtis (Curtis Spencer), and Nicole (Rhona Bennett). Though he'd eventually be sacked at Jingles 2000, he managed to launch a nightclub singing act with Nicole, a professional relationship that became intensely personal by the end of the season. Ultimately choosing Fancy over Nicole, Jamie developed a solo singing act, but at series' end, he had agreed to assume control of King's Tower -- and to finally marry Fancy. Debuting August 28, 1996, The Jamie Foxx Show remained a WB fixture until September 23, 2001. ~ All Movie Guide
In this updated and gender-reversed variation on Cyrano de Bergerac, Janeane Garofalo stars as Abby, the host of a radio talk show for people who have problems with pets. One day, she gets a call from Brian (Ben Chaplin) who is having trouble with his Great Dane (who enjoys roller skating). After a few minutes on the phone, Brian is immediately taken with Abby, and she's certainly interested in him. However, while Abby is not unattractive, she's terribly self-conscious about her appearance. When he asks her for a description, instead of telling him she's a diminutive brunette with big brown eyes, she describes her neighbor Noelle (Uma Thurman), a tall, rail-thin, blue eyed blonde. When Ben sets up a date, Abby is frantic and convinces Noelle to take her place. However, while Abby sounds smart, witty and charming over the radio (or the telephone), Noelle speaks like -- well, I think the phrase dumb blonde is called for here. Brian becomes puzzled -- why is it Abby is so great on the phone but so inarticulate in person? And what's the story with her friend, the cute brunette who sounds so smart? Noelle is even more confused; she wants to help her friend, but she's finding herself falling for Brian as well. The Truth About Cats and Dogs gave Ben Chaplin his first role in an American film and Janeane Garofalo's first starring turn after several notable supporting performances. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Uma Thurman, Janeane Garofalo, (more)
Boxing is more than just a sport -- it's also a business and a con game in this satirical comedy. Rev. Fred Sultan (Samuel L. Jackson) is a shrewd boxing promoter and manager whose meal ticket is heavyweight champion James "The Grim Reaper" Roper (Damon Wayans), a fighter whose skill and confidence significantly outstrips his intelligence. While the top-ranked contender for Roper's title is Marvin Shabazz (Michael Jace), Sultan isn't too keen on the idea of Shabazz fighting Roper -- it seems that both fighters are black, and Sultan's figures show that mixed race matches stir up a lot more media attention and pay-per-view customers. Eager to find a white challenger for Roper, Sultan digs up Terry Conklin (Peter Berg), who won a Golden Gloves fight against Roper many years ago but is now out of the game and fronting a rock band called Massive Head Wound. Thanks to a few bribes and a couple of fixed fights, Sultan is able to arrange for Conklin to be next in line to battle "The Grim Reaper." However, Conklin is taking his renewed career as a boxer quite seriously, while Roper, convinced that Conklin doesn't stand a chance, has let himself go and gained a lot of weight. Suddenly Sultan realizes that Roper might just lose the piece-of-cake fight he's so carefully arranged, while journalist Mitchell Kane (Jeff Goldblum) smells a rat in Conklin's sudden rise to ranking status. Jon Lovitz, Cheech Marin, and Corbin Bernsen highlight the supporting cast, while members of the well-regarded alternative rock band Local H appear as Massive Head Wound. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Samuel L. Jackson, Jeff Goldblum, (more)
- 1997
Jamie King (Jamie Foxx) remains the star resident employee of the rundown L.A. hotel owned by his Aunt and Uncle as he continues to pursue his dream of showbiz stardom during season two of The Jamie Foxx Show. The good news this season is that Jamie finally ends up in bed with the hotel's sexy front-desk clerk Fancy Monroe (Garcelle Beauvais); the bad new is Jamie doesn't get any farther than lying down before his innate nervousness overwhelms him. Moving out of the King's Tower Hotel mid-season, Jamie moves in with the hotel's snobbish accountant, Braxton T. Hartnabrig (Christopher B. Duncan). This "Odd Couple" relationship comes to an abrupt end when Jamie accidentally starts a fire in the apartment, forcing himself and Braxton to return, sadder but not a lot wiser, to King's Tower. The season ends as Jamie gets a job doing the opening act for the rap group K-Ci & JoJo, whom he met in time-honored sitcom fashion by bumping into their car. As he prepares to go on tour with the singers, Jamie is completely oblivious to the fact that former "ice queen" Fancy (Garcelle Beauvais) has fallen in love with him. ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jamie Foxx, Garrett Morris, (more)
It's 3 a.m. -- do you know where your condoms are? That's one of the dilemmas befalling the characters in this raunchy comedy. Rushon (Tommy Davidson) is a mild-mannered Buppie who has been going out with his girlfriend Nikki (Tamala Jones) for about seven weeks; they seem to like each other well enough, but the relationship has been mainly platonic, and Nikki isn't so sure that she wants that to change. Rushon asks Nikki out to dinner, but Nikki wants to bring along her tart-tongued friend Lysterine (Viveca A. Fox). Rushon has to find a date for her, and he comes up with his rude-boy buddy Bunz (Jamie Foxx). Lysterine and Bunz soon hit it off, and, to Rushon's surprise, Nikki decides it's time for their relationship to move to the physical level. Only one problem: this is the '90s, and all parties involved want to be sure they're practicing safe sex. Which means Rushon and Bunz have to find some condoms fast, before the evening's mood evaporates. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jamie Foxx, Tommy Davidson, (more)
- 1998
Season three of The Jamie Foxx Show ended as aspiring actor Jamie King (Jamie Foxx) bade farewell to his friends and loved ones at the King's Tower Hotel in Los Angeles, in preparation of a lengthy tour as the opening act for rappers K-Ci & JoJo. Alas, at the beginning of season three, Jamie is back in L.A. without a penny to his name, his big showbiz chance having blown up in his face when he had an argument with the two singers. Even worse, the love of Jamie's life, King's Tower desk clerk Fancy Monroe (Garcelle Beauvais) has started dating other men, resolving herself to the conclusion that her relationship with Jamie was doomed from the start (though they still remain friends). Ironically, Jamie's nerdish former roommate, accountant Braxton T. Hartnabrig (Christopher B. Duncan), is at long last enjoying a rather robust romantic life with his new girlfriend, Cameron Caldwell (Susan Wood), an attractive blond who works for a delivery service. As for Jamie's Aunt Helen (Ellia English) and Uncle Junior (Garrett Morris), their relationship remains as testy as ever -- though Junior is capable of expressing jealousy over Helen's mid-season cosmetic makeover. As the season winds down, Fancy has become seriously involved with Dr. Silas Landry (Alan F. Smith). He proposes, she accepts, a wedding date is set -- and then everything changes when Jamie and Fancy realize they're still in love with each other. ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jamie Foxx, Garrett Morris, (more)
Rapper/ actor Ice Cube directed this urban comedy-drama about African-American single mother Diana (Lisa Raye), who aims for a career as a broadcast journalist. To finance her education, she works as a stripper at the raucous Players Club, run by hustler Dollar Bill (Bernie Mac). When naive Ebony (Monica Calhoun), Diana's young cousin, also signs on at the club, Ronnie (Chrystale Wilson) attempts to lead Ebony into prostitution, creating conflicts, while club deejay Blue (Jamie Foxx) begins dating Diana. This film is Ice Cube's feature directorial debut; he also scripted and appears in a supporting role. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- LisaRaye, Bernie Mac, (more)
- 1999
As season four of The Jamie Foxx Show gets under way, aspiring actor Jamie King (Jamie Foxx) and sexy hotel desk clerk Fancy Monroe (Garcelle Beauvais) have resumed their relationship -- leaving Fancy's former fiancé, Dr. Silas Landry, out in the cold (and out of the series). Elsewhere at the King's Tower Hotel in L.A., Jamie's Uncle Junior (Garrett Morris) and Aunt Helen (Ellia English) have decided to promote Fancy to director of sales, and the hotel's accountant, Braxton (Christopher B. Duncan), to general manager (hopefully, this takes some of the sting out the fact that Braxton has apparently broken up with his girlfriend Cameron). Sizing up his chances for showbiz success, Jamie resigns himself to a "civilian" job with an ad agency called Jingles 2000, where he meets several new series regulars: boss Bob Nelson (Blake Clark) and co-workers Nicole (Rhona Bennett), Phil (Alex Thomas), Mouse (Suli McCullough), and Curtis (Chris Spencer). Despite the fact that he has taken the job on the rebound, Jamie does well enough to be promoted to supervisor -- only to lose that position and his whole job when he is caught making a demo tape with company equipment. Fortunately, he has become close with Nicole, who likewise yearns to become a star. Teaming up with her for a Vegas act, Jamie is delighted that his career is at last getting somewhere. As the season draws to a close, the relationship between Jamie and Nicole has gone beyond the "professional" stage, forcing Jamie to choose between continuing his singing career and returning to his first love Fancy -- a dilemma that takes two whole season-ending episodes to resolve. ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jamie Foxx, Garrett Morris, (more)
Oliver Stone takes on professional football, a sport whose grace and delicacy are a good match for his filmmaking style. Tony D'Amato (Al Pacino), the head coach of the Miami Sharks, won back-to-back championships four years ago. But new team owner Christina Pagniacci (Cameron Diaz) has little enthusiasm for the finer points of the game and is concerned only with the bottom line. The longtime strongman of Tony's team has been "Cap" Rooney (Dennis Quaid), a 39-year-old quarterback, but Christina balks at renewing his contract. When Cap is injured during a game, third-string rookie quarterback Willie Beaman (Jamie Foxx) goes on in his place and becomes a major star. But Beaman is mostly interested in fame and money, and he has little regard for Tony and his teammates. Any Given Sunday also stars James Woods as the team's doctor, LL Cool J as a star running back, Jim Brown as a former football great turned Sharks' defensive coordinator, Ann-Margret as Christina's alcoholic mother, Bill Bellamy as a wide receiver, Elizabeth Berkley as Tony's favorite prostitute, and Charlton Heston as the football commissioner. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz, (more)
In this action comedy, a crook trying to go straight finds himself lured back to crime by the police, without his even knowing it. When master criminals Jasper (Robert Pastorelli) and Bristol (Doug Hutchison) pull a heist that nets $40 million in gold but leaves behind several dead policemen, detective Edgar Clenteen (David Morse) pulls out all the stops to put the thief behind bars. Jasper is jailed and ends up sharing a cell with Alvin Sanders (Jamie Foxx), a habitual small-time criminal who was brought in after a bungled robbery of a seafood wholesaler. Jasper, who has a weak heart, suffers a heart attack in jail, and as he dies, he gives Alvin a message to pass along to his wife. Eager to track down Bristol, who still has the gold, Clenteen has Alvin secretly implanted with an experimental tracking device, and then lets him go free, while spreading the word on the street that Jasper told him where the gold was stashed shortly before his death. While Alvin makes an effort to start his life over and get a straight job, Clenteen and his staff are electronically following his every move, waiting for Bristol and his associates to track him down. Bait was directed by Antoine Fuqua, whose previous credit was the stylish crime thriller The Replacement Killers. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jamie Foxx, David Morse, (more)
This documentary takes a serious look at the business of comedy, as several top African-American comics discuss the long hard road to the top, and how they deal with the difficulties and disappointments that are an unavoidable part of the touring comedian's life. All Jokes Aside features interviews with Jamie Foxx, Eddie Griffin, Reynaldo Rey, and A.J. Johnson. It received its world premier as part of 2000 Pan African Film Festival in L.A. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- 2000
This 2000 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Jamie Foxx and features musical guest Blink 182. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jamie Foxx, blink-182, (more)
- 2000
In the fifth and final season of The Jamie Foxx Show, up-and-coming vocalist Jamie King (Jamie Foxx) has broken up with his girlfriend Fancy (Garcelle Beauvais) and has embarked upon a nightclub singing career -- though not as the partner of Nicole Evans (Rhona Bennett), the girl who caused his split with Fancy in the first place. As his career moves in fits and starts, Jamie begins missing Fancy, and by mid-season he has proposed marriage. As a wedding present, Jamie's Uncle Junior (Garrett Morris) and Aunt Helen (Ellia English) turn over 75 percent ownership of the King's Tower hotel to the engaged couple. This arrangement is not to the liking of Jamie's former roommate Braxton (Christopher B. Duncan), who as King's Tower's general manager had assumed he would take over the hotel once Junior and Helen retired. As it happens, however, the marriage may never come off: Fancy has been offered a fantastic job in New York, and there may be no room for matrimony in her life. But when all is said in done, The Jamie Foxx Show arrives at a happy ending for all concerned, involving a wedding, a great financial deal, and marvelous guest appearances by Gladys Knight and Marilyn McCoo, respectively cast as Jamie's mother and new mom-in-law. ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jamie Foxx, Garrett Morris, (more)
- 2000
This video acts as a highlights reel for some of today's hottest young comedians, many of whom went from stand-up performances on the HBO series Def Comedy Jam to their own television shows and big-screen comedies. Raw, uncensored, cutting-edge humor is the standard for these classic acts from Jamie Foxx, Martin Lawrence, Sheryl Underwood, and Chris Tucker. Expect outrageous jokes from these comedic superstars, as well as pointed remarks on sensitive social issues .
~ Sarah Block, All Movie Guide
~ Sarah Block, All Movie Guide
In this fish-out-of-water comedy, Jamie Foxx plays a man named Michael Dawson, though he's confused for both Puff Daddy and Mike Tyson by the citizenry of the podunk southwest town that serves as the setting for Held Up. Road-tripping Michael and Rae (Nia Long) stop in for gas in Michael's new vintage roadster, but she grabs a ride to the airport with a truck full of cowboys after learning he blew more than 10,000 dollars earmarked for buying a home on the automobile. Moments later, Michael loses the car as well when a youth cons him out of the keys. Just when his day couldn't get any worse, Michael lands in the middle of a botched hold-up by amateurs trying to knock over the convenience store. All variety of local law enforcement, from the sheriff (Barry Corbin) to truckloads of unofficial shotgun-toting "deputies," quickly descends on the scene. Michael tries to sweet-talk the frightened gunman (Eduardo Yanez), befriend his fellow hostages (Sarah Paulson and John Cullum), and plan how to reach the airport before Rae's flight leaves, all while not getting shot by the hair triggers inside and outside the store. The film was produced and originally publicized under the title "Inconvenienced." ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jamie Foxx, Nia Long, (more)
Notoriously obsessive director Michael Mann and star Will Smith devoted nearly two years and over 100 million dollars from the coffers of Columbia Pictures and other financiers to creating this biography of boxing great Muhammad Ali, which focuses on the ten-year period of 1964-1974. In that time, the brash, motor-mouthed athlete quickly dominates his sport, meets and marries his first wife (Jada Pinkett-Smith), converts to Islam (changing his name from Cassius Clay), and defies the United States government by refusing to submit to military conscription for duty in Vietnam. His world heavyweight champion title thus stripped from him entirely for political reasons, the champ sets about to win back his crown, culminating in a legendary unification bout against George Foreman (Charles Shufford) in Zaire, dubbed the "Rumble in the Jungle." In his travels, Ali becomes a symbol of power to disenfranchised African-Americans everywhere and meets such luminaries as Malcolm X (Mario Van Peebles), Martin Luther King Jr. (LeVar Burton) and Maya Angelou (Martha Edgerton). Ali features an all-star supporting cast that includes Jon Voight, Giancarlo Esposito, Jamie Foxx, Nona Gaye, Michael Michele, Joe Morton, Paul Rodriguez, Ron Silver, Mykelti Williamson, and Jeffrey Wright. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, (more)
- 2001
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Image Entertainment presents this live performance by stand-up comedian and actor Jamie Foxx. After making a name for himself as a regular cast member of the Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color and later as an actor in such films as Any Given Sunday and Booty Call, Fox is one of the biggest entertainment. In this concert film, originally broadcast on HBO, Foxx offers up his signature brand of comedy to a sold out crowd at the Paramount Theater in Oakland, California. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
Too Clean Entertainment presents this documentary look at some of the biggest players in the hip-hop music industry. Released in 2002, The Real Rap World includes footage from a celebrity basektball game as well as concerts, fashion shows, and behind-the-scenes clips from video shoots and interviews. Some of the performers featured include Jamie Foxx, R. Kelly, Juvenile, Da Brat, and Outkast. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
