The Hot Chick (2002)
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21% of critics liked it
(81 reviews) -
67% of users liked it
(451,269 ratings)
A carefree young woman wakes up to discover her greatest nightmare is a reality -- she's become trapped in the body of Rob Schneider -- in this shape-shifting comedy. Jessica (Rachel McAdams) is a beautiful teenager whose life would be the envy of any high school student -- she's head of the… More A carefree young woman wakes up to discover her greatest nightmare is a reality -- she's become trapped in the body of Rob Schneider -- in this shape-shifting comedy. Jessica (Rachel McAdams) is a beautiful teenager whose life would be the envy of any high school student -- she's head of the cheerleading squad, her boyfriend, Billy (Matthew Lawrence), is the quarterback of the football team, and she's pretty and popular enough to get nearly anyone to do what she wants. However, Jessica is soon to find out how the other half lives, in more ways than she counted upon; she shoplifts a pair of earrings from an shop specializing in African curios run by Mambuza (Angie Stone), unaware that they carry the curse of Princess Nawa. Thanks to the curse, the next morning Jessica awakes to find that her spirit has entered the body of Clive (Rob Schneider), a sweaty and hirsute small-time crook. As Jessica tries to figure out how she can return to her old body, she has to lead the cheerleading squad to victory and attend her senior prom while looking like a less-than-handsome 30-year-old man. Billy is understandably puzzled by the changes in Jessica, while her best friend, April (Anna Faris), finds her feelings about Jessica change a bit once she volunteers to be her prom date. The Hot Chick is the first theatrical feature for director Tom Brady; Brady co-wrote an earlier Schneider vehicle, The Animal, and was on the writing staff for his television series Men Behaving Badly. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Tom Brady
- Written By
- Tom Brady, Rob Schneider
- Genres
- Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Dec 13, 2002 Wide
- On DVD
- Jan 25, 2005
- Studio
- Touchstone Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
The movie's devices are so feeble, I think it was written on a napkin in a Denny's the day before principal photography began.
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Laura Sinagra, Village Voice
Enough to make any woman or gay man wish they could beam themselves to planet Zoltron.
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Scott Brown, Entertainment Weekly
A surprisingly good-natured throwback to the '80s heyday of the body-switching genre.
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Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
I will say this for the film -- it's in color. And, it was mostly in focus. And I really can't say anymore for it beyond that.
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Ty Burr, Boston Globe
By the standards of knucklehead swill, The Hot Chick is pretty damned funny.
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Cast
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Rob Schneider
as Clive
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Anna Faris
as April
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Matthew Lawrence
as Billy
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Eric Christian Olsen
as Jake
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Robert Davi
as Stan
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Melora Hardin
as Carol
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Alexandra Holden
as Lulu
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Rachel McAdams
as Jessica
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Maritza Murray
as Keecia
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Fay Hauser
as Mrs. Thomas
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Jodi Long
as Korean Mother
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Tia Mowry
as Venetia
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Tamera Mowry
as Sissy
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Lee Garlington
as Vice Principal Bernard
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Angie Stone
as Madam Mambuza
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Matt Weinberg
as Booger
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Leila Kenzle
as Julie
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Michelle Branch
as DJ
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Michael O'Keefe
as Richie
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Adam Sandler
as Salesman
- Andrew Keegan
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Louis Lombardi
as Strip Club Patron



