Whiteboyz (1999)

13% of critics liked it
(16 reviews)
39% of users liked it
(136 ratings)

With dreams of becoming gangsta rappers, white-bread Iowa boy Flip (Danny Hoch) and his pals (Mark Webber and Dash Mihok) adopt all the style of urban hip-hoppers -- and the townsfolk think they're plain crazy. When Khalid (Eugene Byrd) moves to town, the boys convince their new black friend to take… More With dreams of becoming gangsta rappers, white-bread Iowa boy Flip (Danny Hoch) and his pals (Mark Webber and Dash Mihok) adopt all the style of urban hip-hoppers -- and the townsfolk think they're plain crazy. When Khalid (Eugene Byrd) moves to town, the boys convince their new black friend to take them to Chicago and hook them up with everything ghetto. The comedy features cameos and music by Snoop Dog, Fat Joe, Dead Prez, Slick Rick and Mic.

Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 32 min.
Directed By: Marc Levin
Written By: Danny Hoch, Marc Levin, Garth Belcon, Richard Stratton
Genres: Comedy

In Theaters: Sep 10, 1999 Wide
On DVD: Jan 11, 2005

Critic Reviews

Lisa Nesselson, Variety
Many scenes of confrontation play like heavy-handed, uncomfortably forced improv.
Eric Monder, Film Journal International
Nothing new or progressive here.
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
Or, Pretty Fly for a White Guy: The Movie.
Frank Ochieng, Movie Eye
...a woefully unfunny rap-oriented satire that's about as amusing as a carjacking...[a] tired and baseless culture comedy
Luke Y. Thompson, New Times
Whiteboys is almost as short on substance as its poseur protagonists
Nathan Rabin, AV Club
A one-joke film in desperate denial and a terrible vehicle for Hoch.
Dwayne E. Leslie, Boxoffice Magazine
The fish-out-of-water scenario is frequently hilarious, and the linguistic prowess of the actors is impressive.
Stephen Farber, Movieline
Danny Hoch gives a shrewd performance as a rapping misfit.
Greg Muskewitz, eFilmCritic.com
Many of the characters are neglected, even though most are not of much importance, but that's because Hoch and company don't take any time to add the correct amount of realism to it.
Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com
Not funny. At all.