Juwanna Mann

Infobox Film | name = Juwanna Mann

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caption = "Juwanna Mann" promotional poster
director = Jesse Vaughan
producer = Bill Gerber
Steve Oedekerk
James G. Robinson
writer = Bradley Allenstein
starring = Miguel A. Nunez Jr
Vivica A. Fox
Kevin Pollak
Tommy Davidson
Kim Wayans
Ginuwine
music = Lisa Coleman
Wendy Melvoin
cinematography = Reynaldo Villalobos
editing = Seth Flaum
distributor = Warner Bros.
released = June 21, 2002 (USA)
runtime = 91 min.
language = English
budget = $15,600,000 (estimated)
imdb_id = 0247444

"Juwanna Mann" is a 2002 comedy movie directed by Jesse Vaughan. The movie stars Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Vivica A. Fox, Kevin Pollak, Tommy Davidson, Kim Wayans, and Ginuwine. The movie is written by Bradley Allenstein and produced by Bill Gerber. The movie opened in theaters on June 21, 2002.

The movie was filmed in Charlotte, North Carolina, at the Charlotte Coliseum and the Independence Arena. The movie's soundtrack features music by Diana Ross, James Brown, Mystikal, Ginuwine, and Stevie Wonder.

Plot

Juwanna Mann follows the story of Jamal Jeffries, the reigning 'bad boy' of basketball, whose undisciplined on-and-off-court antics have him indefinitely suspended from the league, without any prospects. Financially in trouble and untrained in anything but basketball, Jamal comes up with an outrageous plan that just might work: dress up like a woman and try out for the Charlotte Banshees, a woman's basketball league team. He makes it, but now he faces a challenge - to stop being Jamal and become Jooooowwwannnna. Matters become even more complicated when Juwanna realizes that he is falling for his teammate Michelle Langford, who shows him that there is more to women. "Country's got the crazy!" -Puff Smokey Smoke

Trivia

*The song "Talk About Our Love" by Brandy featuring Kanye West contains lyrics in which Kanye raps about Juwanna Man.
*The animated series "South Park" made a reference to it in the episode "Marjorine".
*Former WNBA star Cynthia Cooper of the Houston Comets makes an appearance as a member of one of the opposing teams.
*The popular comic strip "The Boondocks" have made several parodies of the film in their strip.
*The independent RPG video game spoof features a cameo by Juwanna Mann. Her role is the game was served as a hinted past lover of the protagonist, Charles Barkley.

ee also

* Cross-dressing in film and television

External links

* [http://www.juwannamann.com/ Official movie website] (hosted by Warner Brothers)
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0247444/ Juwanna Mann] at the Internet Movie Database