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The Hot Chick is a 2002 American comedy and fantasy film directed by Tom Brady. The screenplay was written by Rob Schneider and Tom Brady, with John Debney composing the music. The cast includes Rachel McAdams, Anna Faris, Matthew Lawrence, and Eric Christian Olsen. Produced by Happy Madison Productions and Touchstone Pictures, the film was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and Netflix. Adam Sandler served as an executive producer, and Tim Suhrstedt was the director of photography. Filming took place in Los Angeles, and the original language is English.
The film’s main subject is a body swap. It has a runtime of 104 minutes and was released on December 13, 2002. The production budget was 34,000,000, and it earned 54,639,553 in revenue. Critical reception varied, with review scores including 4/10, 21%, and 29/100. The film holds a 5.6 rating on IMDb based on 110,342 votes and a 6.365 average from 2,165 votes on TMDb. It is also available in video on demand format.
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6.4Not only is Jessica Spencer the most popular girl in school -- she is also the meanest. But things change for the attractive teen when a freak accident involving a cursed pair of earrings and a chance encounter at a gas station causes her to switch bodies with Clive, a sleazy crook. Jessica, in the form of the repulsive Clive, struggles to adjust to this radical alteration and sets out to get her own body back before the upcoming prom.
Cast
- Rob Schneider as Jessica
- Anna Faris as April
- Matthew Lawrence as Billy
- Eric Christian Olsen as Jake
- Robert Davi as Stan
- Melora Hardin as Carol
Themes
- sexual identity
- high school
- friendship
- jewelry
- identity
- gatekeeper
- shopping mall
- bullying
- human body
- thief
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Tom Brady
- Written by
- Tom Brady Rob Schneider
- Produced by
- John Schneider Carr D'Angelo
- Starring
- Rob Schneider Rachel McAdams Anna Faris Matthew Lawrence Eric Christian Olsen Robert Davi Michael O'Keefe
- Cinematography
- Tim Suhrstedt
- Edited by
- Peck Prior
- Music by
- John Debney
- Production companies
- Touchstone Pictures Happy Madison Productions
- Distributed by
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- Release date
- December 13, 2002 ( 2002-12-13 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 104 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $34 million
- Box office
- $54 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- fantasy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- body swap
- Director
- Tom Brady
- Screenwriter
- Tom Brady
- Cast member
- Giselle Fernández
- Composer
- John Debney
- Production company
- Touchstone Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Tim Suhrstedt
- Filming location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 100
- FilmAffinity ID
- 167982
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2003-04-10
- title
- The Hot Chick
- distributed by
- Netflix
- executive producer
- Adam Sandler
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 29/100
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Encyclopedic overview
The Hot Chick is a 2002 American fantasy comedy film directed by Tom Brady, written by Brady and Rob Schneider, and starring Schneider, Rachel McAdams, Anna Faris, Matthew Lawrence, Eric Christian Olsen, Robert Davi and Michael O'Keefe. The film follows Jessica Spencer, a mean-spirited cheerleader who switches bodies with incompetent criminal Clive Maxtone. When Jessica discovers that the switch was caused by a pair of enchanted earrings she had stolen, she enlists the help of her friends to get the earrings back together before the switch becomes permanent.
Adam Sandler served as executive producer and made an uncredited cameo appearance as the Mambuza Bongo Player, a character based on one played by Schneider on Saturday Night Live. Principal photography began in March 2002 in Los Angeles and concluded in May.
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