White Chicks
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meddling Philipps was not too tender of her part inWhite Chicksat the fourth dimension , and would ’ve much rather been inMean girl . White Chickspremiered in 2004 , the same yr asMean girl , and abide by two smutty manful FBI agent ( Shawn and Marlon Wayans ) who go undercover as ashen cleaning lady to protect two hotel heiresses from a abductor . The plotline forWhite Chicksmakes it sound like it has aged worsethan it did . While there are plenty of moments that would n’t occur in a modernistic comedy , White Chicksis still a memorable entry in the 2000s comedy canon .
Busy Philipps seem in the main cast as Karen Googlestein , one of the hotel heiresses ' friends who realizes she much prefer the Wayans ' more down - to - worldly concern and friendly character . This was one of Philipps first moving picture roles . She ’s one of those actors whose name viewers may not call back right out , butBusy Philipps has been in several memorable picture show and TV display . Philipps is a fecund comic actress , and she ’s had an unpredicted and telling career inFreaks and GeeksandCougar Town , but that does n’t mean she ’s felicitous with every acting decision she ’s made .
White Chicks is an usurious 2004 comedy from the Wayans brother . Here are some of the most screaming , outlandish quotes from the film .
Busy Philipps Was Embarrassed To Star In The Critically Panned White Chicks
Philipps Could Not Audition For Mean Girls Because She Was Filming White Chicks
Despite the commercial succeeder ofWhite Chicks , earn $ 113 million at the box office ( viaBox Office Mojo ) , Busy Philipps was chagrined to participate in the critically panned movie . In an consultation withNPR , Philipps said ,
" No nicety to White Chicks — although all spectre to White Chicks , because at the time , when it came out , it was , like , universally panned . People hated it . It was , like , honestly awkward that I was in it in the industry and the world at large . "
The actress is proper aboutWhite Chicks ' critical report , as it only has a 15 % onRotten Tomatoes . The film was deride for its obvious and silly drollery and its depiction of race and gender stereotypes . Philipps points out that there were other issues , including productive - shame aspects of the script . Many of the parts Philipps study for required her to lose free weight , save forWhite Chicks , though it still made weight an view of her case ,
" I ’ve been asked to miss weight like a billion prison term … It [ audition ] was just a constant flow of losing weight — minus ' White Chicks , ' but in the script , it lawfully says ' their fat friend . ' That ’s how my character is distinguish . I was a size eight at the time , OK ? Their productive booster . "
The musical theme of a " productive friend " in a motion picture is an outdated and beyond knotty , and Phillips had to experience that indignity firsthand when appearing inWhite Chicks . What ’s spoiled for Philipps , is thatshe could have audition for Tina Fey ’s smash - hit comedyMean Girlshad she not been take the Wayans moving picture ,
" I was jealous that I was n’t in it ! You have intercourse , to be honest , just another occupation I did n’t get . No . I bonk the original , but I was salty that I was n’t — that I could n’t even audition for it because I was filming White Chicks , or I ’d already gotten the part for White Chicks . The filming was overlap .
White Chicks is a comedy film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. Released in 2004, the story follows FBI agents Kevin and Marcus Copeland, played by Shawn and Marlon Wayans, who go undercover as white women to protect socialite heirs from a kidnapping plot. The film notably combines elements of crime investigation and humorous identity swaps, focusing on the agents' comedic challenges while disguised in their new roles.
Mean Girlsis an objectively superior and more successful drollery thanWhite Chicks — earning $ 130 million at the global box office ( viaBox Office Mojo ) — and a career blessing for almost everyone in the plaster bandage . Not even give birth the luck to audition for that film would likely have been a letdown for any young actor , as it was for Phillips .
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White Chicks is a comedy film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans . release in 2004 , the story follows FBI agents Kevin and Marcus Copeland , play by Shawn and Marlon Wayans , who go undercover as bloodless women to protect socialite heirs from a kidnapping plot of ground . The film notably merge elements of law-breaking investigation and humorous identity swop , focalise on the agents ' comedic challenge while mask in their new office .
Philipps Now Appreciates White Chicks As A Cult Classic
The Actress Also Achieved Her Dream, Appearing As Mrs. George In The 2024 Mean Girls Movie
Despite her thwarting withWhite biddy , Busy Philipps has been able to see past them and come to appreciate the cult comedyin the years since . She toldNPR ,
" Now , perspective is everything , and I am very happy to say that over the years , I realized what an genuine cult classic White Chicks has become . I ’m so proud that I was in that ridiculous movie in 2004 . "
Her belief onWhite Chicksmatch the universal population ’s who have slowly come around to the film . It ’s ridiculous and goofy , but it ’s a very accurate representation of early 2000s comedies . Anchorman , Dodgeball , andZoolanderare likewise ludicrous movies , and upon retrospective rewatches , White Chicksactually outshines its contemporaries for its thinking racial and ethnic comment .
Philipps also did end up sustain a part inMean Girls — the 2024 musical version , that is .
Philipps also did end up getting a part inMean Girls — the 2024 musical version , that is — as " nerveless mom " Mrs. George . She ’s work often with Fey and her product company ,
" The truth of the subject is , I have now been wreak with Tina Fey and the Little Stranger company , her product companionship , for the last seven or so years somewhat systematically . And so when Tina calls and says to me , ' I have a job for you , ' who the heck am I to say , ' Oh , you know what ? No , thanks . ' "
She said about her work with Fey ,
" I do n’t know how I got so golden , except that I ’ll take it and I ’m so glad . I ’m so thankful for it , because I did spend so much of my early career wanting to be in the boys ' club of comedy , and always feel like I do n’t empathize why I ’m not . I just do n’t get it . Why am I not in this club ? … I was such a Brobdingnagian , Brobdingnagian devotee of hers . Of course her life history meant everything to me . Like there was nothing better than 30 Rock . It made me laugh so intemperately . And I did n’t translate how there were so many joke . It ’s so dense . I imply , that ’s what sometimes on Girls5eva , I ’m like , I do n’t even know what this is , but I ’m going to say it because I assume it ’s a put-on …. I ’ve gotten to work with her in so many dissimilar capacitance , both as a producer who ’s pitching me trick for my show , help us break it and image out what it is , and then hand me these amazing office : Summer on Girls5Eva and now Mrs. George . "
Busy Philipps has had a farsighted and impressive career . She ’s even manage to rectify her perceived mistakes in the manufacture , whether withWhite ChicksorMean female child , and has buck herself to the incredible originative head of Tina Fey , resulting in some succeed performances .
Mean Girls is a reimagining of the 2004 classic comedy film as a musical, directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. When Cady Heron and her family move from Africa to the United States; she experiences a culture shock when she enters the public school system for the first time. While trying to fit in, she is roped into the popular but superficial and cruel clique, the Plastics.
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Mean Girls is a reimagining of the 2004 Graeco-Roman comedy picture show as a melodious , directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. When Cady Heron and her family move from Africa to the United States ; she experiences a culture impact when she enter the public schoolhouse system for the first time . While trying to fit in , she is roped into the popular but trivial and cruel inner circle , the Plastics .
