The Cookout (2004)
This summer, get your grill on!
When Todd Anderson signs a $30 million deal with his hometown team, the New Jersey Nets, he knows that his life is set for a big change. To keep things real, he decides to throw a barbeque at his place -- just like the ones his family used to have. But when you have new and old friends, family, agents, and product reps in the same house, things are bound to get crazy.
- Date of release
- 2004-09-03
- TMDB
- 4.7 / 10 (47)
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Lance Rivera
- Collection
- The Cookout Collection
Casting
- Ja Rule — Bling Bling
- Tim Meadows — Leroy
- Jenifer Lewis — Lady Em
- Quran Pender — Todd Andersen (as Storm P)
- Jonathan Silverman — Wes
- Meagan Good — Brittany
- Farrah Fawcett — Mrs. Crowley
- Ruperto Vanderpool — Wheezer
- Frankie Faison — Jojo Andersen
- Vincent Pastore — Poo Salesman
- Kevin Phillips — Jamal Washington
- Reg E. Cathey — Frank Washington
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: New Jersey
The Cookout is a 2004 American comedy film directed by Lance Rivera, written by Ramsay Gbelawoe & Jeffrey Brian Holmes, and story by Queen Latifah, Shakim Compere, and Mikey Martin. The film introduces Quran Pender as Todd Anderson and stars Ja Rule, Tim Meadows, Jenifer Lewis, Meagan Good, Jonathan Silverman, Farrah Fawcett, Frankie Faison, Eve, Danny Glover, and a special appearance by Latifah. It tells the story of a basketball player who has joined the New Jersey Nets which his parents celebrate with a family cookout at his new home while a former classmate comes up with a devious plot.
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