Juwanna Mann (2002)
Actors:
Steve Oedekerk (producer),
Jenifer Lewis (actress),
Kimberly 'Lil' Kim' Jones (actress),
Vanelle (actress),
Miguel A. Núñez Jr. (actor),
Ric Reitz (actor),
Bonnie Johnson (actress),
Tommy Davidson (actor),
Vivica A. Fox (actress),
Jay Leno (actor),
Miguel A. Núñez Jr. (actor),
J. Don Ferguson (actor),
Kevin Pollak (actor),
Jay Johnson (miscellaneous crew),
James G. Robinson (producer),
Plot: Juwanna Mann follows the story of Jamal Jeffries, the reigning 'bad boy' of basketball, whose undisciplined on-court antics land him out of the league and without any prospects. Financially strapped and untrained in anything but basketball, Jamal comes up with a plan so outrageous it just might work: dress up like a woman and try out for the woman's basketball league. To his surprise, he makes it, but now the real challenge begins - to cease being Jamal and start new life as Juwanna. Matters become even more complicated when Juwanna realizes that he is falling for his teammate Michelle, who shows him that there is more to women than meets the eye.
Keywords: basketball, character-name-in-title, cross-dressing, hit-in-the-crotch, male-nudity, the-star-spangled-banner
Genres:
Comedy,
Drama,
Romance,
Sport,
Taglines: The only way he can stay pro, is to play (like) a girl.
Quotes:
Puff Smokey Smoke: [to Juwanna] You are one tall glass of water and I'm thirsty.
Juwanna Mann: I'M HERE!
Vicki Sanchez: A man who sends me flowers is my type.::Latisha Jansen: Hell, bitch, someone passes you the salt, they're your type.
Latisha Jansen: Me? I like to keep it simple. Give me a good book and a good bitch and I'm straight.
Michelle Langford: Are you all right?::Latisha Jansen: I'm straight.::Michelle Langford: [laughs] No you aren't.
Coach Rivers: You see that sign up there? It says the Charlotte Banshees, not the Charlotte Juuuu-wanna!
Lorne Daniels: This is crazy. No one is gonna believe you're a woman!::Juwanna Mann: You did!::Lorne Daniels: All right. This is blackmail.::Juwanna Mann: No, it's black... FE-male!::Lorne Daniels: That's not funny.
Lorne Daniels: Nobody wants you, not even the Clippers.