Release Date
September 3, 2004
Digital Date
June 1, 2020 (Amazon)
DVD Release Date
January 18, 2005 (Buy on Amazon)
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Running Time
85 minutes
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for drug content, sexual references and language
Todd Anderson is the #1 NBA draft pick and has decided to hold his annual family cookout for the neighborhood as a celebration. Of course, with all of his newfound fame and wealth, new "friends" are bound to show up, as well as the neighborhood security guard, played by Queen Latifah, who is determined to keep everyone under control.
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Poking fun at the stupidity that ensues when a young athlete signs his first big contract and the typical fish-out-of-water story of black people in a white man's community, "The Cookout" features a mildly impressive cast who has the potential to make something of it all. Unfortunately, "The Cookout" isn't funny.
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