Finally, Sheneneh And Wanda On The Big Screen!
Jamie Foxx and Martin Lawrence are in talks to make a Sheneneh and Wanda movie? I never thought that I would live long enough to witness two Heats in my lifetime! These guys know what I'm talking about:
I read somewhere (I didn't read anywhere) that A Righteous Kill was originally pitched as a Sheneneh and Wanda movie, but Foxx and Lawrence turned it down because the number of fart jokes was not up to their exacting standards. From Variety:
Screen Gems has acquired "Sheneneh and Wanda," a vehicle for Jamie Foxx and Martin Lawrence to star in a comic caper playing female characters they developed during their stand-up comedy days.Foxx will write the script, which he and Martin will produce through Foxx's Foxxhole and Lawrence's Runteldat production banners.
Oh good, Jamie Foxx is writing the script. It's important, when making a Sheneneh and Wanda movie, that you get as good of a script as possible, written by someone who is very good at writing, so this is perfect.
Where did this project originate?
The project originated as a parody of a movie trailer for a film called "Skank Robbers," which Foxx and Lawrence made for the BET Awards. The reaction was strong enough that the duo decided to turn the concept into a real film.In the comedy, Sheneneh and Wanda are modern-day independent women trying to make it on their own, one bank robbery at a time.
Oh yeah, I remember that sketch. It was great (it was not great). Now just imagine this level of HILARITY stretched out for a full hour-and-a-half!
It's like Big Momma's House meets Madea Goes to Jail meets 1993!
Good work, Hollywood. Good work, everyone, really. Although, you guys know that "modern-day independent women" aren't men, right? They're still women. They're not men dressed up like women. Not yet.
Posted by Gabe at 9:30 AM in What America Wants
Tags: Jamie Foxx | Martin Lawrence | Sheneneh | Wanda
I hope this paves the way for a Homeboy Shopping Network film.
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A Fire Marshall Bill movie would be so good. Take that, burn victims!
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I picked the wrong morning to stop huffing paint.
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Times like these I wish Flip Wilson was still alive.
Oh, I didn't tell you that I'm 57, Gabe? Remember when I was standing in line behind you at the DMV and the nice lady had to help you read those letters for the eye test? I just memorized them because I couldn't see 'em either. Whip inflation now!
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These honky skank robbers be trippin'!
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and i read that A Righteous Kill was supposed to be Bad Boys 3 and that Bad Boys 3 was supposed to be Lethal Weapon 5, which was supposed to be Ray 2: Ray In The City which was supposed to be Big Mama's House 3 which was turned into Death Sentence starring Kevin Bacon. Bacon in 6! Yes!
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"Sheneneh and Wanda are modern-day independent women trying to make it on their own, one bank robbery at a time." finally, a movie that accurately portrays my life.
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Regardless of the actual content, I'm giving this movie two snaps up.
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Sheneneh and Wanda are back. Love John Woo thanks for Everything Pricilla & Hedwig!
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In the tradition of great cross-dressing films such as Sorority Girls, White Chicks, and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar comes another important entry into the genre...
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This makes me wonder why you never see women dress up like men in movies... I mean, over the top like this...
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Men fumbling around in heels=funny
Women in fake mustaches=scary
It's science
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it's because role reversal is only funny when someone lowers their social rank through costume: i.e. Men in drag, blackface. (this is not what i think, just societal norms) If a woman dresses like a man, it's not funny, it's threatening to western patriarchy.
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That's really interesting! I never thought of it that way, but I bet you're right.
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I don't buy the western-patriarchy thing. Comics have always made it their business to ridicule the upper social ranks. Monty Python specialized in making the nobility look like asses. And Eddie Murphy in whiteface (in the SNL sketch "White LIke Me") was way funnier than any blackface bit could ever hope to be. But I think maybe it's harder to make a woman look/sound like a man than vice versa. The really big female drag roles over the years--Barbra in Yentl, Julie Andrews in Victor Victoria--have required a huge suspension of disbelief (and they weren't even supposed to be funny). But that said, Tracy Ullman and Lily Tomlin have both done great drag.
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Diane Keaton has been doing it for years.
ZING!
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I'm just so tired of all these Skank Robbers.
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You just gave new meaning to the word TITULAR.
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The Skank Robbers are making me thirsty! (For a bullet. In my head.)
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These Skank Robbers are making me thirsty! (For a bullet. In my head.)
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The thing is i LOVED Wanda the Ugly Girl (and Vera De Milo, where's that Movie, Jim?). I mean, In Livin' Color mad love 4evah, am i right? But Sheneneh? really? REALLY? No thank you, Martin Lawrence. No thank you.
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"I think I got Chris Brown's baby. I know it's his cause it keeps kickin me"
OK, that's funny. You crazy for this one Wanda.
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I love you, Mrs. Skank Robbers.
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This is such great news! I've been saying for years that Set It Off needed more hatred of women.
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I will see anything set in 1993.
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This is going to be a startling reminder to the world that Sheneneh is a thing that exists.
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Hated it!
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I just hope the trailer includes "starring Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx" in the voiceover.
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Also, where is the RIGHT ON TIME tag I've been protesting for?
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this is worse than global warming. it's like global dumbing. skank robbers - making the world a dumber place, one hip-popping, finger-snapping, neck roll at a time.
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More like pulled out of Jamie's Foxxhole.
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Maybe they'll meet up with Juwanna Mann along the way and shoot some hoops.
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I bet everyone involved will say they had a blast making this movie. Which is almost always a bad sign.
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I hope this doesn't delay production on Bad Boys 3
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