Undercover Brother

Undercover Brother
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMalcolm D. Lee
Screenplay by
Story byJohn Ridley
Based onUndercover Brother
by John Ridley
Produced byBrian Grazer
Michael Jenkinson
Damon Lee
Starring
CinematographyTom Priestley Jr.
Edited byWilliam Kerr
Music byStanley Clarke
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • May 31, 2002 (2002-05-31)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25 million[1]
Box office$41.6 million[2]

Undercover Brother is a 2002 American satirical spy action comedy blaxploitation film directed by Malcolm D. Lee and starring Eddie Griffin. The screenplay by John Ridley and Michael McCullers is based on the Internet animated series created by Ridley. It spoofs blaxploitation films of the 1970s as well as a number of other films, most notably the James Bond franchise. The film also stars former Saturday Night Live cast member Chris Kattan and comedian Dave Chappelle as well as Aunjanue Ellis, Neil Patrick Harris, Denise Richards, and Billy Dee Williams, and features a cameo by James Brown.

  1. ^ "Undercover Brother (2002) - Financial Information".
  2. ^ "Undercover Brother (2002) - Box Office Mojo".