The Cookout

The Cookout
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLance Rivera
Screenplay byRamsey Gbelawoe
Jeffrey Brian Holmes
Story byQueen Latifah
Shakim Compere
Mikey Martin
Produced byShakim Compere
Queen Latifah
StarringJa Rule
Tim Meadows
Jenifer Lewis
Storm P.
Meagan Good
Jonathan Silverman
Farrah Fawcett
Frankie Faison
Eve
Danny Glover
Queen Latifah
CinematographyTom Houghton
Edited byPatricia Bowers
Jeff McEvoy
Music byCamara Kambon
Production
companies
Distributed byLions Gate Films
Release date
  • September 3, 2004 (2004-09-03)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$16 million[2]
Box office$12,009,070[3]

The Cookout is a 2004 American comedy film directed by Lance Rivera, written by Queen Latifah, Shakim Compere and Mikey Martin. The film introduces Quran Pender (credited as "Storm P") 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.

This was the last film for both Carl Wright and Farrah Fawcett before their respective deaths in 2007 and 2009. The film was met with mixed reviews.

In 2011, there was a sequel called The Cookout 2.

  1. ^ a b "The Cookout (2004)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  2. ^ "The Cookout Box Office". The Numbers. Nash Information Services. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  3. ^ "The Cookout".