Undercover Brother

Synopsis: A white faceless corporate despot known only as "The Man", has the power to unleash a terrifying top-secret weapon: an irresistibly packaged psycho-hallucinogenic drug that will reduce the entire population to mindless zombies. but black folks have soul. But with enough funky sense of style, a smooth way with the ladies and an absolute hunger for justice, with his Bruce Lee moves, Cadillac attitude and an arsenal of outrageous disguises and gadgets, Undercover Brother is recruited by the group of Good Guys, know as the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D. an all-black justice league to foil the Man's plan to derail a Colin Powell-like presidential candidate, and Undercover Brother's undercover exploits keep the slim plot moving. But while he and his sassy cat-fighting partner known as Sistah Girl tries to find out what's going on, the leader's ruthless right arm, Mr. Feather, discovers the conspiracy's sexy secret weapon, Penelope Snow.
Genre: Action, Comedy
Director(s): Malcolm D. Lee
Production: Universal Pictures
  1 win & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.8
Metacritic:
69
Rotten Tomatoes:
77%
PG-13
Year:
2002
86 min
$38,230,435
Website
1,261 Views


Narrator:

After a generation of struggle

changed the face of our nation,

African Americans

entered the '70s

with new found hope.

- I am...

- I am...

- somebody!

- "somebody!"

Vibrant leaders emerged

and black culture reached

its high point,

influencing all facets

of American life.

## Say it louder... ##

Audience:

## "I'm black and I'm proud" ##

Let me hear you-

## Say it louder... ##

But progress slowed

in the decades that followed.

Black culture began to lose

its distinctive flavor.

And as the millennium

drew to a close,

disaster struck.

These seemingly random events

were in fact orchestrated

by The Man,

a villain obsessed

with turning back the clock

on race relations.

Just when it seemed

the funky spirit

of the '7 Os

would be lost forever,

a new hero emerged.

His name, Undercover Brother.

## "Tear the roof off, we're gonna"

"tear the roof off the mothersucka" ##

## "Tear the roof off the sucka" ##

## "Tear the roof off, we're gonna"

"tear the roof off the mothersucka" ##

## "Tear the roof off the sucka" ##

## "Tear the roof off, we're gonna"

"tear the roof off the mothersucka" ##

## "Tear the roof off the sucka" ##

## "Tear the roof off, we're gonna"

"tear the roof off the mothersucka" ##

## "Tear the roof off this sucka" ##

## You've got a reaI type

of thang going down ##

## Getting down ##

## There's a whole lot

of rhythm going round ##

## Whoa! We want the funk ##

## Give up the funk

Ah, we need the funk... ##

Give it to me.

Need it, got to have it.

- ## We need the funk ##

- We need the funk.

- ## "Gotta have the funk" ##

- Say!

## La-la-la-ya-ya ##

## Do-do-do-do-do... ##

## "Turn this mother out... " ##

It ain't no thang.

Yeah.

A bird gonna sh*t

on my windshield?!

Not on my Cadillac!

I'm gonna chop your feathers

off and put you in Chinatown!

They gonna make

Peking Pigeon out of you!

Damn!

Unbeknownst

to Undercover Brother,

there was a secret organization

dedicated to truth,

justice,

and the Afro-American way.

They had never crossed paths

until now.

Headquarters, come in.

Good work, Sistah GirI.

Data from the mainframe

ready to commence.

- She's transmitting! Are we up and ready?

- Yes, sir.

And I've hacked into

the bank security system.

Computer:

You've got soul.

- We're in.

- "Aha!"

The computer!

Another idea stolen from the black man.

Did you all know that

George Washington Carver

made the first computer

out of a peanut?

- Hmm?

- A peanut?

- A peanut!

- Shut up and get back to work!

I've spent six months

setting up this operation

and I want

to see everything-

off-shore accounts,

dummy corporations, money laundering.

If we can cut off his funds,

we may finally be able

to stop The Man.

Waited a long time for this.

- What the hell?

- What the hell?

- What the-

- "Dissed. "

- Ah, solid.

- "Hey!"

What the hell

are you doing, old man?

Whoa!

- Headquarters...

- is there another agent on this case?

- Hell, no!

Damn it, who is that guy?

I'll cross-reference the bank's

security camera with our database.

Guard 1:

Come on, Uncle Ben!

Whoa!

Oh, sh*t!

It's Macy Gray

with pork-chop sideburns!

Who's bad?

Ohh! Right up

the pooper!

Right on, sweet sistah.

Chief:

Damn it, who is he?!

Sistah GirI, abort mission!

Damn it.

Who was that guy?

## "Hey, Undercover" ##

- ## "Undercover Brother" ##

- Solid.

## "Here's the plan-"

"he's got to fight the man" ##

## "And he's looking fine"

"when he goes head to head" ##

- ## "Dig those funky threads" ##

- ## "Wears his daddy's black" "medallion" ##

## "And it stands for pride" ##

## "Truth and justice"

"be your guide" ##

- ## "He's bad" ##

- ## "All he does is good" ##

## "He's the Robin Hood"

"of the 'hood" ##

## "Hey-hey, Undercover" ##

- "Solid. "

- ## "Undercover Brother" ##

## Dressed to kill

in the Coupe Deville ##

## "Oh, hey!" ##

- ## "Undercover" ##

- "Too funky for myself. "

- ## "Undercover Brother" ##

- ## "Undercover Brother. " ##

Yeah.

Announcer:

Mr. Feather, The Man wants to see you.

Fabulous.

Newscaster:
And now, the Channel

and Chuck Marlboro.

There's growing speculation that

former defense secretary and war hero,

GeneraI Warren Boutwell,

will run for President.

He is considered

the first African-American

with a legitimate chance

of winning.

Wendy? Yeah, he is a

strong candidate, Chuck.

He's so well-spoken.

I've noticed that.

General Boutwell seems to have

a lot of support all across the nation.

Yes, and not just

in the urban areas.

In fact, the decorated

four-star general and Vietnam vet

is regarded

as one of the country's

most well-respected

public figures.

General:

Thank you very much.

A staunch advocate

for civil rights,

Boutwell has never backed down

from controversial issues.

Indeed, if ever there was a

straighter arrow than Warren Boutwell,

we'd be hard-pressed

to find him.

Well, if he does declare

his candidacy,

this certainly will be

an exciting race.

Race? I'm not

touching that one.

First, our children hip-hop

all over the suburbs.

Now Boutwell

might be President?!

They are taking over

every aspect of our culture!

- Don't you agree, Mr. Feather?

- Word.

- For sheezy, my neezy.

- What did you say?

I said... for sure.

Yes, indeedy.

I have a cold.

I want the White House

to stay white.

Eliminate him!

But, sir,

if we kill him,

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John Ridley

John Ridley IV (born October 1965) is an American screenwriter, film director, novelist, and showrunner, known for 12 Years a Slave, for which he won an Academy Award in 2013 for Best Adapted Screenplay. more…

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