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The hilarious Rob Schneider has been a gigolo. He's been an animal. And now a curse will make him something he's never been before--a woman! Jessica Spencer is the hottest, most popular girl in high school. But she gets a big dose of reality when she wakes up in the body of a 30-something-year-old lowlife male (Schneider) and quickly discovers that trading on your looks isn't so easy when you're a girl who constantly needs a shave. How in the world can Jessica convince her friends (Anna Faris, Scary Movie, Scary Movie 2; Matthew Lawrence, Mrs. Doubtfire; Eric Christian Olsen, Not Another Teen Movie) it really is her? And how can she change herself back into a teenage girl? The Hot Chick is a wild and wacky gender-bending comedy everyone can enjoy--no matter what sex you are.
"...sly fun..." Kevin Thomas, L.A. Times
"laugh-out-loud funny..." Joe Leydon, San Francisco Examiner
"...hilarious..." Village Voice
Editor's Note
Rob Schneider is the titular chick, Jessica, a stuck-up high school prom queen who wakes up one morning trapped in the body of an unattractive 30-year-old man. Thanks to a curse attached to some ancient earrings, Jessica has changed bodies and now must convince hot chick pals April (Anna Faris, of the SCARY MOVIE series) and Keecia (Maritza Murphy) of her true identity before their long, giggly, underwear-filled sleepovers can continue. Meanwhile, Clive, the displaced male, wakes up in Jessica's body (Rachel McAdams) and quickly parlays his hot new form into a lucrative career as a prostitute/stripper. Along the same lines as DEUCE BIGALOW: MALE GIGOLO and THE ANIMAL, viewers can expect the usual Schneider shenanigans and gross bodily humor. What might come as a surprise is the film's underlying sweet nature. While working to restore her original svelte form in time for the big cheerleader competition, Jessica helps save her parents' fading marriage and develops a sense of compassion for the social outsiders she'd previously scorned. Schneider fans, of course, will mainly appreciate his near non-stop prancing and mincing. Fellow SNL alum Adam Sandler executive-produced, and has an amusing cameo as a dread-locked bongo player.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Widescreen Version | | The Hot Chick Yearbook | | Director Commentary | | Zed Music Video "Starlight" | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Deleted Scenes |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Buena Vista |
| Release Date: 9/1/2006 |
| Running Time: 104 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2002 | | Catalog ID: 30580 | | UPC: 00786936218459 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Los Angeles Times
"...The filmmakers have sly fun with all sorts of gender-bending possibilities....[Schneider is] talented and fearless, the driving force of this brash, not-so-predictable comedy..." 12/13/2002 p.C16Entertainment Weekly
"...[A] surprisingly good-natured throwback to the '80s heyday of the body-switching genre..." 01/03/2003 p.48 James Berardinelli's ReelViews 1 of 10
One of the most depressing movie-going experiences I can think of is to sit through about 90 minutes of a so-called "comedy" and not laugh once. Unfortunately, that is becoming an all-too-common occurrence. Rob Schneider's The Hot Chick is the most recent example, but it's certainly not the only example. The problem isn't so much one of personal taste where humor is concerned, but a basic inability to make the material funny. I see all the jokes. I understand what the filmmakers want us to laugh at. But the delivery doesn't work. Unless you're a member of a certain demographic, "idiotic" and "moronic" do not equate to "hilarious." - James Berardinelli
San Francisco Chronicle 6 of 10
On the publicity tour for this movie, Rob Schneider was asking interviewers if they'd seen it and was administering a verbal slap on the wrist if they hadn't. The reason, he and director Tom Brady say, is that if you see the television ads--consisting mostly of Schneider mugging and hitting his head on various objects--you'd assume that The Hot Chick was just another raunchy dimwit comedy. Instead, they say, this is a film that surprises you with heart. - C.W. Nevius
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