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* FailedASpotCheck: Like any work of fiction that has this same premise (a man pretending to be a woman), no one notices Jamal's Adam's apple, which should have immediately given away the ruse, but it's standard for this trope so no one in this film does so.
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* EasilyForgiven: Jamal pretends to be a woman, [[spoiler: gets close to another woman just to hopefully get in her pants later]], sexually assaults some of the players at one point by smacking them in the ass, hears all of their personal business while between games, and scams the WNBA as a man pretending to be a woman. [[DefiantStrip His fiasco that got him banned from the NBA in the first place]] alone would most likely have him face a myriad of legal issues, yet all it takes to [[spoiler: win everyone, especially Michelle over]] is a pep talk and some flowers.
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Puff falls for Juwanna hard, and comes on to her just hard, much to Jamal's constant disgust. And even when Puff finds out Juwanna is Jamal, he's ''still'' in love with him.
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Puff falls for Juwanna hard, and comes on to her just hard, much to Jamal's constant disgust. And even when Puff finds out Juwanna is Jamal, he's ''still'' in love with him. It ''might'' be an homage or reference to the famous ending of the 1959 screwball comedy, ''Film/SomeLikeItHot'' but one would have to check with someone who worked on the film for confirmation.
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* ArtisticLicenseSports: Any real-world team/league would've insisted on a physical, especially for such an unknown entity as Juwanna Mann. Even if the team would be willing to let it slide, their insurance carrier wouldn't. That would've scrapped the whole scheme then and there. Not to mention media and fans just accepting that this elite-level woman just bamfed in from literally nowhere (that's aside from the ClarkKenting factor). No college tape, no high school records, no nothing. They don't even try to dig up dirt on "her" even after she becomes a sensation.
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* ArtisticLicenseSports: Any real-world team/league would've insisted on a physical, especially for such an unknown entity as Juwanna Mann. Mann, and then there's the fact that, you know, ''she has an Adam's apple.'' Even if the team would be willing to let it slide, their insurance carrier wouldn't. That would've scrapped the whole scheme then and there. Not to mention media and fans just accepting that this elite-level woman just bamfed in from literally nowhere (that's aside from the ClarkKenting factor). No college tape, no high school records, no nothing. They don't even try to dig up dirt on "her" even after she becomes a sensation.
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* SouthernBelle: How Jamal hides his male-sounding voice; he throws on a thick Southern accent and tries to lighten his tones when possible, but when he gets agitated by his AbhorrentAdmirer, occasionally he uses his normal speaking voice by accident.
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Jamal Jeffries (Creator/MiguelANunezJr) is a {{Jerkass}} basketball player who gets banned from the league for bad behavior, and loses all his money and fame, with even his agent Lorne Daniels (Creator/KevinPollak) giving up on him. His Aunt Ruby (Creator/JeniferLewis) being the only person who doesn't abandon him.
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Jamal Jeffries (Creator/MiguelANunezJr) is a {{Jerkass}} basketball player who gets banned from the league for bad behavior, and loses all his money and fame, with even his agent Lorne Daniels (Creator/KevinPollak) giving up on him. His Aunt Ruby (Creator/JeniferLewis) ends up being the only person who doesn't abandon him.
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* ClusterBleepBomb: Jamal's press interview where he's supposed to apologize ends with no apologizing whatsoever.
* DefiantStrip: When the coach benches Jamal at the start of the movie for his unsportsmanlike behavior, Jamal decides to protest by taking off his team's jersey and head to the locker room, but when the spectators boo him for this, he decides to go further and take off the rest of his branded clothing too, even the jockstrap, right in front of the cameras and the crowd. This indecent exposure incident is the final nail in the coffin of his career and gets him permanently suspended.
* DefiantStrip: When the coach benches Jamal at the start of the movie for his unsportsmanlike behavior, Jamal decides to protest by taking off his team's jersey and head to the locker room, but when the spectators boo him for this, he decides to go further and take off the rest of his branded clothing too, even the jockstrap, right in front of the cameras and the crowd. This indecent exposure incident is the final nail in the coffin of his career and gets him permanently suspended.
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* ClusterBleepBomb: Jamal's press interview where he's supposed to apologize ends with no apologizing whatsoever.
whatsoever, with him cursing out the league commission for a perceived insult.
* DefiantStrip: When the coach benches Jamal at the start of the movie for his unsportsmanlike behavior, Jamal decides to protest by taking off his team's jersey andhead heading to the locker room, but when the spectators boo him for this, he decides to go further and take off the rest of his branded clothing too, even the jockstrap, right in front of the cameras and the crowd. This indecent exposure incident is the final nail in the coffin of his career and gets him permanently suspended.
* DefiantStrip: When the coach benches Jamal at the start of the movie for his unsportsmanlike behavior, Jamal decides to protest by taking off his team's jersey and
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* DramaticIrony: Jamal blows his chance to lift his suspension when he misses the NBA staff meeting to attend the Banshee's game as Juwanna because he cares about the team more than his career as Jamal. The ignorant commissioner even notes at a subsequently Jamal will always be a selfish and irresponsible ass, not knowing that him changing is exactly why he missed the meeting.
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* DramaticIrony: Jamal blows his chance to lift his suspension when he misses the NBA staff meeting to attend the Banshee's game as Juwanna because he cares about the team more than his career as Jamal. Jamal, which ends up with him being exposed. The ignorant commissioner even notes believes at a subsequently subsequent meeting that this means Jamal will always be a selfish and irresponsible ass, not knowing that him changing is exactly why he missed the meeting.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: Jamal starts the film being an incredibly arrogant, selfish, and egotistical individual who belittles everyone around him. It's not until he takes a HumblePie that he starts to get better.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: Jamal starts the film being an incredibly arrogant, selfish, and egotistical individual who belittles everyone around him. It's not until he takes a HumblePie after losing everything that he starts to get better.
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Jamal Jeffries (Creator/MiguelANunezJr) is a {{Jerkass}} basketball player who gets banned from the league for bad behavior, losing all his money and fame, with even his agent Lorne Daniels (Creator/KevinPollak) giving up on him, with his Aunt Ruby (Creator/JeniferLewis) being the only person who doesn't abandon him.
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Jamal Jeffries (Creator/MiguelANunezJr) is a {{Jerkass}} basketball player who gets banned from the league for bad behavior, losing and loses all his money and fame, with even his agent Lorne Daniels (Creator/KevinPollak) giving up on him, with his him. His Aunt Ruby (Creator/JeniferLewis) being the only person who doesn't abandon him.
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* BigFancyHouse: At the start of the film, Jamal lives in a fancy mansion where he throws regular parties. But he was so MoneyDumb that he's forced to auction soon after getting suspended.
* {{Blackmail}}: Jamal blackmails Lorne into going through with his DisguisedInDrag plan by tricking him into hiring him, since if Lorna backs away he'll damage his reputation.
* {{Blackmail}}: Jamal blackmails Lorne into going through with his DisguisedInDrag plan by tricking him into hiring him, since if Lorna backs away he'll damage his reputation.
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* BigFancyHouse: At the start of the film, Jamal lives in a fancy mansion where he throws regular parties. But he was so MoneyDumb that he's forced to auction it off soon after getting suspended.
* {{Blackmail}}: Jamal blackmails Lorne into going through with his DisguisedInDrag plan by tricking him into hiring him, since ifLorna Lorne backs away he'll away, it'll damage his reputation.
* {{Blackmail}}: Jamal blackmails Lorne into going through with his DisguisedInDrag plan by tricking him into hiring him, since if
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* DefiantStrip: When the coach fires Jamal at the start of the movie for his unsportsmanlike behavior, Jamal decides to protest by taking off his team's jersey, but then decides to go further and take off the rest of his branded clothing too, even the jockstrap, right in front of the cameras and the crowd. This indecent exposure incident is the final nail in the coffin of his career and gets him permanently suspended.
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* DefiantStrip: When the coach fires benches Jamal at the start of the movie for his unsportsmanlike behavior, Jamal decides to protest by taking off his team's jersey, jersey and head to the locker room, but then when the spectators boo him for this, he decides to go further and take off the rest of his branded clothing too, even the jockstrap, right in front of the cameras and the crowd. This indecent exposure incident is the final nail in the coffin of his career and gets him permanently suspended.
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* DramaticIrony: Jamal blows his chance to lift his suspension when he misses the NBA staff meeting to attend the Banshee's game as Juwanna because he cares about the team more than his career as Jamal. The ignorant commissioner even notes Jamal will always be a selfish and irresponsible ass, not knowing that him changing is exactly why he missed the meeting.
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* DramaticIrony: Jamal blows his chance to lift his suspension when he misses the NBA staff meeting to attend the Banshee's game as Juwanna because he cares about the team more than his career as Jamal. The ignorant commissioner even notes at a subsequently Jamal will always be a selfish and irresponsible ass, not knowing that him changing is exactly why he missed the meeting.
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* JerkJock: What sets the whole movie in motion is Jamal's unsportsmanlike conduct. He's a massive {{Jerkass}} to his rivals, colleagues, and even his own fans and it gets so banned that he's banned from the sport despite being an ace player.
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* JerkJock: What sets the whole movie in motion is Jamal's unsportsmanlike conduct. He's a massive {{Jerkass}} to his rivals, colleagues, and even his own fans and it gets so banned bad that he's banned from the sport despite being an ace player.
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* MessOfWoe: Jamal's room becomes an absolute garbage-filled mess when he falls into a depression for being exposed as Juwanna and running his team's trust and reputation.
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* MessOfWoe: Jamal's room becomes an absolute garbage-filled mess when he falls into a depression for being exposed as Juwanna and running ruining his team's trust and reputation.
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''Juwanna Mann'' is a 2002 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Jesse Vaughan.
Jamal Jeffries (Creator/MiguelANunezJr) is a {{Jerkass}} basketball player who gets banned from the league, loses his millions and his agent. He needs to figure out a way to get back to playing basketball, but how?
Enter becoming a woman to play for the WNBA! Jamal's plan seems to work... at first. Creator/VivicaAFox, Creator/KevinPollak, Creator/TommyDavidson, Creator/KimWayans, Music/{{Ginuwine}}, and J. Don Ferguson star alongside Nuñez, Jr.
Jamal Jeffries (Creator/MiguelANunezJr) is a {{Jerkass}} basketball player who gets banned from the league, loses his millions and his agent. He needs to figure out a way to get back to playing basketball, but how?
Enter becoming a woman to play for the WNBA! Jamal's plan seems to work... at first. Creator/VivicaAFox, Creator/KevinPollak, Creator/TommyDavidson, Creator/KimWayans, Music/{{Ginuwine}}, and J. Don Ferguson star alongside Nuñez, Jr.
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''Juwanna Mann'' is a 2002 American romantic comedy-drama RomanticComedy / sports drama film directed by Jesse Vaughan.
Jamal Jeffries (Creator/MiguelANunezJr) is a {{Jerkass}} basketball player who gets banned from theleague, loses league for bad behavior, losing all his millions money and fame, with even his agent. agent Lorne Daniels (Creator/KevinPollak) giving up on him, with his Aunt Ruby (Creator/JeniferLewis) being the only person who doesn't abandon him.
He needs to figure out a way to get back to playing basketball, buthow?
how? Enter becoming Juwanna Mann, Jamal's female disguise so he can pretend to be a woman to play for the WNBA! Jamal's plan seems to work... at first. Creator/VivicaAFox, Creator/KevinPollak, Creator/TommyDavidson, Creator/KimWayans, Music/{{Ginuwine}}, work but things start to get complicated once her starts bonding with his female teammates, particularly Michelle (Creator/VivicaAFox) whom he falls for. Complicating things, even more, is her boyfriend Romeo Music/{{Ginuwine}} and J. Don Ferguson star alongside Nuñez, Jr.
his obnoxious friend Puff Smokey Smoke (Creator/TommyDavidson) who ends up falling for Juwanna.
Jamal Jeffries (Creator/MiguelANunezJr) is a {{Jerkass}} basketball player who gets banned from the
He needs to figure out a way to get back to playing basketball, but
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Puff is ''still'' in love with Juwanna even after it turns out she's a man. The same could be said of Jamal's thing for [[spoiler: Michelle]] for obvious reasons.
* ArtisticLicenseSports: Any real world team/league would've insisted on a physical, especially for such an unknown entity as Juwanna Mann. Even if the team would be willing to let it slide, their insurance carrier wouldn't. That would've scrapped the whole scheme then and there. Not to mention media and fans just accepting that this elite-level woman just bamfed in from literally nowhere (that's aside from the ClarkKenting factor). No college tape, no high school records, no nothing. They don't even try to dig up dirt on "her" even after she becomes a sensation.
* ClarkKenting: Just add a wig, boobs and the exact same voice and voila! A woman!
* ArtisticLicenseSports: Any real world team/league would've insisted on a physical, especially for such an unknown entity as Juwanna Mann. Even if the team would be willing to let it slide, their insurance carrier wouldn't. That would've scrapped the whole scheme then and there. Not to mention media and fans just accepting that this elite-level woman just bamfed in from literally nowhere (that's aside from the ClarkKenting factor). No college tape, no high school records, no nothing. They don't even try to dig up dirt on "her" even after she becomes a sensation.
* ClarkKenting: Just add a wig, boobs and the exact same voice and voila! A woman!
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: AbhorrentAdmirer: Puff falls for Juwanna hard, and comes on to her just hard, much to Jamal's constant disgust. And even when Puff finds out Juwanna is Jamal, he's ''still'' in love with Juwanna even after it turns out him.
* TheAce: For all his JerkJock behaviour, Jamal ''is'' extremely talented at basketball. Michelle is also the star player for her team, though she'sa man. The same could be said of Jamal's thing for [[spoiler: Michelle]] for obvious reasons.
not on Jamal / Juwanna's level.
* ArtisticLicenseSports: Anyreal world real-world team/league would've insisted on a physical, especially for such an unknown entity as Juwanna Mann. Even if the team would be willing to let it slide, their insurance carrier wouldn't. That would've scrapped the whole scheme then and there. Not to mention media and fans just accepting that this elite-level woman just bamfed in from literally nowhere (that's aside from the ClarkKenting factor). No college tape, no high school records, no nothing. They don't even try to dig up dirt on "her" even after she becomes a sensation.
* BigFancyHouse: At the start of the film, Jamal lives in a fancy mansion where he throws regular parties. But he was so MoneyDumb that he's forced to auction soon after getting suspended.
* {{Blackmail}}: Jamal blackmails Lorne into going through with his DisguisedInDrag plan by tricking him into hiring him, since if Lorna backs away he'll damage his reputation.
* BlindDate: Michelle sets up Juwanna on a blind date with Puff, which Jamal's naturally incredibly annoyed by. But he's even more annoyed the blind date also involves seeing Michelle with Romeo, since it's a double date.
* TheCasanova: Romeo is a suave ladies' man, who manages to seduce even the strung-up Michelle. Unfortunately for her, he's not the loyal type, as she finds out when she visits his house by surprise and finds him in bed with another woman.
* ClarkKenting:Just add Jamal's [[DisguisedInDrag disguise as a wig, boobs "Juwanna"]] is [[PaperThinDisguise comically inept at hiding his features]], (being mostly just a wig and fake boobs) yet nobody recognizes him, or the exact same voice and voila! A woman!fact Juwanna's not a woman. He barely disguises his voice, too.
* TheAce: For all his JerkJock behaviour, Jamal ''is'' extremely talented at basketball. Michelle is also the star player for her team, though she's
* ArtisticLicenseSports: Any
* BigFancyHouse: At the start of the film, Jamal lives in a fancy mansion where he throws regular parties. But he was so MoneyDumb that he's forced to auction soon after getting suspended.
* {{Blackmail}}: Jamal blackmails Lorne into going through with his DisguisedInDrag plan by tricking him into hiring him, since if Lorna backs away he'll damage his reputation.
* BlindDate: Michelle sets up Juwanna on a blind date with Puff, which Jamal's naturally incredibly annoyed by. But he's even more annoyed the blind date also involves seeing Michelle with Romeo, since it's a double date.
* TheCasanova: Romeo is a suave ladies' man, who manages to seduce even the strung-up Michelle. Unfortunately for her, he's not the loyal type, as she finds out when she visits his house by surprise and finds him in bed with another woman.
* ClarkKenting:
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* DisguisedInDrag: For pretty much the whole movie.
* EasilyForgiven: Jamal pretends to be a woman, [[spoiler: gets close to another woman just to hopefully get in her pants later]], sexually assaults some of the players at one point, hears all of their personal business while between games, and scams the WNBA as a man pretending to be a woman. [[DefiantStrip His fiasco that got him banned from the NBA in the first place]] alone would most likely have him face a myriad of legal issues, yet all it takes to [[spoiler: win everyone, especially Michelle over]] are some flowers "just because its Wednesday."
* HeelFaceTurn: Jamal goes from annoying and boastful to actually kind of likeable and respectful. He even interacts with fans better.
* EasilyForgiven: Jamal pretends to be a woman, [[spoiler: gets close to another woman just to hopefully get in her pants later]], sexually assaults some of the players at one point, hears all of their personal business while between games, and scams the WNBA as a man pretending to be a woman. [[DefiantStrip His fiasco that got him banned from the NBA in the first place]] alone would most likely have him face a myriad of legal issues, yet all it takes to [[spoiler: win everyone, especially Michelle over]] are some flowers "just because its Wednesday."
* HeelFaceTurn: Jamal goes from annoying and boastful to actually kind of likeable and respectful. He even interacts with fans better.
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* DefiantStrip: When the coach fires Jamal at the start of the movie for his unsportsmanlike behavior, Jamal decides to protest by taking off his team's jersey, but then decides to go further and take off the rest of his branded clothing too, even the jockstrap, right in front of the cameras and the crowd. This indecent exposure incident is the final nail in the coffin of his career and gets him permanently suspended.
* DirtyOldWoman: One of Aunt Ruby's friends is a horny old lady who keeps groping Jamal against his will, which is played for laughs.
* DisguisedInDrag:For pretty much The premise of the whole movie.
film. Jamal was suspended from playing basketball as a man, so he disguised himself as a woman so he could play on the female team, with nobody the wiser.
* DramaticIrony: Jamal blows his chance to lift his suspension when he misses the NBA staff meeting to attend the Banshee's game as Juwanna because he cares about the team more than his career as Jamal. The ignorant commissioner even notes Jamal will always be a selfish and irresponsible ass, not knowing that him changing is exactly why he missed the meeting.
* EasilyForgiven: Jamal pretends to be a woman, [[spoiler: gets close to another woman just to hopefully get in her pants later]], sexually assaults some of the players at onepoint, point by smacking them in the ass, hears all of their personal business while between games, and scams the WNBA as a man pretending to be a woman. [[DefiantStrip His fiasco that got him banned from the NBA in the first place]] alone would most likely have him face a myriad of legal issues, yet all it takes to [[spoiler: win everyone, especially Michelle over]] are is a pep talk and some flowers "just because its Wednesday."
flowers.
* EatingTheEyeCandy: PlayedForLaughs. When Jamal does his DefiantStrip in front of the crowd, most people there are scandalized. Cue one shot of a young woman who's smiling appreciatively instead.
* FakeBoobs: Part of Jamal's DisguisedInDrag scheme involves putting on fairly large fake breasts, for no other reason other than the several gags it causes when he has trouble keeping them in place.
* GoldDigger: Jamal's girlfriend is openly only with him due to his money, which is why she ignores how often he cheats on her and his misbehavior in general. The moment his career looks over, she bails on him.
* GroinAttack: Juwanna knees Puff in the crotch when he tries to force a kiss on "her".
* HeelFaceTurn: Jamal goes from annoying and boastful to actually kind oflikeable likable and respectful. He even interacts with fans better.
* DirtyOldWoman: One of Aunt Ruby's friends is a horny old lady who keeps groping Jamal against his will, which is played for laughs.
* DisguisedInDrag:
* DramaticIrony: Jamal blows his chance to lift his suspension when he misses the NBA staff meeting to attend the Banshee's game as Juwanna because he cares about the team more than his career as Jamal. The ignorant commissioner even notes Jamal will always be a selfish and irresponsible ass, not knowing that him changing is exactly why he missed the meeting.
* EasilyForgiven: Jamal pretends to be a woman, [[spoiler: gets close to another woman just to hopefully get in her pants later]], sexually assaults some of the players at one
* EatingTheEyeCandy: PlayedForLaughs. When Jamal does his DefiantStrip in front of the crowd, most people there are scandalized. Cue one shot of a young woman who's smiling appreciatively instead.
* FakeBoobs: Part of Jamal's DisguisedInDrag scheme involves putting on fairly large fake breasts, for no other reason other than the several gags it causes when he has trouble keeping them in place.
* GoldDigger: Jamal's girlfriend is openly only with him due to his money, which is why she ignores how often he cheats on her and his misbehavior in general. The moment his career looks over, she bails on him.
* GroinAttack: Juwanna knees Puff in the crotch when he tries to force a kiss on "her".
* HeelFaceTurn: Jamal goes from annoying and boastful to actually kind of
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* IntimateLotionApplication: Michelle asks Juwanna (who unknown to her is actually Jamal DisguisedInDrag) for help rubbing some lotion on her shoulders, and "she" is all too happy to oblige, both to keep the disguise and for perverted reasons.
-->'''Michelle:''' ''[as he rubs the lotion]'' I just get so stiff sometimes after the game. Do you?\\
'''Juwanna:''' [[DoubleEntendre I'm starting to]].
* ItsAllAboutMe: Jamal starts the film being an incredibly arrogant, selfish, and egotistical individual who belittles everyone around him. It's not until he takes a HumblePie that he starts to get better.
* JerkJock: What sets the whole movie in motion is Jamal's unsportsmanlike conduct. He's a massive {{Jerkass}} to his rivals, colleagues, and even his own fans and it gets so banned that he's banned from the sport despite being an ace player.
-->'''Michelle:''' ''[as he rubs the lotion]'' I just get so stiff sometimes after the game. Do you?\\
'''Juwanna:''' [[DoubleEntendre I'm starting to]].
* ItsAllAboutMe: Jamal starts the film being an incredibly arrogant, selfish, and egotistical individual who belittles everyone around him. It's not until he takes a HumblePie that he starts to get better.
* JerkJock: What sets the whole movie in motion is Jamal's unsportsmanlike conduct. He's a massive {{Jerkass}} to his rivals, colleagues, and even his own fans and it gets so banned that he's banned from the sport despite being an ace player.
* TheLeader: Michelle is the captain of Charlotte Banshee's basketball team, not only because she's their star player but because she knows how to lead and talk to the other players, to the point she actually manages to teach Jamal (as Juwanna) about the value of teamwork, something no other player or coach ever did.
* LivingADoubleLife: At first, Jamal's DisguisedInDrag scheme doesn't interfere with his life since he has nothing else going on, but when the NBA decides to lift Jamal's suspension, he has to choose between abandoning the female basketball team he became invested in while they're the middle of the season, or end the charade and come back as Jamal.
* LousyLoversAreLosers: When Jamal's GoldDigger girlfriend dumps him for being poor, he tries to convince him to stay for all the "good loving" she was getting from him, but she laughs and mocks his sexual prowess by insinuating the only "good loving" she ever got [[MasturbationMeansSexualFrustration was from her vibrators]].
* LoveAtFirstSight: Puff falls for "Juwanna" the moment he lays his eyes on "her".
* LoveInterest: Michelle is set up as Jamal's love interest, with the drama coming from the fact they get close while she thinks he's Juwanna. She's disgusted when he gets exposed, but forgives him by the end, and the film ends with them making up and kissing.
* MessOfWoe: Jamal's room becomes an absolute garbage-filled mess when he falls into a depression for being exposed as Juwanna and running his team's trust and reputation.
* ModestyBedsheet: When Michelle finds Romeo having sex with another woman, both he and the woman are under the bedsheets, hiding all the "action" from the audience.
* MoneyDumb: Despite all the money he got from his tenure as a star basketball player, Jamal quickly realizes he's almost broke after getting suspended since he spent all his money on frivolities and didn't save anything.
* {{Nephewism}}: Aunt Ruby is Jamal's only parental figure since he was a little boy, and the one he has to crawl back to after he loses everything.
* NonNudeBathing: When Jamal / Juwanna has no choice but to use the shower with the other girls, he decides the best way to do it is to just shower with his jersey on, telling the girls that is a superstition of his to never take off the jersey after a winning a game. Later, we see that all the girl adopt the "ritual" and start doing the same.
* LivingADoubleLife: At first, Jamal's DisguisedInDrag scheme doesn't interfere with his life since he has nothing else going on, but when the NBA decides to lift Jamal's suspension, he has to choose between abandoning the female basketball team he became invested in while they're the middle of the season, or end the charade and come back as Jamal.
* LousyLoversAreLosers: When Jamal's GoldDigger girlfriend dumps him for being poor, he tries to convince him to stay for all the "good loving" she was getting from him, but she laughs and mocks his sexual prowess by insinuating the only "good loving" she ever got [[MasturbationMeansSexualFrustration was from her vibrators]].
* LoveAtFirstSight: Puff falls for "Juwanna" the moment he lays his eyes on "her".
* LoveInterest: Michelle is set up as Jamal's love interest, with the drama coming from the fact they get close while she thinks he's Juwanna. She's disgusted when he gets exposed, but forgives him by the end, and the film ends with them making up and kissing.
* MessOfWoe: Jamal's room becomes an absolute garbage-filled mess when he falls into a depression for being exposed as Juwanna and running his team's trust and reputation.
* ModestyBedsheet: When Michelle finds Romeo having sex with another woman, both he and the woman are under the bedsheets, hiding all the "action" from the audience.
* MoneyDumb: Despite all the money he got from his tenure as a star basketball player, Jamal quickly realizes he's almost broke after getting suspended since he spent all his money on frivolities and didn't save anything.
* {{Nephewism}}: Aunt Ruby is Jamal's only parental figure since he was a little boy, and the one he has to crawl back to after he loses everything.
* NonNudeBathing: When Jamal / Juwanna has no choice but to use the shower with the other girls, he decides the best way to do it is to just shower with his jersey on, telling the girls that is a superstition of his to never take off the jersey after a winning a game. Later, we see that all the girl adopt the "ritual" and start doing the same.
* OneSeasonAthlete: Juwanna becomes this for the WNBA, thanks to actually being a former male star basketball player who is disguised as a female rookie.
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* PleasePutSomeClothesOn: After Jamal's outburst, he strips down to his jock strap and then ''throws it into the crowd.''
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* ThePeepingTom: Despite being worried about being exposed, Jamal doesn't miss the chance to "check out the booties" of his female colleagues in the locker room or the showers.
* PleasePutSomeClothesOn: After Jamal's outburst, he strips down to hisjock strap jockstrap and then ''throws it into the crowd.'''' who mostly reacts with disgust... except for a few girls who are EatingTheEyeCandy.
* SassyBlackWoman: Aunt Ruby is a bossy and sassy black woman, and the only person who Jamal respects and is bossed around by.
* PleasePutSomeClothesOn: After Jamal's outburst, he strips down to his
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* TheCasanova: Romeo. Doesn't help that he's played by Ginuwine.
* UnsettlingGenderReveal: For pretty much everyone who couldn't figure out that Juwanna Mann was Jamal Jeffries in a wig and some removable breasts.
* WardrobeMalfunction: In the locker room when Juwanna is changing, her "breasts" somehow fly to the window and stick there. She manages to grab the prosthetic before Michelle or the coach notice.
* TheCasanova: Romeo. Doesn't help that he's played by Ginuwine.
* UnsettlingGenderReveal: For pretty much everyone who couldn't figure out that Juwanna Mann was Jamal Jeffries in a wig and some removable breasts.
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* ShouldersUpNudity: When the female players are changing or showering in the locker room, the camera makes sure to stay above the girl's shoulders.
* ShowerScene: There are a few scenes that take place in the woman's shower room, though the girls are either [[ModestyTowel clad in towels]] or are shot with ShouldersUpNudity or ToplessnessFromTheBack. Jamal naturally tries to avoid showering with the girls as best as he can, though he [[ThePeepingTom doesn't mind peeping when he has the chance]].
* ShowerShy:Guess who and for what reason? Juwanna gets around this by saying taking off As Juwanna, Jamal pretends to be shy about showering with the jersey after a winning game is bad luck.
* TheCasanova: Romeo. Doesn't helpother female players, with the real reason being that showering with them will obviously reveal he isn't a woman. The one time he's played by Ginuwine.
forced to, he [[NonNudeBathing showers with his clothes on]].
* StatuesqueStunner: One of the reasons Puff is so attracted to Juwanna is because of how "tall" she is.
* UnsettlingGenderReveal:For pretty much everyone who couldn't figure out that Right after winning the game, Juwanna Mann was ends up being exposed as Jamal Jeffries in a when the wig and some removable breasts.
of his disguise accidentally falls off in front of the camera, naturally shocking everyone.
* WardrobeMalfunction: In the locker room when Juwanna is changing, her "breasts" somehow fly to the window and stick there. She manages to grab the prosthetic before Michelle or the coachnotice.notice it.
* ShowerScene: There are a few scenes that take place in the woman's shower room, though the girls are either [[ModestyTowel clad in towels]] or are shot with ShouldersUpNudity or ToplessnessFromTheBack. Jamal naturally tries to avoid showering with the girls as best as he can, though he [[ThePeepingTom doesn't mind peeping when he has the chance]].
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* TheCasanova: Romeo. Doesn't help
* StatuesqueStunner: One of the reasons Puff is so attracted to Juwanna is because of how "tall" she is.
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* EasilyForgiven: Jamal pretends to be a woman, [[spoiler: gets close to another woman just to hopefully get in her pants later]], sexually assaults some of the players at one point, hears all of their personal business while between games, scams the WNBA as a man pretending to be a woman and will most likely face a myriad of legal issues, yet all it takes to [[spoiler: win Michelle over]] are some flowers "just because its Wednesday."
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* EasilyForgiven: Jamal pretends to be a woman, [[spoiler: gets close to another woman just to hopefully get in her pants later]], sexually assaults some of the players at one point, hears all of their personal business while between games, and scams the WNBA as a man pretending to be a woman and will woman. [[DefiantStrip His fiasco that got him banned from the NBA in the first place]] alone would most likely have him face a myriad of legal issues, yet all it takes to [[spoiler: win everyone, especially Michelle over]] are some flowers "just because its Wednesday."
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* {{Hypocrite}}: So it's totally okay for Jamal to cheat on his girlfriend and treat other women like pieces of meat, but when another man does it to him or does it to a woman he likes, ''then'' he's offended. [[spoiler: although this occurred after Jamal is in the process of his HeelFaceTurn]]
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* {{Hypocrite}}: So it's totally okay for Jamal to cheat on his girlfriend and treat other women like pieces of meat, but when another man does it to him or does it to a woman he likes, ''then'' he's offended. [[spoiler: although Although this occurred after Jamal is in the process of his during Jamal’s gradual HeelFaceTurn]]
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* {{Hypocrite}}: So it's totally okay for Jamal to cheat on his girlfriend and treat other women like pieces of meat, but when another man does it to him or does it to a woman he likes, ''then'' he's offended.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: So it's totally okay for Jamal to cheat on his girlfriend and treat other women like pieces of meat, but when another man does it to him or does it to a woman he likes, ''then'' he's offended. [[spoiler: although this occurred after Jamal is in the process of his HeelFaceTurn]]
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Enter becoming a woman to play for the WNBA! Jamal's plan seems to work... at first. Creator/VivicaAFox, Kevin Pollak, Crreator/TommyDavidson, Creator/TommyDavidson, Kim Wayans, Music/{{Ginuwine}}, and J. Don Ferguson star alongside Nuñez, Jr.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Jamal to Tina. Romeo to Michelle.
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Jamal Jeffries (Miguel A. Núñez Jr.) is a {{Jerkass}} basketball player who gets banned from the league, loses his millions and his agent. He needs to figure out a way to get back to playing basketball, but how?
Enter becoming a woman to play for the WNBA! Jamal's plan seems to work... at first. Vivica A. Fox, Kevin Pollak, Tommy Davidson, Kim Wayans, Ginuwine, and J. Don Ferguson star alongside Nuñez, Jr.
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Jamal Jeffries (Miguel A. Núñez Jr.) (Creator/MiguelANunezJr) is a {{Jerkass}} basketball player who gets banned from the league, loses his millions and his agent. He needs to figure out a way to get back to playing basketball, but how?
Enter becoming a woman to play for the WNBA! Jamal's plan seems to work... at first.Vivica A. Fox, Creator/VivicaAFox, Kevin Pollak, Tommy Davidson, Crreator/TommyDavidson, Kim Wayans, Ginuwine, Music/{{Ginuwine}}, and J. Don Ferguson star alongside Nuñez, Jr.
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* KarmaHoudini: As the examples in Easily Forgiven stated, Jamal should have faced serious repercussions for the things he did in the movie.
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* ArtisticLicenseSports: Jamal's scheme should've been scrapped the moment the team had him take a physical. A physical that would've been insisted on by any real world team and doubly so by that team's insurance carrier. Not to mention media and fans just accepting that this elite-level woman just bamfed in from literally nowhere (that's aside from the ClarkKenting factor). No college tape, no high school records, no nothing. They don't even try to dig up dirt on "her" even after she becomes a sensation.
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* ArtisticLicenseSports: Jamal's scheme should've been scrapped the moment the team had him take a physical. A physical that Any real world team/league would've been insisted on by any real world a physical, especially for such an unknown entity as Juwanna Mann. Even if the team and doubly so by that team's would be willing to let it slide, their insurance carrier.carrier wouldn't. That would've scrapped the whole scheme then and there. Not to mention media and fans just accepting that this elite-level woman just bamfed in from literally nowhere (that's aside from the ClarkKenting factor). No college tape, no high school records, no nothing. They don't even try to dig up dirt on "her" even after she becomes a sensation.
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* ArtisticLicenseSports: Jamal's scheme should've been scrapped the moment the team had him take a physical. A physical that would've been insisted on by any real world team and doubly so by that team's insurance carrier. Not to mention media and fans just accepting that this elite-level woman just bamfed in from literally nowhere (that's aside from the ClarkKenting factor). No college tape, no high school records, no nothing. They don't even try to dig up dirt on "her" even after she becomes a sensation.
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The trend with comedic black actors in the late '90s/early 2000s usually involved dressing in women's clothing. Creator/EddieMurphy had his chance with ''Film/TheNuttyProfessor''. Creator/MartinLawrence had his turn with ''Film/BigMommasHouse''. So next up had to be Miguel A. Nuñez, Jr. In this romp, he plays a {{Jerkass}} basketball player who gets banned from the league, loses his millions and his agent. He needs to figure out a way to get back to playing basketball, but how?
Enter becoming a woman to play for the WNBA! Jamal Jeffries' plan seems to work, until [[spoiler: he's revealed.]] The movie is a re-hash of the same tropes involving men dressing as women, but played to the extreme with basketball. Vivica A. Fox and Tommy Davidson star alongside Nuñez, Jr.'s character, respectively as his [[spoiler: love interests!]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Combining two things we were all dying to see combined: gender play and basketball!]]
The trend with comedic black actors in the late '90s/early 2000s usually involved dressing in women's clothing. Creator/EddieMurphy had his chance with ''Film/TheNuttyProfessor''. Creator/MartinLawrence had his turn with ''Film/BigMommasHouse''. So next up had to be Miguel A. Nuñez, Jr. In this romp, he plays a {{Jerkass}} basketball player who gets banned from the league, loses his millions and his agent. He needs to figure out a way to get back to playing basketball, but how?
Enter becoming a woman to play for the WNBA! Jamal Jeffries' plan seems to work, until [[spoiler: he's revealed.]] The movie is a re-hash of the same tropes involving men dressing as women, but played to the extreme with basketball. Vivica A. Fox and Tommy Davidson star alongside Nuñez, Jr.'s character, respectively as his [[spoiler: love interests!]]
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The trend with black actors in the 90s/early 2000s usually involved dressing in women's clothing. Eddie Murphy had his chance with ''Film/TheNuttyProfessor''. Martin Lawrence had his turn with Big Momma's House. So next up had to be Miguel A. Nuñez, Jr. In this romp, he plays a {{Jerkass}} basketball player who gets banned from the league, loses his millions and his agent. He needs to figure out a way to get back to playing basketball, but how?
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The trend with comedic black actors in the 90s/early late '90s/early 2000s usually involved dressing in women's clothing. Eddie Murphy Creator/EddieMurphy had his chance with ''Film/TheNuttyProfessor''. Martin Lawrence Creator/MartinLawrence had his turn with Big Momma's House.''Film/BigMommasHouse''. So next up had to be Miguel A. Nuñez, Jr. In this romp, he plays a {{Jerkass}} basketball player who gets banned from the league, loses his millions and his agent. He needs to figure out a way to get back to playing basketball, but how?
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The trend with black actors in the 90s/early 2000s usually involved dressing in women's clothing. Eddie Murphy had his chance with {{The Nutty Professor}}.''Film/TheNuttyProfessor''. Martin Lawrence had his turn with Big Momma's House. So next up had to be Miguel A. Nuñez, Jr. In this romp, he plays a {{Jerkass}} basketball player who gets banned from the league, loses his millions and his agent. He needs to figure out a way to get back to playing basketball, but how?
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Puff is ''still'' in love with Juwanna even after it turns out she's a man.
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* IdiotPlot: Do they just assume that because its the WNBA, that these women have ''no freaking clue'' who Jamal Jeffries is, even though he's a popular player? They really had no idea it was just him in a wig until the wig came off? That's like someone of Derrick Rose's magnitude putting on a wig and no one knowing its him!
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The trend with black male actors in the 1990s and early 2000s usually involved dressing in women's clothing. Creator/EddieMurphy had his chance with ''Film/TheNuttyProfessor''. Creator/MartinLawrence had his turn with ''Film/BigMommasHouse''. So next up had to be Miguel A. Nuñez Jr. In this romp, Nuñez plays a {{jerkass}} basketball player who gets banned from the league, thereby losing his millions and his agent. He needs to figure out a way to get back to playing basketball, but how?
Enter becoming a woman to play for the WNBA! Jamal Jeffries' plan seems to work, until [[spoiler:he's revealed]]. The movie is a re-hash of the same tropes involving men dressing as women, but played to the extreme with basketball. Vivica A. Fox and Tommy Davidson star alongside Nuñez's character, respectively, as his [[spoiler:love interests]]!
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* {{Crossdresser}}
* FollowTheLeader: As already mentioned, this film was part of a trend in big-screen comedy.
[[caption-width-right:650:Mixing what everyone was dying to see: gender roles and basketball.]]
The trend with black male actors in the 1990s and early 2000s usually involved dressing in women's clothing. Creator/EddieMurphy had his chance with ''Film/TheNuttyProfessor''. Creator/MartinLawrence had his turn with ''Film/BigMommasHouse''. So next up had to be Miguel A. Nuñez Jr. In this romp, Nuñez plays a {{jerkass}} basketball player who gets banned from the league, thereby losing his millions and his agent. He needs to figure out a way to get back to playing basketball, but how?
Enter becoming a woman to play for the WNBA! Jamal Jeffries' plan seems to work, until [[spoiler:he's revealed]]. The movie is a re-hash of the same tropes involving men dressing as women, but played to the extreme with basketball. Vivica A. Fox and Tommy Davidson star alongside Nuñez's character, respectively, as his [[spoiler:love interests]]!
!!This film provides examples of:
* {{Crossdresser}}
* FollowTheLeader: As already mentioned, this film was part of a trend in big-screen comedy.
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* DisguisedInDrag: For pretty much the whole movie.
* EasilyForgiven: Jamal pretends to be a woman, [[spoiler: gets close to another woman just to hopefully get in her pants later]], sexually assaults some of the players at one point, hears all of their personal business while between games, scams the WNBA as a man pretending to be a woman and will most likely face a myriad of legal issues, yet all it takes to [[spoiler: win Michelle over]] are some flowers "just because its Wednesday."
* HeelFaceTurn: Jamal goes from annoying and boastful to actually kind of likeable and respectful. He even interacts with fans better.
* {{Hypocrite}}: So it's totally okay for Jamal to cheat on his girlfriend and treat other women like pieces of meat, but when another man does it to him or does it to a woman he likes, ''then'' he's offended.
* InformedFlaw: Jamal is clearly not that satisfying in bed. When he asks his ex-girlfriend if she'll miss his good loving, she responds, "I packed it! The batteries, too!" Later, as Juwanna, while the ladies are agreeing with most of his advice, he seems to give himself away by saying, "It's not the size of the boat, but the motion in the ocean!" None of the other women agree.
* IdiotPlot: Do they just assume that because its the WNBA, that these women have ''no freaking clue'' who Jamal Jeffries is, even though he's a popular player? They really had no idea it was just him in a wig until the wig came off? That's like someone of Derrick Rose's magnitude putting on a wig and no one knowing its him!
* JerkJock: What sets the whole movie in motion is Jamal's unsportsmanlike conduct.
* {{Jerkass}}: Jamal is an obvious example. He sexualizes women and is an obvious misogynist, but he doesn't like being hit on by men he doesn't find attractive. Double standard much? Also, Romeo and Puff. None of the men in this
* NotWhatItLooksLike: When Lorne finds out that Juwanna is actually Jamal, he tries to wrestle the contract from him. His receptionist walks in
* OnlySaneWoman: Aunt Ruby. She seems to be the only one who recognizes that his charade will unravel eventually. She also sets him straight when he starts talking about his romantic feelings for Michelle by reminding him that "She doesn't want you, she wants a girlfriend!"
* PleasePutSomeClothesOn: After Jamal's outburst, he strips down to his jock strap and then ''throws it into the crowd.''
* SelfProclaimedLoveInterest: Puff to Juwanna. Seriously, why can't he get the hint that she's not interested?
* ShowerShy: Guess who and for what reason? Juwanna gets around this by saying taking off the jersey after a winning game is bad luck.
* TheCasanova: Romeo. Doesn't help that he's played by Ginuwine.
* TheReveal
* TooDumbToLive: Pretty much everyone who can't figure out that it's Jamal Jeffries in a wig and some removable breasts.
* WardrobeMalfunction: In the locker room when Juwanna is changing, her "breasts" somehow fly to the window and stick there. She manages to grab the prosthetic before Michelle or the coach notice.
* WhyWouldAnyoneTakeHimBack
* YourCheatingHeart: Jamal to Tina. Romeo to Michelle.
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The trend with black male actors in the 1990s and early 2000s usually involved dressing in women's clothing. Creator/EddieMurphy had his chance with ''Film/TheNuttyProfessor''. Creator/MartinLawrence had his turn with ''Film/BigMommasHouse''. So next up had to be Miguel A. Nuñez Jr. In this romp, Nuñez plays a {{jerkass}} basketball player who gets banned from the league, thereby losing his millions and his agent. He needs to figure out a way to get back to playing basketball, but how?
Enter becoming a woman to play for the WNBA! Jamal Jeffries' plan seems to work, until [[spoiler:he's revealed]]. The movie is a re-hash of the same tropes involving men dressing as women, but played to the extreme with basketball. Vivica A. Fox and Tommy Davidson star alongside Nuñez's character, respectively, as his [[spoiler:love interests]]!
!!This film provides examples of:
* {{Crossdresser}}
* FollowTheLeader: As already mentioned, this film was part of a trend in big-screen comedy.
[[caption-width-right:650:Mixing what everyone was dying to see: gender roles and basketball.]]
The trend with black male actors in the 1990s and early 2000s usually involved dressing in women's clothing. Creator/EddieMurphy had his chance with ''Film/TheNuttyProfessor''. Creator/MartinLawrence had his turn with ''Film/BigMommasHouse''. So next up had to be Miguel A. Nuñez Jr. In this romp, Nuñez plays a {{jerkass}} basketball player who gets banned from the league, thereby losing his millions and his agent. He needs to figure out a way to get back to playing basketball, but how?
Enter becoming a woman to play for the WNBA! Jamal Jeffries' plan seems to work, until [[spoiler:he's revealed]]. The movie is a re-hash of the same tropes involving men dressing as women, but played to the extreme with basketball. Vivica A. Fox and Tommy Davidson star alongside Nuñez's character, respectively, as his [[spoiler:love interests]]!
!!This film provides examples of:
* {{Crossdresser}}
* FollowTheLeader: As already mentioned, this film was part of a trend in big-screen comedy.
