The Hot Chick (2002)
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A mean-spirited cheerleader and a small-time criminal find their lives swapped after a pair of enchanted earrings causes a magical body switch.
The story
The film follows Jessica Spencer, a mean-spirited cheerleader who switches bodies with incompetent criminal Clive Maxtone. When Jessica discovers that the switch was caused by a pair of enchanted earrings she had stolen, she enlists the help of her friends to get the earrings back together before the switch becomes permanent. The story begins with the discovery of the magical items in an African-themed store and the subsequent accidental swap when Clive picks up one of the earrings after Jessica drops it.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In 50 BC, Princess Nawa uses enchanted earrings to swap bodies with a slave girl. In modern-day California, mean-spirited cheerleader Jessica Spencer steals these earrings from an African-themed store. After a small-time criminal, Clive Maxtone, picks up one of the earrings she dropped, both characters put on their respective earrings and wake up in each other's bodies. Jessica must navigate life in Clive's body, including a cheering competition and a prom, while Clive uses Jessica's body to make money. With the help of her friends, Jessica learns the earrings' magic and the urgency of the next full moon. She eventually finds Clive at a strip club, steals his earring, and puts both on, restoring their original bodies. The film ends with Clive being arrested and then captured by a suspicious man in a car.
- First release year
- 2002
- Runtime (minutes)
- 104
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Tom Brady
- Writers
- Tom Brady · writer; Rob Schneider · writer
- Cast and characters
- Rob Schneider · Clive Maxtone; Anna Faris · Jessica Spencer; Matthew Lawrence; Eric Christian Olsen; Robert Davi; Michael O'Keefe
- Genres
- fantasy; comedy
- Themes
- identity; consequences of actions
- Tone and mood
- comedy
- Setting
- A modern-day suburban town in California.
- Premise and plot tags
- body swap; magic; high school
- Content notes
- comedy
- Reception
- The Hot Chick was received generally negatively by critics.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 21% · scale: percentage · review count: 80; Metacritic · score: 29 · scale: 100 · review count: 22; CinemaScore · score: B+ · scale: A to F
- Awards and nominations
- Razzie Award · Worst Actor of the Decade · nomination
- Production trivia
- Adam Sandler made an uncredited cameo appearance.; The film was originally rated R but was edited for a PG-13 rating.; The DVD version includes deleted scenes that would have given the film an R rating.
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