Whiteboyz (sometimes styled Whiteboys) is a 1999 American comedy film. The independent, limited release feature was written by Danny Hoch, Garth Belcon, Henri M. Kessler, Richard Stratton, and Marc Levin, and directed by Levin.[1] The film opened to 37 theatres on the week of September 11, 1999. It marked the film debut of actress Piper Perabo, in a minor role.
Plot
The plot concerns the coming of age and misadventures of three white youths from the small town of Holyoke, Iowa who, having been seduced by the fast money and easy women of the gangsta rap lifestyle, yearn to be African American.[2]
The trio of would-be hoodlums ventures to Cabrini–Green housing project in Chicago, Illinois, where they come into conflict with actual criminals as well as the police. In a climactic finale, the irrepressible leader of the white hoodlums is beaten up and they return to Iowa and decide to stay there.[3]
Despite having a gross box office of just $22,451 during its entire theatrical run, the film has been broadcast frequently on cable networks including VH1, MTV2, HBO, and the Fuse Network.[4]
^Jennings, La Vinia Delois (2009). At home and abroad: historicizing twentieth-century whiteness in literature. University of Tennessee Press, ISBN9781572336568
^Rabin, Nathan (April 2001). Totally '90s! A look back at the decade. p. 68 ff. Spin
^Johnson, E. Patrick (2003). Appropriating Blackness: performance and the politics of authenticity. Duke University Press, ISBN9780822331919
