Juwanna Mann is a 2002 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by
Jesse Vaughan. The film stars Miguel A. Núñez Jr. as Jamal Jeffries,
a basketball star becoming a female impersonator and joining women's
basketball, after being banned from men's basketball. The film also
stars Vivica A. Fox, Kevin Pollak, Tommy Davidson, Kim Wayans,
Ginuwine, and J. Don Ferguson. The movie was written by Bradley
Allenstein and produced by Bill Gerber. The movie opened in theaters
on June 21, 2002. The movie was filmed in Charlotte, North Carolina,
at the Charlotte Coliseum and the Independence Arena. The movie's
soundtrack features music by Diana Ross, James Brown, Mystikal,
Ginuwine, Lil' Kim and Stevie Wonder. The movie's soundtrack was score
composed by Wendy & Lisa. The film's title is a play on a phrase: "You
want a man?"Jamal Jeffries (Miguel A. Núñez Jr.) is a UBA (a
fictionalized version of the NBA) basketball star whose undisciplined
on-and-off-court antics have earned him a bad reputation in the
basketball community. Jamal is dropped from his team, the Charlotte
Beat (a parody of the Charlotte Hornets) and suspended indefinitely
after he strips naked in protest of being taken out of a game. His
agent, Lorne Daniels (Kevin Pollak), is unsuccessful at finding him a
new team, and decides to cut Jamal as a client. As a result, Jamal's
life goes downhill: his endorsements drop him, he ends up bankrupt due
to lavish spending, his belongings are repossessed, his mansion is
foreclosed on, his girlfriend Tina (Lil' Kim), who only put up with
his antics for his money and fame, walks out on him and he becomes
homeless.Jamal, now deprived of his career and fortune, goes to live
with his no-nonsense Aunt Ruby (Jenifer Lewis), the only person that
doesn't put up with Jamal's outrageous antics. Lacking any other sort
of skills, he decides to dress up as a woman named "Juwanna Mann" to
play for the Charlotte Banshees (a parody of the Charlotte Sting) of
the WUBA (a fictionalized version of the WNBA). Aunt Ruby reluctantly
agrees to help him with his charade as does Lorne who has no choice
after Jamal reveals himself to be Juwanna. In a scene involving the
team physical, Jamal has to disguise himself as the team mascot in
order to avoid being found out by the team physician.Jamal quickly
becomes a star on the court, and his overall attitude changes
drastically as well. He learns to play with a team rather than just
himself. While becoming successful with the Banshees, Jamal also finds
himself in a problematic relationship with his teammate Michelle
(Vivica A. Fox), whom he has romantic feelings for but cannot act on
because Michelle knows him only as her confidante, Juwanna. His
situation is further complicated as Michelle is involved in a romantic
relationship with Rapper Romeo (Ginuwine) (who ends up cheating on
her) while Jamal (as Juwanna) is busy warding off the amorous advances
of Romeo's hyper sidekick Puff Smokey Smoke (Tommy Davidson).
Jesse Vaughan. The film stars Miguel A. Núñez Jr. as Jamal Jeffries,
a basketball star becoming a female impersonator and joining women's
basketball, after being banned from men's basketball. The film also
stars Vivica A. Fox, Kevin Pollak, Tommy Davidson, Kim Wayans,
Ginuwine, and J. Don Ferguson. The movie was written by Bradley
Allenstein and produced by Bill Gerber. The movie opened in theaters
on June 21, 2002. The movie was filmed in Charlotte, North Carolina,
at the Charlotte Coliseum and the Independence Arena. The movie's
soundtrack features music by Diana Ross, James Brown, Mystikal,
Ginuwine, Lil' Kim and Stevie Wonder. The movie's soundtrack was score
composed by Wendy & Lisa. The film's title is a play on a phrase: "You
want a man?"Jamal Jeffries (Miguel A. Núñez Jr.) is a UBA (a
fictionalized version of the NBA) basketball star whose undisciplined
on-and-off-court antics have earned him a bad reputation in the
basketball community. Jamal is dropped from his team, the Charlotte
Beat (a parody of the Charlotte Hornets) and suspended indefinitely
after he strips naked in protest of being taken out of a game. His
agent, Lorne Daniels (Kevin Pollak), is unsuccessful at finding him a
new team, and decides to cut Jamal as a client. As a result, Jamal's
life goes downhill: his endorsements drop him, he ends up bankrupt due
to lavish spending, his belongings are repossessed, his mansion is
foreclosed on, his girlfriend Tina (Lil' Kim), who only put up with
his antics for his money and fame, walks out on him and he becomes
homeless.Jamal, now deprived of his career and fortune, goes to live
with his no-nonsense Aunt Ruby (Jenifer Lewis), the only person that
doesn't put up with Jamal's outrageous antics. Lacking any other sort
of skills, he decides to dress up as a woman named "Juwanna Mann" to
play for the Charlotte Banshees (a parody of the Charlotte Sting) of
the WUBA (a fictionalized version of the WNBA). Aunt Ruby reluctantly
agrees to help him with his charade as does Lorne who has no choice
after Jamal reveals himself to be Juwanna. In a scene involving the
team physical, Jamal has to disguise himself as the team mascot in
order to avoid being found out by the team physician.Jamal quickly
becomes a star on the court, and his overall attitude changes
drastically as well. He learns to play with a team rather than just
himself. While becoming successful with the Banshees, Jamal also finds
himself in a problematic relationship with his teammate Michelle
(Vivica A. Fox), whom he has romantic feelings for but cannot act on
because Michelle knows him only as her confidante, Juwanna. His
situation is further complicated as Michelle is involved in a romantic
relationship with Rapper Romeo (Ginuwine) (who ends up cheating on
her) while Jamal (as Juwanna) is busy warding off the amorous advances
of Romeo's hyper sidekick Puff Smokey Smoke (Tommy Davidson).
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