Product Details

• Actors: Rob Schneider, Rachel McAdams, Anna Faris, Andrew Keegan, Matthew Lawrence
• Directors: Tom Brady
• Writers: Tom Brady
• Producers: Jack Giarraputo, Guy Riedel, Adam Sandler
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Buena Vista Pictures
• VHS Release Date: September 2, 2003
• Run Time: 104 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (123 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00009Y3SA
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #32,881 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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It's no surprise that The Hot Chick is stupid; what's remarkable is the ambition of its stupidity. After a hokey, Mummy-like prologue to establish the body-switching spell cast by an ancient pair of Abyssinian earrings, the low-concept lunacy begins when those earrings are divided, eons later, between a cruel-minded high school campus queen (Rachel McAdams) and a small-time crook (Rob Schneider), who switch bodies (externally he's the hot chick, and she's the vulgar sleazeball) and must cope with the consequences of their sudden gender crisis. This tired idea may seem fresh and funny to eight-year-olds and morons, but Schneider and first-time director Tom Brady (who wrote Schneider's The Animal) fail to fulfill the potential of their ripe comedic premise. McAdams plays a guy better than Schneider plays a girl (which explains her limited screen time), and the expected jokes (mostly involving urinals and awkward prom dates) are sluggishly uninspired. In a cameo role as a dreadlocked stoner, coproducer Adam Sandler offers only brief comedic respite. --Jeff Shannon

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Hot Chick, December 12, 2002

By	SID "Punk" (BOSTON) - See all my reviews

Jessica Spencer (Rachel McAdams) is her high school's most popular student, but also its meanest. Together with her friends (including Anna Faris), Jessica makes life miserable for most of the people around her. But her attitude changes when she comes into contact with mystical identity-swapping earrings, and her body is swapped with that of a grimy small-time crook named Clive (Rob Schneider). Stuck inside a shell she can't quite figure out, Jessica must make amends with those she's offended, before her new body threatens to ruin her relationship with her boyfriend (Matthew Lawrence), the big cheerleading contest, and, of course, prom.

I'll be honest, `The Hot Chick' is feebly directed, written with a distinct aim at crudity and dangerous stereotyping, drags on for over 100 minutes, and stars the less than appetizing Rob Schneider. Yet, with the help of producer Adam Sandler, and Schneider's developing writing talents, `The Hot Chick' overcomes its weak design, and turns out to be a completely agreeable, often very funny experience. While it doesn't share in Sandler's normally good natured method, it makes up in sharp targets for comedy, and a supporting cast that's is better then expected.

There is a lot of comedic road to cover with this plot, and Schneider (with director and co-writer Tom Brady) does his best to touch on every teenage girl cliché and absurd situation. Coming off his similarly silly `The Animal,' Schneider is growing more confident with each new film as the box office grows with them. `The Hot Chick' features Schneider's best performance to date, as he eats up the chance to turn his decidedly goofy 40 year-old male body and narrow personality into that of a sexually-charged 17 year-old girl. The results are quite funny, with Schneider finding time to lampoon other subjects like teen girl key chains, morning erections, pillow fights, the mystery of male genitalia and the men's room, strip club rules, and the giddy taboo of teenage drinking. It's all written in a extravagantly bizarre Sandleresque way (Mr. Sandler also cameos here), that merges the absurd with the deliriously funny, and I was surprised just how much Schneider connects with the funny in `The Hot Chick.'

Helping the film is the supporting cast, namely Anna Faris and Rachel McAdams. Faris is a veteran of satiric comedy with her stint in the Wayans Brother's `Scary Movie' films (I would even to so far as to say Faris is the only reason to watch those pictures), and she has a way of wringing a laugh out of anything. With her gigantic eyes and willingness to go very broad for a response, Faris is a pleasure in `The Hot Chick,' and steals the film away from Schneider when she can. A talented comedienne at 26, Faris has a long career ahead of her for audiences to look forward to. The same could be suggested of McAdams, who has the unenviable task of embodying the other side of this gender switching comedy. Like Farris, McAdams also lets herself look a little foolish to find the laugh, and she succeeds just as easily. A nice debut for this young actress.

Where `The Hot Chick' swerves into trouble isn't the jokes that don't work (and there are many), but the fact that every scene seems to be about 30 seconds longer than it should be. The pace often becomes sluggish, and for a comedy this silly, it's murder. The picture seems one editorial pass away from being truly great, with jokes run into the ground and performances carried on a little too long. Arguably, `The Hot Chick' may have other problems that some simple edits here and there won`t fix, but it's funny more often than not, and I don't ask much more than that from wacky undertakings like this.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet-natured fantasy, December 2, 2004

By	R. Gawlitta (Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

This review is from: The Hot Chick (DVD)

I enjoyed it; it's got great laffs. Adam Sandler's occasional appearances are fun. Director Tom Brady has made a film that has many levels of thought, a grotesque reimagining of Boys Don't Cry with a happy ending. Rob Schneider's energetic performance is to be commended; Anna Faris (Scream movies) has proven that she can handle fun comedy. This is not a film to be judged, but to be enjoyed. Those who take the time, will be rewarded. Some great messages for everyone.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I HAD A BLAST, July 29, 2004

By	Michael Butts (Martinsburg, WV USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)    (VINE VOICE)

This review is from: The Hot Chick (DVD)

YES, it's been done countless times before from BIG to FREAKY FRIDAY, but what really makes this such a fun movie is the cast. THE HOT CHICK is your standard role/body reversal flicks, this time it's Rob Schneider's petty thief with caustic teen beauty Rachel MacAdams. Schneider's impersonation of a teenager is hilarious and witty, and surprisingly very touching. His rapport with Jessica's best friend, Jessica's father and brother is priceless and engaging. Whether he's strutting around like a prissy drag queen, or trying to utilize his/her new peeing vessel, Schneider chews up the role and is gloriously funny. The fart/peeing gags work this time because they are part of the plot--imagine the difficulty a girl might have in using a urinal. Schneider as the gardener, the janitor, the cheerleader, he's a real hoot.
And once again we get the talented and underrated actress Anna Faris in the role of Jessica's friend, April. Faris has been the heart and soul of the SCARY MOVIE trilogies, a physical, sensual and sensitive performer who gives her all to any role she tackles. Here she's brilliant as the best friend who finds herself falling in love with the man Jessica's become. Other wonderful performances include: Michael O'Keefe as Jessica's jock father who wants to rekindle his marital passion; Matt Weinberg as Jessica's little brother, Boogar, who likes to dress up in his sister's clothes; Matthew Lawrence as Billy, Jessica's boyfriend who has a hard time believing Schneider is his girl. Add Adam Sandler's spacy bongo player in a few hilarious scenes, and you have a very funny, entertaining and surprisingly touching movie. I think it's Schneider's best so far. Remember, it is a comedy and you don't have to take it too seriously, but it's worth a look.