It’s a darn shame that the first film from Our Stories Films, a joint venture of Robert L. Johnson (creator of Black Entertainment Television) and Bob and Harvey Weinstein (creators of just about everything else) is a Caddyshack rip-off that substitutes humor for racism.
Our Stories Films' ostensible goal is to create “comedic, family-friendly feature films for African American and urban audiences.” Unfortunately, Who’s Your Caddy (2007) is neither comedic nor family-friendly, and (hopefully) will please neither African American nor urban audiences—unless they are shelling out over ten dollars just to see Andy Milonakis with a mouth full of bling.
Antwan Andre “Big Boi” Patton (half of the acclaimed OutKast hip-hop duo who earned his acting chops in Idlewild and ATL, and should therefore know better) is Christopher “C-Note” Hawkins. C-Note is a rap star who trumps one gaffe with another, motoring through the movie in a pimped-out Hummer golf cart, rocking a plethora of plaid outfits.
C-Note’s father was a caddy who got dissed by President Cummings, the head of the snooty Carolina Pines Country Club. Cummings (played by a Jeffrey Jones who is no stranger to the role of the kill-joy, just ask Ferris Bueller) enlists everyone, from a foxy lawyer to a little person hit man, to ensure that C-Note goes down.
The film is powered forward by racial slurs and the commanding flatulence of Big Large (Faizon Love) and his symphonic bottom. With its mind-numbing mother lode of stereotypes, Who's Your Caddy is like a swift golf ball to the cultural cojones. If this is really how black and white people are, I'm moving to Mars.


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designanator: I think it would be a perfect candidate for a "worst film festival" and I love your visual.
John: they were my second and third choices:)
Nick: you know, I kind of liked Tank Girl in a bizarre way. Leaving Las Vegas? really? I thought that was good.
cobalt: duly noted.
AtHomePilgrim: yup. exactly.
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Perhaps because I had to sit through an entire movie I couldn't get up and leave made the experience even worse. Miss it if you can.
Sadly, I have to confess, I was involved in both of these productions, but I leave those off my resume LOL
And, yeah, I can tell just from the movie poster that was going to be a REALLY bad movie (not as bad as Riddler's Moon though LOL)
why is it that so many black films do?
the very existance of the black entertainment channel is racist.
Well done, rated.
Trig: ha. let me know if you see it and have a counter review.
willie: rotten rotten.
OESHeepDog: I haven't seen it, but I'll take your word for it.
Placebostudman: I can't believe you're talking about your own work like that. I doubt they're as bad as you think.
wschanz: yeah, I'm not so hot on race mockery.
On the other hand, what else would you expect from Bob "Bootie Every Time" Johnson? He is a pox on his race... he's not black or white, but $green$.
Carolina: it's definitely a pity.
NOVAcatmando: better start trolling right away.