Juwanna Mann

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Juwanna Mann

PG-13

2002

1h 31m

Comedy

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When pro basketball star Jamal Jeffries gets booted from the big leagues after an outrageous on-court stunt, his unwillingness to give up the sport leads to desperate measures. Dressed in drag, Jamal calls himself Juwanna Mann and becomes a star player on a women's basketball team, helping them climb the ranks. He also quickly develops a crush on team captain Michelle, but cannot act on his feelings for fear of his true identity being discovered.

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With its tired premise, Juwanna Mann's jokes fall flat.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Dec 24, 2010

3/5

Cross-dressing sports comedy has lockerroom humor.

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Ted Shen

Chicago Reader

Feb 27, 2007

The idea of transposing the story to the macho, greedy world of big-time sports is promising, but director Jesse Vaughan delivers only flat dialogue and predictable situations.

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David Germain

Associated Press

Feb 27, 2007

The movie is sloppily edited, the gags limply staged, the dialogue and jokes stiff and stale. Even the action on the basketball court is unimaginative and boring.

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Mark Halverson

Sacramento News & Review

Aug 7, 2008

2/5

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jul 14, 2025

Funny crossdressing in 1 hour, 31 minutes, and 54 seconds.

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brian l

@RT82193522 Jun 15, 2025

Hilarious movie back when comedy was great definitely takes me back to the early 2000s I laughed so hard the whole time definitely recommend it

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@KerryWhite77 Mar 31, 2024

5/10. 59/100. | The material here is rough, especially in today's day and age. I have it some slack though as I remember it's only a comedy movie. But what the "Mann" does is insane nonetheless. lol

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B. B

@b.b.2026 Apr 29, 2023

Dumb fun. It's watchable but barely. lol

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Apr 10, 2022

**** this cross-dressing bullcrap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Alex G

@RT11411447 Mar 31, 2021

Who would have ever thought this would end up being a true story. Juwana Mann playing now at a arena near you.

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Synopsis

When pro basketball star Jamal Jeffries gets booted from the big leagues after an outrageous on-court stunt, his unwillingness to give up the sport leads to desperate measures. Dressed in drag, Jamal calls himself Juwanna Mann and becomes a star player on a women's basketball team, helping them climb the ranks. He also quickly develops a crush on team captain Michelle, but cannot act on his feelings for fear of his true identity being discovered.

Director: Jesse Vaughan
Producer: James G. Robinson, Bill Gerber, Steve Oedekerk
Screenwriter: Bradley Allenstein
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Brothers, Morgan Creek Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Sex-Related Material|Language)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 21, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 2, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $13.6M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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