Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 09/02/05 Home Video 01/17/06 MPAA Rating Rated PG-13 for violence, sexual references, drug material and some teen drinking Running Time 1 hour 35 minutes Genre Comedy, Action Director Marcos Siege Cast Shawn Ashmore, Hugh Bonneville, Nick Cannon, Kaylee DeFer, Nicole Garza, Kelly Hu, Cheech Marin Studio Miramax Films |
UNDERCLASSMAN
SYNOPSIS
Nick Cannon plays Tracy "Tre" Stokes, a streetwise
LA cop in 'Underclassman' which combines frenetic
action with sharp-eared comedy. When a student at
an elite private school gets murdered, the rough-
edged rookie, Stokes gets assigned as the undercover
detective to track down the killer. The resulting culture
shock is only one of his difficulties. The ever
-resourceful Stokes resorts to using his unique blend
of sharkish good cheer and rakish charm to woo his
beautiful teacher Karen Lopez (Roselyn Sanchez) to
help him pass Spanish and his arrogant athletic
prowess to make the school streetball team. Once
Stokes gets "in" with the edgy team captain and lead
suspect Rob Donovan (Shawn Ashmore) he discovers
that Donovan is being coerced into participating in a
student car theft operation. Using his talent for
hunches, Stokes wastes no time employing
unorthodox methods of investigation.
Although disapproving of Stokes behavior, Captain
Victor Delgado (Cheech Marin) is worried for his safety
and assigns two of his detectives as back up -
Detective Lisa Brooks (Kelly Hu) and Richard Gallecki
(Ian Gomez) to keep an eye on him. With their help,
Stokes is able to track down the killer, Headmaster
Powers (Hugh Bonneville) who turns out to be trading
the stolen cars as payment for drugs.
© Miramax
Nick Cannon plays Tracy "Tre" Stokes, a streetwise
LA cop in 'Underclassman' which combines frenetic
action with sharp-eared comedy. When a student at
an elite private school gets murdered, the rough-
edged rookie, Stokes gets assigned as the undercover
detective to track down the killer. The resulting culture
shock is only one of his difficulties. The ever
-resourceful Stokes resorts to using his unique blend
of sharkish good cheer and rakish charm to woo his
beautiful teacher Karen Lopez (Roselyn Sanchez) to
help him pass Spanish and his arrogant athletic
prowess to make the school streetball team. Once
Stokes gets "in" with the edgy team captain and lead
suspect Rob Donovan (Shawn Ashmore) he discovers
that Donovan is being coerced into participating in a
student car theft operation. Using his talent for
hunches, Stokes wastes no time employing
unorthodox methods of investigation.
Although disapproving of Stokes behavior, Captain
Victor Delgado (Cheech Marin) is worried for his safety
and assigns two of his detectives as back up -
Detective Lisa Brooks (Kelly Hu) and Richard Gallecki
(Ian Gomez) to keep an eye on him. With their help,
Stokes is able to track down the killer, Headmaster
Powers (Hugh Bonneville) who turns out to be trading
the stolen cars as payment for drugs.
© Miramax
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