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Code Name: The Cleaner (2007)

PG-13  |   |  Action, Comedy, Crime  |  5 January 2007 (USA)
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Cedric the Entertainer plays Jake, a seemingly regular guy who has no idea who he is after being hit over the head by mysterious assailants; when he finds himself entangled in a government ... See full summary »

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Cast

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Jake Rodgers (as Cedric The Entertainer)
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Jacuzzi
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Old Timer (as Beau Davis)
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The Butler
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Mini Bar Attendant
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Dead FBI Agent
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Storyline

Cedric the Entertainer plays Jake, a seemingly regular guy who has no idea who he is after being hit over the head by mysterious assailants; when he finds himself entangled in a government conspiracy, Jake and his pursuers become convinced that he is an undercover agent. Written by Anonymous

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

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In a dirty world, he's our only hope.

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Action | Comedy | Crime

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, crude humor and some violence | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

5 January 2007 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

The Cleaner  »

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$4,244,142 (USA) (5 January 2007)

Gross:

£61,734 (UK) (7 December 2007)
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Trivia

Elizabeth Hurley was the original choice for Diane. See more »

Goofs

In the 'slapping' scene between Gina and Jake (right before the first slap is thrown), a crew member's shadow is clearly reflected in the shower door. See more »

Quotes

Hotel Receptionist: So you're Dutch?
Jake Rodgers: [Jake smiles] Yeah, have you never heard of Dutch Chocolate? Ricola!
[Hotel Receptionist and Jake laughs]
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Use Me
Written by Bill Withers
Performed by Bill Withers
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Did they run out of money?
13 July 2007 | by (Lansdale, PA) – See all my reviews

Watching this movie, I kept thinking they couldn't afford to have a real script written, and must have run out of money when they were about 2/3 of the way through, and couldn't finish editing it. Not to mention, they probably couldn't afford Martin Lawrence for the lead role, so they filled it with Cedric the Entertainer, who does better in supporting roles. Cedric does have several funny scenes, though.

The plot is completely unintelligible, and undeveloped, but based on the genre you can predict most of the action. It's the ever-popular "hero has something secret the bad guys want, so they can sell it to terrorists for a fortune, but it's missing." Not to mention, the scenes or "shticks" that have been better done elsewhere. For example, every time Cedric tried to be funny with judo moves, I kept thinking that he ripped that off from Martin, who does it much better. There is a brief cat-fight scene that is far inferior to the one in Undercover Brother (which is an excellent movie, and much funnier overall).


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