Marci X

2003 Comedy

Paul Rudnick provides the script for the Scott Rudin-produced comedy Marci X, directed by Richard Benjamin. The new song "Shoot Ya' Teacha" by controversial hardcore rapper Dr. S. (short for Dr. Snatchcatcher, played by Damon Wayans) causes a public outcry. The stress causes a heart attack for the owner of the hardcore rap record label Felony Assault (played by director Benjamin). It's up to his stylishly sunny daughter Marci (Lisa Kudrow) to take over his business. She tries to rescue the record label by changing the negative image of Dr. S. in order to appeal to a youth-oriented crowd, which leads the pair into an unlikely romance. Actress Christine Baranski appears as a conservative senator who threatens to ban the rapper.

Director: Richard Benjamin

Starring: Lisa Kudrow, Damon Wayans,Richard Benjamin, Christine Baranski, Paula Garces

 25 Reviews

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  • A talent-stuffed assemblage of barbs and giddy musical numbers that shouldn't be written off as a feature flop -- but savored instead for the cult-ready collection of late-night satirical skits and misses it is.

    Lisa Schwarzbaum - Entertainment Weekly

    26 April 2013

  • This is the kind of comedy in which the characters are construction-paper cutouts whose abrupt changes of heart are dictated entirely by the preposterous plot and not by psychological or social reality.

    Stephen Holden - The New York Times

    26 April 2013

  • It's no masterpiece, but I found it consistently good-hearted and sometimes hilarious, and the sparse crowd I saw it with was laughing as much as I was, especially at the outrageous rap numbers.

    Jonathan Rosenbaum - Chicago Reader

    26 April 2013

  • The actors had little to work with in this passe social satire, but sharper performances might have saved Marci from total humorless ruin.

    - The Chicago Tribune

    26 April 2013

  • As the hilariously foul-mouthed, sweet-souled Dr. S, he (Wayans) slaps Marci X to life every time he's on screen.

    Joe Morgenstern - The Wall Street Journal

    26 April 2013

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