Juwanna Mann


Juwanna Mann is a 2002 American sports romantic comedy film directed by Jesse Vaughan. The film stars Miguel A. Nez, Jr. as Jamal Jeffries, a basketball star becoming a female impersonator joining womens basketball, after being banned from mens basketball. In addition to being able to play the sport he loves, he also does it to become romantically involved with a lovely player. The film also stars Vivica A. Fox, Kevin Pollak, Tommy Davidson, Kim Wayans, Ginuwine, and J. Don Ferguson. The movie is written by Bradley Allenstein and produced by Bill Gerber. The movie opened in theaters on June 21, 2002.

Jamal Jeffries Miguel A. Nez, Jr. is a UBA fictional version of the NBA basketball star whose undisciplined onandoffcourt antics have earned him a bad reputation in the basketball community. Jamal is dropped from his team, the Charlotte Beat and suspended indefinitely after he strips naked in protest of being taken out of a game. His agent, Lorne Daniels Kevin Pollak, is unsuccessful at finding him a new team, and cuts Jamal as a client. As a result, Jamals life goes downhill his endorsements drop him, he ends up bankrupt due to lavish spending, his belongings are repossessed, his mansion is foreclosed on, and his girlfriend Tina Lil Kim, who only put up with his antics for his money and fame, walks out on him.Jamal, now out of work and homeless, goes to live with his nononsense Aunt Ruby Jenifer Lewis, the only person that doesnt put up with Jamals outrageous antics. Lacking any other sort of skills, he decides to dress up as a woman named Juwanna Mann to play for the Charlotte Banshees of the WUBA fictional version of the WNBA. Aunt Ruby reluctantly agrees to help him with his charade as does Lorne who has no choice after Jamal reveals himself to be Juwanna. In a scene involving the team physical, Jamal has to disguise himself as the team mascot in order to avoid being found out by the team physician. ........

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