50 Fun Facts About White Chicks

Which two brothers play FBI agents Kevin and Marcus Copeland?

Their older brother directed and co-wrote the film.

Who directed White Chicks?

He first found fame creating and hosting In Living Color on Fox.

What are the first names of the socialite sisters the Copelands impersonate?

The Wilson sisters are the daughters of the Wilson Cruiseliners CEO.

What business does the Wilson sisters' father run?

The police think the heiresses are next in a string of high-profile kidnappings.

Why do the real sisters refuse to be seen in public, forcing the brothers to replace them?

Their dog Baby nearly jumps out of the car window and Kevin loses control of the car.

What is the name of the Wilson sisters' dog, which causes the car accident?

The Copelands then send the sisters into hiding and take their place.

Which brother disguises himself as Brittany Wilson?

Marcus becomes Tiffany, and it is Tiffany who catches Latrell Spencer's eye.

Who creates the prosthetic disguises that turn the Copelands into white women?

Marlon Wayans later said he would only do a sequel if the long makeup process could be replaced with digital effects.

What is the surname of the sisters' rivals Heather and Megan, whose father is the villain?

The rivals were written as a parody of Paris and Nicky Hilton.

Which of these is NOT one of the Wilson sisters' three best friends in the film?

Denise is the New York One News reporter Kevin falls for.

Which actor plays Latrell Spencer, the basketball star who falls for 'Tiffany'?

Adam Sandler was so taken with the performance that he rewrote a part in his next film for him.

What is Latrell Spencer's profession?

In real life Terry Crews played in the NFL for the Rams, Chargers and Redskins.

Which Vanessa Carlton song does Latrell belt out in the car, a scene that became a meme?

The song had already appeared in Legally Blonde three years earlier.

What job does Kevin's love interest hold?

Kevin pretends to be Latrell, borrowing his car and house, because he thinks Denise likes rich men.

At the Vandergelds' charity auction, what does Latrell win?

Kevin uses the date to borrow Latrell's car and take Denise to Latrell's house.

What is the name of the ex-convict the FBI initially suspects of the kidnappings?

Kevin learns Burton has become rich since prison and has no reason to kidnap anyone.

Where do the brothers, in disguise, win a dance-off against the rival sisters?

The same night, a drunk Karen lets slip that Warren Vandergeld is penniless.

How have the Vandergelds been staying afloat financially, as Karen reveals while drunk?

That admission convinces the brothers that Warren is the kidnapping mastermind.

What is the name of Marcus's suspicious wife, who turns up in the Hamptons convinced he is cheating?

Her friend Shaunice, played by Drew Sidora, eggs her on.

What do agents Gomez and Harper accidentally do while trying to prove the 'Wilsons' are men?

Chief Gordon suspends the pair and fires the Copelands on the spot.

How had Warren, the rivals' father, been raising money illegally, as the brothers discover?

Denise films his confession during the climactic scuffle.

Who are Warren's accomplices, revealed during the fight at the fashion show?

Heath is Karen's boyfriend, and it was his friend Russ that a drugged Latrell ended up in bed with.

What does Kevin do to Warren during the climactic scuffle?

Latrell takes a bullet protecting 'Tiffany' in the same scuffle.

How does Latrell react when the disguises finally come off?

He ends the film winning over the real Brittany and Tiffany instead.

What do Tori, Lisa and Karen admit about the brothers' act at the end of the film?

The five agree to stay friends and go shopping together.

Which Canadian province stood in for the Hamptons for much of the shoot?

Chilliwack and Victoria hosted the cameras, with some real filming in the Hamptons too.

The Wayans brothers pitched White Chicks alongside which sequel, which they ended up walking away from?

Miramax wanted them to take a pay cut on Scary Movie 3, so they prioritised the film that paid better.

On what date in June 2004 was White Chicks released in US cinemas?

It opened at No. 2 with $19.7 million.

Roughly what did White Chicks gross worldwide, against a $37 million budget?

It made $70.8 million of that in the United States.

Which animated film kept White Chicks off the top spot when it opened in the UK in October 2004?

In the UK it opened at No. 2, the same position it managed in the US.

How many Golden Raspberry Award nominations did White Chicks receive?

It lost every category to Catwoman and Fahrenheit 9/11.

The Wayans brothers' Razzie nomination for their drag performances came in which category?

They were also nominated as Worst Screen Couple.

What was the film's only win at the 2004 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards?

It was nominated in five Stinkers categories and won just the one.

Which critic ranked White Chicks the single worst film of 2004?

Ebert was kinder, giving it one and a half stars and only seventh-worst of the year.

Which star of The Wire plays the Copelands' boss, Chief Elliott Gordon?

Faison played Commissioner Ervin Burrell on The Wire and Barney in the Hannibal Lecter films.

Which actress plays Heather, the elder of the two Hilton-parody rivals?

King and Brittany Daniel played the sisters as a send-up of Paris and Nicky Hilton.

Which future Dexter star plays Lisa Anderson?

A year later The Exorcism of Emily Rose made her a scream queen.

Anne Dudek, who plays the real Tiffany Wilson, later played Dr. Amber Volakis on which medical drama?

She also turned up on Mad Men, Big Love and Covert Affairs.

Maitland Ward, the real Brittany Wilson, was previously known as Rachel McGuire on which sitcom?

She retired from mainstream acting in 2007.

Which actor plays the villainous Warren, and is also remembered as Kevin's dad in Home Alone?

He was Emmy-nominated for playing corrupt detective Vin Makazian on The Sopranos.

Which Freaks and Geeks and Cougar Town actress plays Karen Googlestein?

She later hosted her own E! talk show, Busy Tonight.

Adam Sandler rewrote a role in which 2005 film for the actor who played Latrell in White Chicks?

Crews had auditioned for a different part in the film.

In February 2026 Marlon Wayans said a White Chicks sequel would happen on one condition. What?

Sony had first announced a sequel in 2009 and then cancelled it.

Marlon Wayans reprised Tiffany Wilson in the 2026 horror-spoof revival, in a parody of which film?

In 2022 he had said he would not endure the makeup process again unless it could be done digitally.

How much did White Chicks gross in its opening weekend, landing at number two?

It went on to more than triple that total worldwide despite largely hostile reviews.

What grade did audiences polled by CinemaScore give White Chicks?

Critics were far harsher: Rotten Tomatoes shows just 15% of 126 reviews as positive.

Where did Roger Ebert place White Chicks on his list of the worst films of 2004?

He gave it one and a half stars and said it 'took an act of the will to keep me in the theater'.

The film lost all five of its Razzie nominations to Fahrenheit 9/11 and which other movie?

The nominations included Worst Picture, Worst Director, Worst Screenplay and Worst Screen Couple.

Which studio announced a White Chicks sequel in August 2009, only to cancel it later?

Another sequel was reported in 2018, and in 2022 Marlon Wayans said he would only return if the makeup could be done digitally.

Who played Tori Wilson, one of the sisters' socialite friends?

Drew Sidora played Shaunice, while Lochlyn Munro appeared as FBI agent Jake Harper.