Bodied

Bodied
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Joseph Kahn
Produced by Eminem
Paul Rosenberg
Adi Shankar
Jil Hardin
Screenplay by Alex Larsen
Story by
  • Joseph Kahn
    • Alex Larsen
Starring Calum Worthy
Jackie Long
Rory Uphold
Dumbfoundead
Walter Perez
Shoniqua Shandai
Charlamagne tha God
Dizaster
Hollow da Don
Loaded Lux
Debra Wilson
Anthony Michael Hall
Music by Brain
Melissa Reese
Cinematography Matt Wise
Edited by Chancler Haynes
Distributed by Neon[1]
YouTube Premium[2]
Release date
  • September 7, 2017 (2017-09-07) (TIFF)
  • November 2, 2018 (2018-11-02) (United States)
Running time
 121 minutes[3]
Country United States
Canada
Language English

Bodied is a 2017 American battle rap comedy-drama film directed by Joseph Kahn . It was written by Alex Larsen and produced by Eminem, his manager Paul Rosenberg, and Adi Shankar.[4] The movie first premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[4] The film stars Calum Worthy as Adam, a graduate student who becomes a competitive battle rapper after becoming immersed in the scene while working on his graduate thesis on the subject.[4]

At the Toronto International Film Festival, the film won the Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award: Midnight Madness.[5] It also won Fantastic Fest's 2017 Audience Award. In January 2018, YouTube Red announced it had acquired exclusive streaming rights with a release later in 2018.[6]

Plot

A progressive graduate student finds success and sparks outrage when his interest in battle rap as a thesis subject becomes a competitive obsession.

Cast

  • Calum Worthy as Adam Merkin, a progressive graduate student who develops a passion for battle rapping while researching the scene for his thesis paper
  • Jackie Long as Behn Grymm, a veteran battle rapper, and Adam's mentor in navigating the world of battle rapping
  • Rory Uphold as Maya, Adam's girlfriend
  • Dumbfoundead as Prospek, a Korean-American battle rapper, and one of Adam's first opponents
  • Walter Perez as Che Corleone
  • Shoniqua Shandai as Devine Write
  • Charlamagne tha God as Hunnid Gramz, a battle rap promoter
  • Dizaster as Megaton, a battle rapper with a loud, aggressive, and in-your-face battling style, and the movie's villain
  • Hollow da Don as 40 MAG
  • Debra Wilson as Dean Hampton
  • Anthony Michael Hall as Professor Merkin, Adam's father, a professor at the community college Adam attends
  • Daniel Rashid as MC Goggles
  • Simon Rex as Donnie Narco, a battle rap promoter & host with an outlandish personality. According to Ultimate Rap League promoter Street Star Norbes, Rex's character is modeled after real-life battle rap promoter/host Nick "Lush One" Hyams.[7]
  • Corey Charron as Billy Pistolz
  • Big T as X-Tract
  • Candice Renee as Jas
  • Tony ‘Madness’ Gomez as Choke Artist
  • Vivian Lamolli as Bella Backwoods
  • Lisa Maley as Becky
  • Eddie Perino as Jon
  • Eric Allen Smith as Robert
  • Adi Shankar as Campus Security Guard With Turban

The film also includes cameo appearances by real-life battle rap personalities The Saurus, Illmaculate, Troy "Smack White" Mitchell, Organik, and actors Yoshio Iizuka, Sloane Avery, and Becky Wu.

Critical reception

The movie was met with critical acclaim, earning a 90% positive approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 29 reviews, and an average rating of 7.3 out of 10. The critical consensus states, "With its thorny themes and aggressive humor, Bodied dares to offend - and justifies its approach with a subversive comedy that edifies as it entertains." [8] Brian Tallerico, writing for RogerEbert.com, said that the movie "offers an entertaining window into a culture that most people probably know very little about, but it's also a clever take on a generation more aware of what's offensive and what's not than any before".[9] Barry Hertz of The Globe and Mail called the movie "an outrageous and outrageously entertaining treatise on cultural sensitivity".[10]

References

  1. ↑ http://collider.com/bodied-joseph-kahn-release-date/
  2. ↑ https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/youtube-red-bodied-rap-parody-eminem-joseph-kahn-1202666781/
  3. ↑ "Toronto Film Review: 'Bodied'". Variety, September 8, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "‘Bodied’ Review: Eminem-Produced Satire Is the Most Subversive Hip-Hop Movie Ever — TIFF". Indiewire, September 8, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Toronto: 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' Captures Audience Award". The Hollywood Reporter, September 17, 2017.
  6. ↑ Spangler, Todd. "YouTube Red Acquires ‘Bodied’ Battle-Rap Parody Film From Eminem, Joseph Kahn", Variety, Los Angeles, 17 January 2018. Retrieved on 08 April 2018.
  7. ↑ https://twitter.com/streetstarnorbe/status/1050374062072049664
  8. ↑ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bodied/
  9. ↑ http://www.rogerebert.com/festivals-and-awards/tiff-2017-midnight-madness-part-one
  10. ↑ https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/arts/awards-and-festivals/tiff/the-globes-guide-to-tiff-2017-movies/article35939881/?film=43
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