The Underclassman (2005)

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Studio: Miramax Films
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: Sep 2, 2005
Running Time: 95 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
synopsis
Maverick cop Tracy "Tre" Stokes is about to get schooled in a whole new way of solving crime as he goes undercover at an elite private high school. A fast-talking, street-smart but baby-faced detective who's honed his renegade crime-fighting skills in urban L.A., Stokes has no clue what he's in for when he heads back to high school to infiltrate a group of ultra-rich, hyper-smart students under suspicion for murder. Cultures clash as Stokes' no-holds-barred style meets the ultimate in high school high-society. But soon Stokes finds himself getting closer to his killer and to passing Spanish and making the basketball team, as he works his way with tenacity into the "in" crowd and uncovers a dangerous ring of criminals.
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Karen Lopez
Captain Victor Delgado
Lisa Brooks
Rob Donovan
Headmaster Powers
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Richard Gallecki
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Nick Cannon may charm--may--with his boyish smile and silky singing voice. But in The Underclassman, executive-produced (somehow) by 24-year-old Cannon, the singer/actor strains his notes while mugging as a big-screen cut-up.

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Freshly scrubbed Cannon, as L.A. cop Tre Stokes, solves crimes alongside straight-shooting boss Cpt. Victor Delgado (Cheech Marin). Cannon investigates a prep-school student's murder by enrolling at the school. The too-simple set-up for this dullish… Continued