June 11, 2004

Come See This Movie, Darkness!

It was reported today that Dave Chappelle is in talks to star in a big-screen biopic of- who else- Rick James. The film will be based on James’ autobiography, “Memoirs of a Superfreak.”

Chappelle’s three-act “I’m Rick James, Bitch” bit is likely the high point of American sketch comedy so far this decade. But can the impression work as a movie? That remains to be seen- best case, it’ll be the next great film comedy, but worst case, it’ll be another of those awful SNL films, a la “A Night at the Roxbury.”

All I can say is, Charlie Murphy had better get a writing credit.

Posted by Stephen Silver at June 11, 2004 02:30 AM
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