Marci X

Marci X is a 2003 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Benjamin, written by Paul Rudnick, and starring Lisa Kudrow as Jewish-American Princess Marci Feld, who has to take control of a hip-hop record label, as well as the controversial rapper Dr. S, played by Damon Wayans. The film was released on August 22, 2003, by Paramount Pictures. Marci X received negative reviews and was a box office flop, grossing $1.7 million worldwide against a $20 million budget. Plot Marci Feld, a spoiled Jewish-American princess, is forced to take control of her father Ben's hardcore rap label Felony Assault when he suffers a stress-induced heart attack due to the controversy surrounding the label's release of "Shoot Ya' Teacha" by Dr. S. To rescue her father's plummeting stock, Marci attempts to tone down the rapper's bad-boy image. Over time, the unlikely pair falls in love just as conservative senator Mary Ellen Spinkle vows to banish Dr. S and his offensive lyrics from the airwaves forever. Cast Lisa Kudrow as Marci Feld Damon Wayans as Dr. S Richard Benjamin as Ben Feld Jane Krakowski as Lauren Farb Christine Baranski as Mary Ellen Spinkle Paula Garcés as Yolanda Quinones Charles Kimbrough as Lane Strayfield Veanne Cox as Caitlin Mellowitz Sherie Rene Scott as Kirsten Blatt Nashawn Kearse as Quantrelle Billy Griffith as Tubby Fenders Andrew Keenan-Bolger as Chip Spinkle Matthew Morrison as Boyz R Us Member Gerry Becker as Dr. Skellar Bruce Altman as Stan Dawes Walter Bobbie as Walt Seldon Mustafa Shakir as Engine Trouble Kaity Tong as herself Jim Watkins as himself Mary Murphy as herself Zach Tyler Eisen as Boy Alexandra Neil as Auction Woman Mimi Weddell as Auction Woman Mary Hart as herself Hassan Johnson as Tinfoil Jade Yorker as Teenager Queen Esther as Audience Member Dean Edwards as Audience Member Lisa Emery as Parent Ted Sutton as Chuck Farley Erik LaRay Harvey as Stage Manager Myk Watford as Police Officer Nancy Opel as Reporter Jack Koenig as Reporter