40 Fun Facts About All About the Benjamins

In All About the Benjamins, Ice Cube's bounty hunter Bucum shares which surname with the rapper's real name, O'Shea?

Jackson is the surname of both Bucum and the man who plays him: Ice Cube was born O'Shea Jackson in Los Angeles in 1969.

Which future Star Wars and Dune actor appears in a small early role in the action comedy All About the Benjamins?

Oscar Isaac was an unknown when he played the bit part of Francesco, more than a decade before Inside Llewyn Davis made his name.

The actress playing diamond thief Ursula in All About the Benjamins is a granddaughter of which silent film legend?

Charlie Chaplin was the grandfather of London-born Carmen Chaplin, who plays Ursula, and playwright Eugene O'Neill was her great-grandfather.

All About the Benjamins takes its title from a 1997 hit single on the album No Way Out by which rapper?

Puff Daddy released the song as the third single from his debut album, and it climbed to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1998.

The Benjamins in the title All About the Benjamins are slang for which piece of United States currency?

The $100 bill has carried Benjamin Franklin's portrait since 1914, and it is one of only two current notes that do not show a president.

Which actress, fresh from her breakthrough in Training Day, plays Reggie's girlfriend Gina in All About the Benjamins?

Eva Mendes made All About the Benjamins her only film release of 2002, then appeared in four studio features the following year.

Which teenage rapper, discovered by Snoop Dogg, has a cameo as Reggie's neighbor Kelly in All About the Benjamins?

Bow Wow, then billed as Lil' Bow Wow, has only a cameo here, and four months later he took the lead in the basketball comedy Like Mike.

Anthony Michael Hall, who plays drug dealer Lil J in All About the Benjamins, was 'the brain' in which John Hughes film?

The Breakfast Club cast Hall as brainy Brian, one of three John Hughes films that made him the go-to movie nerd of the 1980s.

In which sun-soaked Florida city do the chases and boat showdowns of All About the Benjamins take place?

Miami was chosen once Ice Cube's company took on the script, and filming stayed in and around the city.

After All About the Benjamins, Kevin Bray next directed which wrestler turned actor in the 2004 remake Walking Tall?

The Rock starred as an Army veteran who runs for sheriff to clean up his hometown, with Johnny Knoxville as his deputy.

Mike Epps, who plays Reggie in All About the Benjamins, later played 'Black Doug' in which hit comedy?

The Hangover gave Epps one of his best-known cameos in 2009, and he came back as the same character in The Hangover Part III.

Tommy Flanagan, the villain Williamson in All About the Benjamins, later starred as Chibs in which FX drama?

Sons of Anarchy kept Flanagan on screen for seven seasons as a Scottish outlaw biker, a part he reprised in the spin-off Mayans M.C.

Besides starring in and producing All About the Benjamins, Ice Cube shared which other credit with Ronald Lang?

Screenwriter was Ice Cube's third job on the film: Lang wrote the original script and Cube reworked it before the cameras rolled.

The 1997 rap single that gave All About the Benjamins its title features a posthumous verse from which rapper?

Notorious B.I.G. had been killed in March 1997, and his verse was one of two added when the song was remixed for the album.

Before All About the Benjamins, Mike Epps first teamed with Ice Cube as which cousin of Craig in Next Friday?

Day-Day was the part Ice Cube invited Epps to audition for after watching his stand-up set, and Epps played him again in Friday After Next.

In All About the Benjamins, Reggie's winning lottery ticket goes missing because it is tucked inside what lost item?

His wallet falls into the hands of the diamond thieves as he flees them, so the winning numbers come up while the ticket is gone.

After All About the Benjamins, Mike Epps played L.J. in two films of which zombie series based on a video game?

Resident Evil gave Epps the comic-relief survivor L.J. in Apocalypse in 2004 and again in its sequel, Extinction.

Which soul group's 1973 hit For the Love of Money appears on the soundtrack of All About the Benjamins?

The O'Jays recorded the song for Philadelphia International, and it later became the opening theme of the TV show The Apprentice.

Which studio, long the home of Ice Cube's Friday comedies, released All About the Benjamins in theaters?

New Line Cinema outbid MGM, Paramount, Universal and Warner Bros. to keep Ice Cube after he had walked away from his deal there.

In All About the Benjamins, at what kind of venue do Bucum and Reggie arrange to swap the diamonds for Gina?

A dog track is where the kidnapped Gina is to be traded, but the handover collapses into a gunfight and a chase.

Where do Bucum and Reggie finally find the real diamonds hidden inside the Barkley house in All About the Benjamins?

A fish tank holds the stones that everyone has been killing for, after the batch taken in the robbery turned out to be fake.

During the chase after the failed diamond handover in All About the Benjamins, Williamson opens fire with what weapon?

A bazooka is Williamson's answer when the trade falls apart, though his shot misses the heroes and blows up a nearby truck instead.

In the finale of All About the Benjamins, what does Bucum hand Reggie after he drops a gun in the ocean?

A taser is all Reggie is trusted with for the last showdown, and he uses it to drop the wounded Williamson on the shore.

While fleeing Bucum early in All About the Benjamins, Reggie hides in what vehicle that belongs to the diamond thieves?

A van turns out to be the getaway vehicle of killers fresh from a robbery, which drops Reggie into the middle of their scheme.

The diamond thieves in All About the Benjamins pull off their deadly robbery while posing as crew at what event?

A photo shoot is the cover: Julian plays the photographer and Ursula the model until the diamonds' owner, Mr. Barkley, arrives.

In the opening arrest of All About the Benjamins, the girlfriend of drug dealer Lil J fires what at Bucum?

A shotgun, fired wildly around the trailer, nearly ends the film's first arrest before Bucum tackles her and cuffs Lil J.

Roger Guenveur Smith, the thief Julian in All About the Benjamins, is best known for his films with which director?

Spike Lee cast Smith in films from School Daze to Do the Right Thing, where he played Smiley, and later filmed his one-man Huey P. Newton show.

John Murphy, who scored All About the Benjamins, also composed the haunting themes of which Danny Boyle horror film?

28 Days Later features Murphy's In the House - In a Heartbeat, an instrumental since reused in many trailers, shows and commercials.

All About the Benjamins was the first feature film from Kevin Bray, who had built his career directing what?

Music videos for stars such as Whitney Houston, Jennifer Lopez and Lauryn Hill were Bray's training ground before he stepped up to features.

In the same year as All About the Benjamins, Ice Cube's company produced which hit comedy with Cedric the Entertainer?

Barbershop, with Ice Cube as the owner of a struggling Chicago shop, opened six months later and launched a franchise of its own.

Ice Cube said about 40 percent of the finished All About the Benjamins came from what, much of it by Mike Epps?

Ad-libbing was built into the plan: the script was kept tight but left room in the dialogue for Epps to riff on almost any exchange.

Mike Epps, the fast-talking Reggie of All About the Benjamins, was cast in 2014 to play which comedy legend in a biopic?

Richard Pryor was the role Epps landed for director Lee Daniels; that film stalled, but he did play the comedian in the 2016 biopic Nina.

In All About the Benjamins, Bucum and Reggie force the wounded thief Julian to talk using what tool on his arm brace?

A screwdriver twisted into the brace makes Julian give up the name of his boss, Williamson.

What is the name of Bucum's penny-pinching boss, who pays him less than expected in All About the Benjamins?

Martinez, played by Anthony Giaimo, also orders Bucum to stay away from Reggie after one chase ends at a murder scene.

In All About the Benjamins, what device left in a car tells Williamson where to bring the kidnapped Gina?

A tape recorder sits in the car the pair roll into Williamson's dealership, alongside two of his men, both out cold.

Which rapper's Told Y'all, with Rick Ross, was the charting single from the All About the Benjamins soundtrack?

Trina opens the album with the song, which reached number 64 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Valarie Rae Miller, who plays Pam in All About the Benjamins, was Original Cindy in which James Cameron sci-fi series?

Dark Angel ran from 2000 to 2002 with Jessica Alba in the lead, so Miller was still playing Original Cindy when the film opened.

Which Cash Money hit by B.G. with the Hot Boys and Big Tymers appears on the All About the Benjamins soundtrack?

Bling Bling, produced by Mannie Fresh, came out in 1999 and reached number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100.

At the end of All About the Benjamins, whose arrival offshore forces Bucum to handcuff Reggie and turn him in?

The coast guard is spotted in the distance, so Bucum cuffs Reggie, hides the money and assures him that an old warrant means only a short stay inside.

Where does Bucum first spot the wanted con man Reggie before their long chase in All About the Benjamins?

A convenience store sighting starts the pursuit, and it is hardly their first meeting: Bucum has already caught Reggie three times before.