Rob Schneider's Age In The Hot Chick

In the 2002 comedy film The Hot Chick, Rob Schneider plays the role of Clive Maxtone, a 30-something criminal whose body is magically swapped with that of a teenage girl, Jessica Spencer. Schneider was 39 years old at the time of the film's release, and received a Razzie Award nomination for Worst Actor of the Decade for his performance.

Rob Schneider's age when filming

Rob Schneider was 39 years old when he was filming *The Hot Chick*. The film was released in 2002 and Schneider's birthday is 31 October 1963.

Schneider plays Clive Maxtone, a middle-aged criminal who accidentally switches bodies with Jessica Spencer, a popular but mean-spirited teenager. Schneider commented on the film:

> No man is a hundred-percent masculine and no woman is a hundred-percent feminine – we're all just somewhere on the scale there. So what I tried to do was just play it with an innocence and gentleness, and then find some physical keys to lock-in on.

Despite the film's commercial success, Schneider was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Actor of the Decade for his performance.

His character Clive Maxtone

Rob Schneider was 39 years old when he played Clive Maxtone in The Hot Chick. Maxtone is a small-time, 30-something criminal who accidentally switches bodies with the 18-year-old high schooler Jessica Spencer.

Maxtone is the main antagonist of the film. He is first seen robbing a nearby gas station. When Jessica and her friends stop there, they mistake him for an employee, so he services their car to avoid raising suspicion. Jessica accidentally drops one of a pair of enchanted earrings on the ground, and Maxtone picks it up after the girls drive away. That evening, both Maxtone and Jessica put on their earrings. When they wake up the next morning, each of them is trapped in the other's body.

While in Jessica's body, Maxtone makes money from men, including Jessica's boyfriend Billy, who gives him his money and car, believing he is Jessica. Maxtone also tries to run Billy over. On the evening of the prom, another student, Hildenburg, sees a video of Maxtone robbing a man on the television news and goes to the scene of the crime. After finding a business card for the club where Maxtone works as a pole dancer, she informs Jessica at the prom, and the girls go to the club.

When they find Maxtone, Jessica steals back the earring and puts on both earrings, returning her body and Maxtone's body to their original owners.

The film's release date

The Hot Chick, an American fantasy comedy film, was released in theatres on December 13, 2002, in the United States, Canada, and Taiwan. The film premiered on December 2, 2002, before its official release. It was later released in Australia on January 1, 2003. The film was also released on VHS and DVD on May 13, 2003, by Buena Vista Home Entertainment under the Touchstone Home Entertainment label.

The film was directed by Tom Brady and starred Rob Schneider, Anna Faris, Matthew Lawrence, Eric Christian Olsen, and Rachel McAdams, who made her film debut with The Hot Chick. The film received negative reviews from critics, who criticized the jokes and Schneider's performance. Despite the criticism, the film was a commercial success, grossing $54,639,553 worldwide.

The film's box office performance

Rob Schneider was 39 years old when he played the character of Clive Maxtone in the 2002 film The Hot Chick. The film opened at #5 at the U.S. box office on the weekend of December 13–15, 2002, taking in $7,401,146. This averaged to $3,338 across the 2,217 theatres where it was shown. It went on to earn a total worldwide gross of $54,639,553.

Despite the film's box office success, it received negative reviews from critics, who criticized the jokes and Schneider's performance. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film had an approval rating of 21%–22% based on reviews from 81–82 critics, with an average score of 3.90/10. Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a more positive score of B+ on a scale of A to F.

The Hot Chick was released on VHS and DVD on May 13, 2003, by Buena Vista Home Entertainment. The DVD included deleted scenes that had been cut from the film to obtain a PG-13 rating. These scenes included an alternate ending.

Rob Schneider's performance

In the 2002 American fantasy comedy film The Hot Chick, Schneider played the role of Clive Maxtone, a middle-aged criminal who accidentally switches bodies with a popular high school girl named Jessica Spencer (played by Rachel McAdams). Schneider's character is described as a small-time, 30-something criminal who robs a gas station at the beginning of the film. As a result of the body swap, Schneider's character finds himself trapped in the body of a teenage girl, while Jessica is stuck in the body of a middle-aged man.

Schneider's performance in the film has been described as convincing by some viewers, and he has been praised for his comedic timing and delivery. One review on IMDb states that Schneider is "sooooo good" in the film and that his performance will "get a lot of laughs". Another review mentions that Schneider and his co-star Anna Faris, who plays Jessica's best friend April, are "incredibly funny together".

However, Schneider's performance was not well-received by all audiences. The film received generally unfavorable reviews from critics, with some describing the jokes as falling flat and criticizing Schneider's performance. Schneider was even nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Actor of the Decade for his role in the film.

Despite the mixed reactions to his performance, The Hot Chick showcases Schneider's ability to portray a character in a body-swap comedy and contribute to the film's comedic elements.

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