title: Malibu's Most Wanted
Gerry (2002 film)
Men in Black II
Assisted Living (film)
Barbershop (film)
Like Mike
The Tuxedo
8 Mile (film)
Hollywood Ending
Die, Mommie, Die!
sentences: Malibu's Most Wanted is a 2003 American comedy film written by and starring Jamie Kennedy and co-starring Taye Diggs, Anthony Anderson, Blair Underwood, Regina Hall, Damien Dante Wayans, Ryan O'Neal, and Snoop Dogg.
 The film is written by the creators of "MADtv", Fax Bahr and Adam Small, who also serve as producers.
 The character of "B-Rad" (a spoof of Eminem's character "B-Rabbit" in the film "8 Mile") originally appeared in Jamie Kennedy's hidden-camera show "The Jamie Kennedy Experiment", but started in his stand-up routine when he was starting out.
 The film was given a PG-13 rating by the MPAA.
 To keep it, the film's end credits were edited to prevent the film from receiving an R rating.
Gerry is a 2002 American drama film directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck, who also co-wrote the film with Van Sant.
 It is the first film of Van Sant's "Death Trilogy", three films based on deaths that occurred in real life, and is succeeded by "Elephant" (2003) and "Last Days" (2005).
Men in Black II (stylized as MIIB) is a 2002 American science fiction action comedy film starring Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Lara Flynn Boyle, Johnny Knoxville, Rosario Dawson, Tony Shalhoub and Rip Torn.
 The film is a sequel to the 1997 film "Men in Black" and was followed by "Men in Black 3", released in 2012.
 This series of films is based on the Malibu / Marvel comic book series "The Men in Black" by Lowell Cunningham.
 A video game partly based on the film was released in 2002 titled "".
Assisted Living is a 2003 American comedy film directed and written by Elliot Greenbaum.
 It depicts a day in the life of Todd, a janitor at an assisted living facility.
 He befriends the residents, one of whom confuses him for her son.
 "Assisted Living" won 4 awards at film festivals, including the Grand Jury Prize at the 2003 Slamdance Film Festival.
Barbershop is a 2002 American comedy film directed by Tim Story, produced by State Street Pictures and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on September 13, 2002.
 Starring Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, and Anthony Anderson, the movie revolves around social life in a barbershop on the South Side of Chicago.
 "Barbershop" also proved to be a star-making vehicle for acting newcomers Eve and Michael Ealy.
 It is the first film in the "Barbershop" film series.
Like Mike is a 2002 American comedy film directed by John Schultz and written by Missy Elliot and Jordan Moffet.
 Starring Lil' Bow Wow, Morris Chestnut, Jonathan Lipnicki, Brenda Song, Robert Forster, Crispin Glover and Eugene Levy, the film follows an orphan who gets basketball talents after finding a pair of Michael Jordan's shoes.
 It was produced by NBA Productions and features cameo appearances by NBA players.
 The film was released on July 3, 2002, by 20th Century Fox.
The Tuxedo is a 2002 American comedy–action film directed by Kevin Donovan and starring Jackie Chan, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Jason Isaacs.
 It is a spy spoof that involves a special tuxedo that grants its wearer special abilities and a corporate terrorist threatening to poison the United States' fresh water supply with bacteria that spills electrolytes into the blood and totally dehydrates the host.
8 Mile is a 2002 American drama film written by Scott Silver, directed by Curtis Hanson, and starring Eminem, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, Michael Shannon, and Kim Basinger.
Hollywood Ending is a 2002 American comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen, who also plays the principal character.
 It tells the story of a once-famous film director who suffers hysterical blindness due to the intense pressure of directing.
Die, Mommie, Die!
 is a 2003 American satirical comedy film written by Charles Busch, who also plays the lead role.
 Partly spoof and partly homage, it draws heavily on the tropes and themes of American "Psycho-biddy" films and plays from the 1950s and 1960s that featured strong, sometimes dominating female leads, such as those by Bette Davis ("Dead Ringer") and Ethel Merman ("Gypsy").
 It is adapted from a play of the same name by Busch, first performed in 1999.

Question: Question: The character of "B-Rad" in the 2003 American comedy film Malibu's Most Wanted is a spoof of a character in a  2002 American drama film directed by who?  

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 Malibu's Most Wanted is a 2003 American comedy film written by and starring Jamie Kennedy and co-starring Taye Diggs, Anthony Anderson, Blair Underwood, Regina Hall, Damien Dante Wayans, Ryan O'Neal, and Snoop Dogg.
 The film is written by the creators of "MADtv", Fax Bahr and Adam Small, who also serve as producers.
 The character of "B-Rad" (a spoof of Eminem's character "B-Rabbit" in the film "8 Mile") originally appeared in Jamie Kennedy's hidden-camera show "The Jamie Kennedy Experiment", but started in his stand-up routine when he was starting out.
 The film was given a PG-13 rating by the MPAA.
 To keep it, the film's end credits were edited to prevent the film from receiving an R rating. 

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 Gerry is a 2002 American drama film directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck, who also co-wrote the film with Van Sant.
 It is the first film of Van Sant's "Death Trilogy", three films based on deaths that occurred in real life, and is succeeded by "Elephant" (2003) and "Last Days" (2005). 

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 Assisted Living is a 2003 American comedy film directed and written by Elliot Greenbaum.
 It depicts a day in the life of Todd, a janitor at an assisted living facility.
 He befriends the residents, one of whom confuses him for her son.
 "Assisted Living" won 4 awards at film festivals, including the Grand Jury Prize at the 2003 Slamdance Film Festival. 

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 Like Mike is a 2002 American comedy film directed by John Schultz and written by Missy Elliot and Jordan Moffet.
 Starring Lil' Bow Wow, Morris Chestnut, Jonathan Lipnicki, Brenda Song, Robert Forster, Crispin Glover and Eugene Levy, the film follows an orphan who gets basketball talents after finding a pair of Michael Jordan's shoes.
 It was produced by NBA Productions and features cameo appearances by NBA players.
 The film was released on July 3, 2002, by 20th Century Fox. 

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 The Tuxedo is a 2002 American comedy–action film directed by Kevin Donovan and starring Jackie Chan, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Jason Isaacs.
 It is a spy spoof that involves a special tuxedo that grants its wearer special abilities and a corporate terrorist threatening to poison the United States' fresh water supply with bacteria that spills electrolytes into the blood and totally dehydrates the host. 

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 8 Mile is a 2002 American drama film written by Scott Silver, directed by Curtis Hanson, and starring Eminem, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, Michael Shannon, and Kim Basinger. 

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 Hollywood Ending is a 2002 American comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen, who also plays the principal character.
 It tells the story of a once-famous film director who suffers hysterical blindness due to the intense pressure of directing. 

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 Die, Mommie, Die!
 is a 2003 American satirical comedy film written by Charles Busch, who also plays the lead role.
 Partly spoof and partly homage, it draws heavily on the tropes and themes of American "Psycho-biddy" films and plays from the 1950s and 1960s that featured strong, sometimes dominating female leads, such as those by Bette Davis ("Dead Ringer") and Ethel Merman ("Gypsy").
 It is adapted from a play of the same name by Busch, first performed in 1999. 

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Answer: Curtis Hanson