Code Name: The Cleaner

Code Name: The Cleaner
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Les Mayfield
Written by	Robert Adetuyi George Gallo
Produced by	Cedric the Entertainer Brett Ratner Eric Rhone Jay Stern
Starring	Cedric the Entertainer Lucy Liu Nicollette Sheridan DeRay Davis Tom Butler Mark Dacascos
Cinematography	David Franco
Edited by	Michael Matzdorff
Music by	George S. Clinton
Production companies	FilmEngine Rat Entertainment Bird and a Bear Entertainment Cleaner Films
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release date	January 5, 2007 (2007-01-05)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$20 million
Box office	$10.3 million

Code Name: The Cleaner is a 2007 American action comedy film directed by Les Mayfield and starring Cedric the Entertainer, Lucy Liu, Callum Keith Rennie, Nicollette Sheridan and Mark Dacascos. The film was released by New Line Cinema on January 5, 2007. Upon its release, the film was met with negative reviews by critics.

Plot

When Jake (Cedric the Entertainer) awakes one morning in a strange hotel room, he finds himself in a bit of a predicament; there's a corpse in his bed and a briefcase full of cash. Not only that, but he cannot remember who he is or how he got there. He meets Gina (Lucy Liu), a waitress, who tells him he is a janitor at a video game company and that she is his girlfriend. But Jake believes he is an undercover agent for the CIA, and he tries to figure out the truth. Jake vaguely remembered a scene from a fight with several agents at his side. This vague memory leads him to believe that he is an undercover agent.

Cast

• Cedric the Entertainer as Jake Rogers
• Lucy Liu as Gina
• Nicollette Sheridan as Diane
• Mark Dacascos as Eric Hauck
• Callum Keith Rennie as Shaw
• Niecy Nash as Jacuzzi
• DeRay Davis as Ronnie
• Will Patton as Riley
• Kevin McNulty as Dr. Soames
• Beau Davis as Old Timer
• Bart Anderson as Charlie
• Tom Butler as Crane
• Robert Clarke as The Butler

Reception

The film received overwhelmingly negative reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 4% based on 84 reviews, with an average rating of 3.16/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Code Name: The Cleaner is a limp action/comedy flick that alternates between lame, worn-out jokes and cheesy martial arts." Metacritic gave the film a score of 33 out of 100, based on 18 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

The film grossed $10.3 million worldwide against a $20 million production budget.

The film received a Razzie nomination for Worst Supporting Actress (Nicollette Sheridan).

Home media

Code Name: The Cleaner was released on April 24, 2007 and sold 224,724 units translating to revenue of $4,492,233.

See also

• Mord ist mein Geschäft, Liebling (2009)

External links

• Code Name: The Cleaner at IMDb 
• Code Name: The Cleaner at AllMovie
• Code Name: The Cleaner at Rotten Tomatoes
• Code Name: The Cleaner at Box Office Mojo
• Code Name: The Cleaner at Metacritic