Cast & crew
The Cookout (2004)
Directed by Lance Rivera Written by Darryl French, Queen Latifah, Shakim Compere, Laurie B. Turner, Ramsey Gbelawoe
Cast
| Ja Rule | Bling Bling |
| Quran Pender | Todd Andersen (as Storm P) |
| Ruperto Vanderpool | Wheezer |
| Jenifer Lewis | Lady Em |
| Jonathan Silverman | Wes |
| Meagan Good | Brittany |
| Farrah Fawcett | Mrs. Crowley |
| Tim Meadows | Leroy |
| Frankie Faison | Jojo Andersen |
| Kevin Phillips | Jamal Washington |
| Rita Owens | Nettie Washington |
| Vincent Pastore | Poo Salesman |
| Reg E. Cathey | Frank Washington |
| Eve | Becky |
| Jerod Mixon | Willie |
| Jamal Mixon | Nelson |
| Queen Latifah | Security Guard |
| Danny Glover | Judge Crowley |
| Carl Wright | Grandpa |
| Gerry Bamman | Butler |
| Denee Busby | Little Dee |
| Shawn Andrew | Jerome |
| Marci Reid | Ms. Peters |
| Jesse May | Olivier |
| Godfrey | Jasper |
| Lance Spellerberg | Sven |
| Peggy Cosgrave | Mrs. Atwater |
| William Stone Mahoney | Commissioner |
| Walter Simpson III | A.J. |
| Wilhelm Lewis | Wayne |
| Antonio Walker | Young thug |
| Deep Katdare | Clerk |
| Thomas James O'Leary | Reporter #1 |
| Wendy Williams | Reporter #2 |
| Maria Soccor | Young Nettie (uncredited) |
| Sandra Mills Scott | Nurse |
| Marc Plastrik | Police Chief |
| Mark Cuban | Mark Cuban |
| Channelle Nazaire | Grade School Becky |
| Ali Wright | Grade School Bling Bling |
| Rodney Henry | Grade School Wheezer |
| Alex Avant | Police Officer |
| Otis Best | Grade School Todd (as Otis K. Best III) |
| Divine Compere | Young Cousin |
| Marv Albert | Marv Albert |
| Baron Davis | Baron Davis |
| Elton Brand | Elton Brand |
| Hasani Houston | Light Skinned Boy |
| D.J. Enuff | D.J. Enuff |
Crew
| Shakim Compere | Producer |
| Otis Best | Producer |
| Lance Rivera | Director |
| Charlotte Scott | Hairstylist |
| Darryl French | Story |
| Queen Latifah | Story |
| Shakim Compere | Story |
| Mike Elliott | Executive Producer |
| Darryl French | Co-Producer |
| Joseph P. Genier | Line Producer |
| Queen Latifah | Producer |
| John Sacchi | Executive Producer |
| Patricia Bowers | Editor |
| Michael Paseornek | Executive Producer |
| Anne Stuhler | Production Design |
| Jeff McEvoy | Editor |
| Leah Daniels-Butler | Casting |
| Kym Washington Longino | Stunt Double |
| Laurie B. Turner | Screenplay |
| Tom Houghton | Director of Photography |
| Roswell Hamrick | Art Direction |
| Amanda Carroll | Set Decoration |
| Cheryl Lewis | Stunt Double |
| Roy T. Anderson | Stunt Coordinator |
| Ramsey Gbelawoe | Screenplay |
| Derrick Simmons | Stunt Double |
| Mick O'Rourke | Stunts |
| Camara Kambon | Original Music Composer |
| Radium Cheung | Camera Operator |