Schneider starred in the 1999 feature film ', a tale of a fish-tank cleaner who incurs a massive debt and is forced to become a "man-whore." This was followed by "The Animal", about a man given animal powers by a mad scientist; "The Hot Chick", wherein the body of a petty thief named Clive Maxtone (played by Schneider) is mystically switched with the body of a pretty, but mean-spirited high school cheerleader named Jessica Spencer (played by Rachel McAdams in her film debut); and the sequel '. The latter movie was not well received by critics or moviegoers, and as a result, Schneider won a 2005 Worst Actor Razzie Award for his role in the film.