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Key Information
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| Directors: |
James Toback |
| Stars: |
Robert Downey Jr. |
| Actors: |
Claudia Schiffer |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
New York City |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
VHS: Spanish Subtitled |
| UPC: |
043396052888 |
| Release Date: |
1999 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 38min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 38min
Release Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (April 07, 2009)
UPC: 043396052888 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 38min
Release Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (September 26, 2000)
UPC: 043396052956 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
James Toback |
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Professional Reviews
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(11/01/2000, p.104, Cheo Hodari Coker): "...Hilarious, deeply ribald....Don't miss it." -- 3 out of 5 stars - A Satisfying Rental |
| More Information |
| Details: |
With BLACK AND WHITE, writer-director James Toback (FINGERS, TWO GIRLS AND A GUY) confronts the topic of race head on--most specifically, the influence of black urban hip-hop culture on white America. Set in New York City as the 1990s wind to a close, the film is told in a broad, episodic fashion, interweaving several different story lines in order to address a multitude of ideas. In the most comedic, a white documentarian (Brooke Shields) and her gay husband (Robert Downey Jr.) follow a group of affluent white teenagers (led by Bijou Phillips) around the city as they unabashedly pursue a Staten Island hip-hop crew. As the leader of the crew, Rich Bower (the Wu-Tang Clan's Power) struggles to leave his criminal past behind and become a legitimate musician. In the most dramatic subplot, an undercover police detective (Ben Stiller) frames a talented college basketball player (Allan Houston) in order to exact an ambiguous revenge. Toback blends improvisation with tightly scripted scenes, and the result is a... |
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