Good Fences
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| Good Fences | |
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| Genre | Comedy-drama |
| Based on | Good Fences by Erika Ellis |
| Written by | Trey Ellis |
| Directed by | Ernest R. Dickerson |
| Starring | |
| Music by | George Duke |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Cinematography | Jonathan Freeman |
| Editor | Stephen Lovejoy |
| Running time | 119 minutes |
| Production company | 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks |
| Original release | |
| Network | Showtime |
| Release | February 2, 2003 |
Good Fences is a 2003 American comedy-drama television film directed by Ernest Dickerson and written by Trey Ellis, based on the 1997 novel of the same name by his wife Erika Ellis. The film is about the stresses of prejudice on an upwardly mobile black family in 1970s Greenwich, Connecticut. Danny Glover plays the overworked, stressed husband and Whoopi Goldberg plays his steadfast wife.
Good Fences was produced by Spike Lee's 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks. It premiered at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival, and aired on Showtime on February 2, 2003. Goldberg won an Image Award for her role.[1]
Cast[edit]
- Whoopi Goldberg as Mabel Spader
- Danny Glover as Tom Spader
- Mo'Nique as Ruth Crisp
- Ashley Archer as Stormy (age 13)
- Ryan Michelle Bathe as Stormy (age 17)
- Vincent McCurdy-Clark as Tommy-Two (age 12)
- Zachary Simmons Glover as Tommy-Two (age 17)
Reception[edit]
The New York Times reviewed the film positively,[2] as did Dove.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Gondo, Nancy (2003-06-13). "Good Fences". Variety. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ Gates, Anita (2003-01-31). "TELEVISION REVIEW; Turning Everything White but the Skin". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "Good Fences". Dove Family Friendly Movie Reviews. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
External links[edit]
- Good Fences at IMDb
- Good Fences at AllMovie
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