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This entirely African American-conceived and produced ensemble drama is the result of a collaboration of a pair of pioneering Black artists: writer Ishmael Reed and filmmaker Bill Gunn, who wrote and directed the underground classic Ganja & Hess and wrote the screenplay for Hal Ashby's The Landlord. Originally intended to air on public television in 1980, it went unseen for decades; the original tapes have been carefully restored by Kino Lorber and the film is now available in its full-length version for the very first time!
Original Release
08/10/1980
US Release
08/10/1980
Cast
Name | Character |
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Vertamae Grosvenor | Johnnie Mae Brown |
Carey Barnes | Patient's Uncle |
Alan Beckles | Doctor |
Thommie Blackwell | Bubba |
Kenny De Louche | Musician in Bar |
William Grant | Doctor |
Vincent Hall | Musician in Bar |
Andrea W. Hunt | Mary Alice |
Marshall M. Johnson III | Aikijutso Waiter |
Mizan Kirby | The Visitor |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Vertamae Grosvenor | Johnnie Mae Brown |
Carey Barnes | Patient's Uncle |
Alan Beckles | Doctor |
Thommie Blackwell | Bubba |
Kenny De Louche | Musician in Bar |
William Grant | Doctor |
Vincent Hall | Musician in Bar |
Andrea W. Hunt | Mary Alice |
Marshall M. Johnson III | Aikijutso Waiter |
Mizan Kirby | The Visitor |
Barbara Montgomery | Rose Cummings |
Michele Wallace | Sharon |
Michael Watts | Patient |
Sam L. Waymon | Raymon |
John H. Wells | Numbers Man |
Lester Williams | Patient's Brother |
Margo Williams | Della |
Jim Wright | Father Brown |
Bill Gunn | Mr. Damien |
Niamani Mutima | Woman in Cafe |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ishmael Reed | Executive Producer |
Walter Cotton | Producer |