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Black and White (1999) | User Rating
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Release Date
• USA: Sep 4, 1999
DVD Release Date
• R1: Sep 26, 2000
Budget $10,000,000
Official Website:
Black and White Website
MPAA Rating
Rated R for strong sexuality, graphic language, some violence and drug use.
Running Time
1 hour, 38 minutes
Country USA
Studio Palm Pictures
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• Black and White
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Genre: Drama, Gay/Lesbian, Buddies, Murder, Gangsters, Marriage, Psychodrama, Urban, Satire, Culture Clash
Tagline: What happens when you mix it up?
Plot: 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 loose, broad essay on the state of racism at the turn of the millennium. Black and White features impressive performances by the all-star cast, but it is Mike Tyson who steals the film with his unforgettable cameo.
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James Toback
Two Girls and a Guy, Harvard Man, The Pick-up Artist |
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| Cast |
Scott Caan
Ocean's Eleven, Gone in Sixty Seconds, Ocean's Twelve |
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 | Jared Leto
Requiem for a Dream, American Psycho, Panic Room |
 | Marla Maples
Executive Decision, A Sight for Sore Eyes, Richie Rich's Christmas Wish |
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