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ERA
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32 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Jason's Lyric
"Love is courage."
1994 1h 59m EN
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6.8
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58%
ROTTEN
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6.6
IMDB
★6.8TMDB · 61🥫58%Rotten Tomatoes★6.6IMDB · 4,813
CrimeDramaRomance
Synopsis
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The story of a young man who must confront his own fears about love as well as his relationships with family and friends.
“Love is courage.”
Cast
Allen Payne
Jason Alexander
Jada Pinkett Smith
Lyric
Bokeem Woodbine
Joshua Alexander
Eddie Griffin
Rat
Suzzanne Douglas
Gloria
Lisa Nicole Carson
Marti
Lahmard J. Tate
Ron
Forest Whitaker
Maddog
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Doug McHenry
- Writers
- Bobby Smith Jr.
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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CRAFT
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Doug McHenry, shot by Francis Kenny. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Andrew Mondshein shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Allen Payne and Jada Pinkett Smith and Bokeem Woodbine carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Love is courage.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0110186 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 61 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Doug McHenry directs. Francis Kenny behind the camera. Andrew Mondshein cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 132 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Doug McHenry, shot by Francis Kenny. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor Andrew Mondshein shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Allen Payne and Jada Pinkett Smith and Bokeem Woodbine carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Love is courage.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0110186 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 61 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 9Classified under 17 themes, including "family relationships", "fear", "relationship", "gospel singer".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Francis Kenny
- Editing
- Andrew Mondshein
- Production design
- Simon Dobbin
- Runtime
- 119 min · 1h 59m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $7,000,000
- Box office
- $20,851,521
- Return
- 298% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 58% 🥫 Rotten
- IMDB rating
- 6.6/10 · 4,813 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
1 nomination total
Also by
Doug McHenry
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
US
Key crew
- Art DirectionDavid Lazan
- Production DesignSimon Dobbin
- EditorAndrew Mondshein
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- family relationships
- fear
- relationship
- gospel singer
- desperate
- complex
- anxious
- dreary
- provocative
- romantic
- antagonistic
- callous
- cruel
- frightened
- frustrated
- gentle
- hopeful
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1994-09-28R
