Themes: Interracial/Cross-Cultural Romance, Writer's Life
Main Cast: Mark Jacobs, Karen Kirkland, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Melina Kanakaredes, Ranjit Chowdhry
Release Year: 1994
Country: US
Run Time: 93 minutes
MPAA Rating: NR
Plot
A doomed interracial relationship provides the focus of this tragedy. White paralegal Lonny, wants to write a political novel that rails against the system, but he can't seem to start it. His writer's block has cost him emotionally, and he is bored with his job, his conversations with his father, and with his girlfriend. He looks for something different. He finds it with black teenager, Denise as she prepares for her SATs. He is attracted by her intelligence and the eagerness with which she learns and offers to tutor her. She accepts and soon they have transcended the teacher student relationship and become closer. They face resistance at every turn, but they do not heed the warnings. Tragedy ensues. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Robert Levine - Mel Shankman; Charles Malik Whitfield - Donny Stewart; Lorraine Toussaint - Enid Sheperd; Elliott Gould - Mr. Baum; Peter Riegert - Doctor
Credit
Jaki Brown-Karman - Casting, Kimberly Hardin - Casting, Karen Perry - Costume Designer, Gregory Hines - Director, Ray Hubley - Editor, Ben Barenholtz - Executive Producer, Stanley Clarke - Composer (Music Score), Nancy Deren - Production Designer, Bernd Heinl - Cinematographer, Mark Jacobs - Producer, Ron Kastner - Producer, Mark Weingarten - Sound/Sound Designer, Tom Paul - Sound/Sound Designer, Allison Burnett - Screenwriter
