For One Night
| For One Night | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ernest R. Dickerson |
| Written by | Dee Harris-Lawrence |
| Starring | Raven-Symoné Aisha Tyler Sam Jones III |
| Editing by | Stephen Lovejoy |
| Distributed by | Lifetime Movies |
| Release date(s) | February 6,2006 (U.S.) October 31,2006 (H) August 6,2006 (A) January 19,2007 (UK) |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
For One Night is a 2006 film is based on the true story of Gerica McCrary, who made headlines in 2002 by getting Taylor County High School in her hometown of Butler, Georgia, to integrate the prom after thirty-one years of segregation. It stars Raven-Symoné as Briana McCallister and Aisha Tyler as Desiree Howard. The movie was filmed in summer 2005 in Louisiana just before Hurricane Katrina.
The movie was written by Dee Harris-Lawrence.
Plot
Inspired by the true story of an African American teenager who shook up a small town where high school proms had been racially segregated for decades. Amid the protests of the community and with the help of a newspaper reporter who returns to her hometown to cover the story, the two women are able to reverse decades of racist tradition and make history, at least for one night.
Raven-Symoné, Aisha Tyler and Jason Lewis star in a moving drama about a 12th grade student who risks her social and academic standing to end her high school's long tradition of racially segregated proms, in the town of Mercier, Louisiana. When a gifted and popular senior (Raven-Symone) innocently suggests changing the policy, it re-ignites the town's smoldering racial tensions. The teenager gets some unexpected support from a New Orleans journalist (Aisha Tyler), who has her own complex relationship with Mercier.
Cast
- Raven-Symoné ... Brianna McCallister
- Aisha Tyler... Desiree Howard
- Jason Lewis ... Mark Manning
- Sam Jones III ... Brandon Williams
- Gary Grubbs ... Mr. Thornton
- William Ragsdale ... Earl Randall
- Harold Sylvester... Mr Howard, Desiress' dad
- Donna DuPlantier ... Aunt Marlene
- Joan Pringle
- Rhoda Griffis ... Ginny Stephens
- Daina Gozan ... Sela Moody
- Mills Allison ... Ely Hardy
- Caroline Jahna ... Carla Thornton
- James Aaron ... Myron Dawson
- Louis Herthum ... Sheriff Taylor
- Katie Seeley ... Kelly Reynolds (as Katie Seely)
- Azure Dawn ... Lily Dubois
- Adam Powell ... Paul Beaudine
- Chuck Halley ... Newspaper Editor
Trivia
- In an interview with the film director, Raven-Symoné said that she had to gain some weight for the lead role, along with getting a southern accent[citation needed].
- The end of the movie (prom scene) features Raven's new song 'Gravity' [citation needed].
- The movie was shot in the Summer of 2005 an was the last to capture the beautiful New Orleans essence before Hurricane Katrina.[1]
Awards
2007
- Image Award:Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Aisha Tyler
External links
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