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The Dinner

 
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The Dinner

 
  • Director: Bernie Casey
  • AMG Rating: starstar
  • Genre: Drama
  • Movie Type: Ensemble Film
  • Main Cast: Bernie Casey, Wren T. Brown, Doug Johnson, Meg Register, Lew Tate
  • Release Year: 1997
  • Country: US
  • Run Time: 85 minutes

Plot

Veteran actor Bernie Casey made his debut as a writer and director with this allegorical drama. Three prominent and prosperous African American men meet at an expensive restaurant for dinner, where they enjoy a meal and discuss racial issues in America. Brother Man (Doug Johnson) is a well-known jazz musician, Young Brother (Wren T. Brown) is a well-heeled businessman, and Good Brother (Casey) is a U.S. Senator who enjoys a profitable sideline as an art dealer. As they finish their meals, they leave one at a time; Good Brother, the last man at the table, has risen from the table and is about to exit when a shot rings out, killing him. At the funeral, it becomes obvious that one of his two dinner guests pulled the trigger and plans on killing the third member of the group next. Jazz guitarist Kevin Eubanks, best known as the bandleader on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," composed the film's original score. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

  • Bernie Casey - Good Brother
  • Wren T. Brown - Young Brother
  • Doug Johnson - Brother Man
  • Meg Register - Sabrina
  • Lew Tate - Watcher

Credit

Natacha Lagnaux - Costume Designer, Nefetari Spencer - First Assistant Director, Kenya D. Williams - First Assistant Director, Bernie Casey - Director, Sarah Gartner - Editor, Paula Rowan - Executive Producer, Richard Rowan - Executive Producer, Kevin Eubanks - Composer (Music Score), Ben Morris - Production Designer, John W. Simmons - Cinematographer, Bernie Casey - Producer, Russell Williams II - Sound/Sound Designer, Bernie Casey - Screenwriter
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