I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979) (TV)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Fielder Cook

Writers:

Maya Angelou (book)
Maya Angelou (writer) ...

Release Date:

28 April 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Plot:

Based on writer Maya Angelou's childhood, this story is about a young girl in the South who is sent to live with her grandmother after her parents divorce.

Plot Keywords:

Trauma | Childhood | Child Abuse | Loneliness | Father Daughter Relationship

Cast

Paul Benjamin	...	Freeman
Diahann Carroll	...	Vivian
Ruby Dee	...	Grandmother Baxter
Roger E. Mosley	...	Bailey Sr.
Esther Rolle	...	Momma
Madge Sinclair	...	Miss Flowers
Constance Good	...	Maya
John Driver	...	Bailey Jr. (as John M. Driver II)
Sonny Jim Gaines	...	Uncle Willie
Art Evans	...	Principal
J. Don Ferguson	...	Mr. Donleavy
Georgia Allen	...	Mrs. Gurney
Darleen Taylor	...	1st Girl
Darryl Antony Williams	...	Tommy Valdon (as Darryl Williams)
Tonea Stewart	...	Lillie (as Tommie Stewart)

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Mississippi, USA

Company:

Tomorrow Entertainment

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Simpsons: I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (#19.4)" (2007)

Terrible acting

The story overall, though quite graphic, is actually decent and reasonably interesting to readers. However, the movie was absolutely dreadful. The story was good, but the acting was terrible. I was crying the whole time because i knew i could never get my spent time back. Don't see this movie. If you do, bring a pistol with a bullet in it, and a few bullets if you're going with friends. I feel sorry for everybody who had anything to do with this film. I also feel sorry for everybody who had to watch the film. Avoid this film at all costs, and if your mother forces you to watch, kill her. Hahahahaha! See! I'm a psycho now!!!! IKWTCBS turned me into a psycho!!!!