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She's Gotta Have It
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Spike Lee (writer)
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Release Date:
8 August 1986 (USA) more
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A Seriously Sexy Comedy
Plot:
Story of a woman and her three lovers. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination more
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(2 articles)
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Excellent Introduction to the Incomparable Spike Lee!! more (18 total)

Cast

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Tracy Camilla Johns ... Nola Darling

Tommy Redmond Hicks ... Jamie Overstreet
John Canada Terrell ... Greer Childs

Spike Lee ... Mars Blackmon
Raye Dowell ... Opal Gilstrap
Joie Lee ... Clorinda Bradford
S. Epatha Merkerson ... Doctor Jamison (as Epatha Merkinson)
Bill Lee ... Sonny Darling
Cheryl Burr ... Ava
Aaron Dugger ... Noble
Stephanie Covington ... Keva
Renata Cobbs ... Shawn
Cheryl Singleton ... Toby
Monty Ross ... Dog 1
Tiziano Cortini ... Dog 2 (as Lewis Jordan)
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Runtime:
84 min | USA:88 min (director's cut)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Whenever the cast broke for a meal, Spike Lee would tell them not to throw away the aluminum soda cans because would turn them in for recycling money. more
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Dog 7: Baby, you're so fine, I'd drink a tub of your bath water. more
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Excellent Introduction to the Incomparable Spike Lee!!, 25 February 2008
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Author: RaiderJack from San Francisco CA USA

When reviewing all of Spike's work, this is hands down, probably my all-time favorite. This project introduced us to the incomparable Mars Blackman, Spike's oh so charming alter ego. "She's Gotta Have It" is a wonderful treatise on the art of love and war from interesting perspectives. On top of that, it is quite hilarious.

It is a refreshing look at a black woman who insists on taking control of her sexuality rather than allowing it to be defined by men. There are general male observations, general female observations, and specific cultural outlooks on the art of love and war from an African-American perspective.

Tracy Camilla Johns, beautifully portraying the wonderfully developed character, Nola Darling, is perfectly cast as the independent black woman who, in her quest to be sexually independent, realizes this is an uphill journey when dealing with men who still have traditional ideas about women and their roles. She was actively dating more than one man simply because she had adapted the attitude that no one man can provide everything she wanted/needed and furthermore, it was terribly unfair to label her promiscuous for doing so. Interestingly enough, Nola also found that her own reactions when coming up against the same attitude in men, were amazingly traditional.

This was a very well-written statement on the ups and downs of love. It also introduces us to Law & Order's Divine Epatha Merkerson in a short but pivotal role as a sex therapist.

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeexcellent movie!!!

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