| Tim Reid | ... | Joe | |
| Vonte Sweet | ... | Alphonso | |
| Vonetta McGee | ... | Brenda | |
| María Celedonio | ... | Ella | |
| Robert Guillaume | ... | Uncle Buddy | |
| Zero Hubbard | ... | Hubie | |
| Rosalind Cash | ... | Janet Mickens | |
| Daphne Reid | ... | Coach Dawson | |
| LaVerne Anderson | ... | Cindy | |
| Marquita Terry | ... | Tamara | |
| Don Drysdale | ... | Baseball Announcer (voice) | |
| Fred Pinkard | ... | Thaddeus | |
| Whitman Mayo | ... | Jesse | |
| George Kirby | ... | George | |
| William Karnes | ... | UPS Man | |
| Della Reese | ... | Ella DuChamps (voice) | |
| Anne Betancourt | ... | Cashier | |
| Brock Peters | ... | Gus | |
| Tyra Ferrell | ... | Ricki Sewell | |
| Eric Chambers | ... | Creole Kid | |
| Roscoe Lee Browne | ... | Buck |
Directed by | |||
| Helaine Head | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Daryl G. Nickens | ||
Produced by | |||
| Donna Brown Guillaume | .... | executive producer | |
| Dianne Houston | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Harold Wheeler | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Bernard Salzmann | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Joanne D'Antonio | |||
Production Management | |||
| Thomas John Kane | .... | unit production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Janet Davidson | .... | first assistant director | |
| Bryan Denegal | .... | second assistant director | |
Other crew | |||
| Doris Nomathande Dixon | .... | assistant to producer | |
| Karen Golden | .... | script supervisor | |
| Barbara Gregson | .... | film researcher (uncredited) | |
| Full cast and crew | Company credits | External reviews |
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Ella's uncle Buddy recieves a trunk from an old acress. Uncle Buddy wants everyone to stay out of it but Ella opens it and finds out something special about her Uncle.
I first saw this movie last year on Black Starz and saw it again today. Robert Guillaume does a wonderful job as Uncle Buddy, a man who wants to forget some of the pain his past has caused. It's also a wonderful look at african-american filmmaking. The actors seem to put so much into their roles they come across as real people, not sterotypes.
White, Black, or anything else, I suggest anyone watch this film. Like it or hate it you'll walk away feeling for the characters.