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The Colour of Love
(1992)
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Title: The Colour of Love (1992)
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| Michael Rapaport | ... | ||
| Kevin Corrigan | ... | ||
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Lois Bendler | ... | |
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Dan Ziskie | ... | |
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DeShonn Castle | ... | |
| N'Bushe Wright | ... | ||
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Marsha Florence | ... | |
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Shula Van Buren | ... | |
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Ron Johnson | ... | |
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Ray Sharkey | ... | |
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Glenn Dossin | ... | |
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Martin Priest | ... | |
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Shirley Benyas | ... | |
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Jason Willinger | ... | |
| Jon Seda | ... | ||
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This is a Romeo and Juliet type tale based in Detroit, Michigan. Two young men, Zack, a white teen accused of "acting black" and Dee, an African American teen, defy racial lines and form a strong friendship. When Zack begins dating Dee's cousin Nikki, his white friends presume he's seeing her because of sexual stereotypes about black women, while her black friends can't believe her interest in him. Additional conflict is added when Nut, a local black gang-banger pursues Nikki for himself and undisguised but contained racial tensions in their respective neighborhoods and the high school they all attend erupt in violence. Written by <chanteuse@worldnet.att.net>
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high school | racial tension | african american | school | detroit michigan |Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
23 October 1992 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Conflicto en Detroit See more »Box Office
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$1,468,300 (USA)Company Credits
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I love this movie. Really, really love it. I went to a school like this with kids like these. I went home to a house like that. I was in the cafeteria the day a racially-charged situation almost went to critical mass, and I was part of a group discussion the following week, in which nothing was resolved.
Which is what I like most about this movie. It doesn't end with everyone singing. Or dancing, or marching towards the camera, or anything like that. The goomba and the Spike Lee guy duke it out while the Asian girl despairs (as I did), and the white guy and black girl embrace each other hopelessly. That is life. Some differences will never be resolved, and the best you can hope for is that *some* people will reach each other. I was praying all along that this would not have some pat ending that could never have happened at my school, and I was rewarded. There are no resolutions, just moments.