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Rosewood (1997) 6.9
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6.9/10 from 4,920 users
Metascore: 71/100
Reviews: 59 user | 34 critic | 20 from Metacritic.com A dramatization of a 1923 horrific racist lynch mob attack on an African American community. Director:John SingletonWriter:Gregory Poirier |
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John Wright
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| Don Cheadle | ... |
Sylvester Carrier
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Duke Purdy
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James Taylor
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Aunt Sarah
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Beulah (Scrappie)
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Fanny Taylor
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Jewel
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Paul Benjamin | ... |
James Carrier
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Sam Carter
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Henry Andrews
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Ving Rhames stars as Mann, a drifter caught in Rosewood, a town filled with racial prejudice. He ends up aiding the surviving African-Americans escape the town, with the help of a humble store owner played by Jon Voight. Written by Phil Curtolo <curt@epix.net>
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In 1923, a black town in Florida was burned to the ground, its people murdered because of a lie. Some escaped and survived because of the courage and compassion of a few extraordinary people. This film is for them.Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
21 February 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Rosewood Burning See more »Box Office
Budget:
$25,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$13,104,494 (USA) (2 May 1997)Company Credits
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Gertrude: G'mornin'.
Aunt Sarah: Good mornin', Sylvester.
Sylvester Carrier: Mornin', mama.
Aunt Sarah: Good mornin', Gertie.
Gertrude: Good mornin', Mama Sarah.
Aunt Sarah: Don't run with them eggs, Arnett!
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Written by Wynton Marsalis
Produced by Delfeayo Marsalis
Performed by Eric Reed
Courtesy of Impulse Records
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After Wynton Marsalis's score was rejected and he was replaced by John Williams, Marsalis released his score as an album called "Reeltime". See more »Goofs
In the title sequence, the date is Thursday, December 31, 1922; in reality, that date was a Sunday. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Gertrude: G'mornin'.
Aunt Sarah: Good mornin', Sylvester.
Sylvester Carrier: Mornin', mama.
Aunt Sarah: Good mornin', Gertie.
Gertrude: Good mornin', Mama Sarah.
Aunt Sarah: Don't run with them eggs, Arnett!
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Soundtracks
"Sylvester's Blues"Written by Wynton Marsalis
Produced by Delfeayo Marsalis
Performed by Eric Reed
Courtesy of Impulse Records
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This is probably the least known Singleton-movie -- I'd hardly heard of it before I saw it on tv last night. It's certainly not Singleton's best, and sometimes it feels like a tv movie, but it is still a good film. Rosewood is no easy film to sit through; watching a lynch mob murder innocent people (and knowing it is based on a true story) is almost physically painful -- but that also makes the film important.
So, as I said, the film is good, as is the cast. John Voight is good, and both Don Cheadle and Michael Rooker delivers nice performances -- as always. I'd like to see Cheadle and Rooker in more leads, though, they're too good to always play supporting roles. (6/10)