Good Fences (2003) (TV)

Director:

Ernest R. Dickerson

Writers (WGA):

Erika Ellis (novel)
Trey Ellis (teleplay)

Release Date:

2 February 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

In Greenwich, no one can hear you scream.

Plot:

Good Fences is about an upwardly mobile black family for whom the American dream becomes a nightmare...

Plot Keywords:

Fish Out Of Water | African American | First Sexual Experience | Suicide | Lottery Winner

Awards:

2 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Danny Glover	...	Tom Spader
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Mabel Spader
Zachary Simmons Glover	...	Tommy-Two (age 17)
Mo'Nique	...	Ruth Crisp (as Mo'Nique)
Ryan Michelle Bathe	...	Stormy (age 17)
Ashley Archer	...	Stormy (age 13)
Marie Cruz	...	Mrs. Suziharo
Vincent McCurdy-Clark	...	Tommy-Two (age 12)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marlyne Afflack	...	Tina
Alexandra Amini	...	Governor's Wife (as Alex Amini)
Araxi Arslanian	...	Eastern European Woman
Barbara Barnes-Hopkins	...	Mabel's Mother
Matthew Brown	...	Tom Spader
Sandra Caldwell	...	Sylvia Falcon
Dustin Cass	...	Tom - age 10
Munro Chambers	...	Billy
Thomas Chambers	...	Jimmy
Raquel Christensen	...	Susie
K.C. Collins	...	Pee-Pie - Age 15 (as Chris Collins)
Brendan Connor	...	Reporter
Norma Dell'Agnese	...	Jean Bonner
Susie Dias	...	Puerto Rican Woman
Shannon Duff	...	Rosie Wellington
Roger Dunn	...	Lieutenant Govenor
Paul Essiembre	...	Teacher
Alex Fallis	...	Norm Bonner
Anaya Farrell	...	PIA Mom
Brandon Firla	...	Princeton Man
Ursel Fisel	...	Black Woman
Uriel Fisher	...	Black Woman
Lina Giornofelice	...	Luisa (as Lina Felice)
Liz Gordon	...	Waitress
Nonnie Griffin	...	Mrs. Winsloe
Vanessa Hadden	...	Mabel (15 years old)
Elizabeth Harpur	...	Lorraine
Jordan Hughes	...	Lyle (15 years old)
Dana Ishiura	...	Quong Duc
Yacob Jara	...	Hector
Phillip Jarrett	...	Pee-Pie
Allen Keng	...	Kazu Suziharo
Bill Lake	...	Inspector Wilkins
Sistah Lois	...	Maple's Cousin
Christie MacFadyen	...	Regina Riggs
Gene Mack	...	Mabel's Father
Angela Maiorano	...	Mary
Walter Masko	...	Truck Driver
Bruce McFee	...	Lyle Amery (40 years old)
Donovan Palma	...	Andre Crisp
Jenna Perry	...	Gina
Thomas Redman	...	BagboyDuff, Shannon
Catherine Rossini	...	Princeton Woman
Stephen Sparks	...	Redneck
Cali Spense	...	LeWayne
Aron Tager	...	Belcher
Joy Tanner	...	Binky
Kate Trotter	...	Becka

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality, some language and violence.

Runtime:

USA:119 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In one of the scenes where the family is gathered in front of the TV, the daughter, Stormy, is seen reading a magazine. On both the cover and the back cover of the magazine there is a clearly recognizable picture of supermodel Claudia Schiffer (active from 1988 on). The scene was supposed to be taking place around the time of the first airing of the TV series "Roots" - 1977.

Movie Connections:

References "Dallas" (1978)

It lacked... everything.

I find myself wondering what the people who gave this a 10 saw in it that I didn't. This movie has a VERY hard time following and/or staying to a plot. If someone tells you it's a comedy, don't be fooled, it's about 98% percent odd-drama and 2% comedy. All actors turn in a great performance, that cannot be denied, however it seems like it really lost something somewhere. Don't know if the original script was good and it had to be edited down or what. This had potential, and instead it was really a flop. I would really like the hour and a half I invested in this movie back, but the video rental place doesn't do returns on time. Save your money and see something else.