Spinning Into Butter (2008)

A hate crime on the campus of a New England college puts the school's dean (Parker) in a position where she has to examine her own feelings about race and prejudice, while maintaining her administration's politically correct policies.

Director:

Mark Brokaw

Writers:

Doug Atchison, Rebecca Gilman (play),

Stars:

Sarah Jessica Parker, Miranda Richardson, Victor Rasuk

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sarah Jessica Parker	...	Sarah Daniels
Miranda Richardson	...	Dean Catherine Kenney
Victor Rasuk	...	Patrick Chibas
Jake M. Smith	...	Jason
Becky Ann Baker	...	Ruby
Daniel Eric Gold	...	Nathan
Richard Riehle	...	Paul Meyers
Paul James	...	Simon Brick
Beau Bridges	...	Dean Burton Strauss
Peter Friedman	...	Jay Salter
Jessi Campbell	...	Lindsey
Emma Myles	...	Anika
Enver Gjokaj	...	Greg Sullivan
DeWanda Wise	...	Claudia Thompson
Jimonn Cole	...	Tyler Hogan

Storyline

Sarah Daniels taught in a Lancaster school and developed deep prejudice against minorities, especially blacks. She decided to re-locate to Belmont, Vermont with the hopes that it will be 'all white', and gets hired in Belmont College. She does not disclose her past to anyone, but when an African-American student, Simon Brick, becomes the victim of hate crime, she soon realizes that not only will her past return to haunt her, she will be expected to be the liaison person for the minorities, as well as be asked to prepare a 10-point bullet-ed list to resolve racism.

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Plot Keywords:

college | minority | vermont | student | campus | 

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Taglines:

Nothing is as simple as black and white.

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 March 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Der Feind in dir

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn College, City University of New York, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$5,534 (USA) (27 March 2009)

Gross:

$5,534 (USA) (27 March 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Whitsett Hill Films, Norman Twain Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Features Little Black Sambo (1935)

User Reviews

Amateur Hour

Greetings again from the darkness. Rainy days are always a good time to take a flyer on a movie for which not much is known. I should have just stood in the rain for 90 minutes. An award winning play from Rebecca Gilman, this one is turned into an amateur production by first time director Mark Brokaw. Even the abrasive Sarah Jessica Parker deserves better.

A decent cast with SJP, Miranda Richardson, Beau Bridges and Mykelti Williamson (Bubba from Forrest Gump) can't come close to saving this one. This is a failed attempt at having us analyze our own prejudices and views on racism and political correctness. I can tell you where my prejudices lay ... on lousy, exploitive film-making.

There are hundreds of films that bring more depth and reality to the topic so don't waste a nickel on this one at the theatre or even NetFlix.