Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Alfre Woodard | ... | Loretta | |
Al Freeman Jr. | ... | Earl | |
Mary Alice | ... | Rosa Lynn | |
Esther Rolle | ... | Annie | |
Loretta Devine | ... | Zenia | |
Wesley Snipes | ... | Will | |
Mpho Koaho | ... | Thomas | |
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Kulani Hassen | ... | Tracy |
Anne-Marie Johnson | ... | Monica (as Anne Marie Johnson) | |
Justin Lord | ... | Dr. Rainey | |
Richard Yearwood | ... | Marco | |
Sandra Caldwell | ... | Volunteer | |
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Colleen Williams | ... | Tourist Woman |
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Richard Blackburn | ... | Tourist Man |
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Philip Akin | ... | Manager |
Rosa Lynn sends her druggie daughter Loretta and her children Thomas and Tracy away from the big city to live with their uncle Earl in the ancestral home in rural Mississippi. Earl puts Loretta to work in his restaurant, Just Chicken, while also telling them about the generations of their family, the Sinclairs, dating back to their time in slavery before the the Civil War. Written by Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>
"Down in the Delta" is a sanitized, journeyman film about a black Chicago mother of two who is sent to visit family in the Mississippi delta region with the hope that family ties, values, and environment can help her rehabilitate herself. Although an obvious "feel good" fabrication, "Down..." has a sufficient depth and charm to make it a thoroughly enjoyable watch with some good lessons for all.