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Black & White

Original title: Black and White
  • 1999
  • R
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
5.9K
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Brooke Shields, Robert Downey Jr., Gaby Hoffmann, Claudia Schiffer, Elijah Wood, Jared Leto, Joe Pantoliano, Marla Maples, William Lee Scott, Mike Tyson, Scottie Epstein, Oliver 'Power' Grant, Allan Houston, Kidada Jones, Masta Killa, Frank Pesce, Shawn Regruto, Larry Shaw, Fredro Starr, and James Toback in Black & White (1999)
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A group of white high school teens become involved with Harlem's black hip-hop crowd.A group of white high school teens become involved with Harlem's black hip-hop crowd.A group of white high school teens become involved with Harlem's black hip-hop crowd.

  • Director
    • James Toback
  • Writer
    • James Toback
  • Stars
    • Ben Stiller
    • Allan Houston
    • Claudia Schiffer
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.0/10
    5.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • James Toback
    • Writer
      • James Toback
    • Stars
      • Ben Stiller
      • Allan Houston
      • Claudia Schiffer
    • 87User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
    • 47Metascore
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    Photos26

    Power appears as Rich Bower
    Method Man
    Sam, Marty, Kim & Method Man
    Bijou Phillips appears as Charlie
    Sam & Terry
    Dean & Greta
    Cigar, Mike & Rich
    Director James Toback
    Promo Poster
    Robert Downey Jr., Claudia Schiffer, and Method Man in Black & White (1999)
    Robert Downey Jr., Claudia Schiffer, and Method Man in Black & White (1999)
    Robert Downey Jr., Claudia Schiffer, and Method Man in Black & White (1999)

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    Ben Stiller
    Ben Stiller
    • Mark Clear
    Allan Houston
    Allan Houston
    • Dean Carter
    Claudia Schiffer
    Claudia Schiffer
    • Greta
    Scott Caan
    Scott Caan
    • Scotty
    Robert Downey Jr.
    Robert Downey Jr.
    • Terry Donager
    Stacy Edwards
    Stacy Edwards
    • Sheila King
    Gaby Hoffmann
    Gaby Hoffmann
    • Raven
    Kidada Jones
    Kidada Jones
    • Jesse
    Jared Leto
    Jared Leto
    • Casey
    Marla Maples
    Marla Maples
    • Muffy
    Joe Pantoliano
    Joe Pantoliano
    • Bill King
    Bijou Phillips
    Bijou Phillips
    • Charlie
    Oliver 'Power' Grant
    Oliver 'Power' Grant
    • Rich Bower
    • (as Power)
    Raekwon
    Raekwon
    • Cigar
    William Lee Scott
    William Lee Scott
    • Will King
    Brooke Shields
    Brooke Shields
    • Sam Donager
    Eddie Kaye Thomas
    Eddie Kaye Thomas
    • Marty King
    James Toback
    James Toback
    • Arnie Tishman
    • Director
      • James Toback
    • Writer
      • James Toback
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Most of the script was improvised by the cast. Only Claudia Schiffer's part was fully scripted.
    • Quotes

      Wren: When you're an adult, you have to kind of know who you are.

    • Alternate versions
      U.S. version was cut from its original NC-17 rating to be re-rated R.
    • Connections
      Edited into The N Word (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      You're a Big Girl Now
      Written by Marty Bryant & Robert E. Douglas

      Performed by The Stylistics

    User reviews87

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    Featured review
    Don't buy the hype!
    Black & White: a documentary director and her husband follows several upper middle class high school kids to try and comprehend why they have chosen to emulate black inner city hip-hop rappers.

    What is intended to be an avante-garde-in-your-face mockumentary addressing serious sociological issues is a weak series of loosely interconnecting stories with poorly developed and uninteresting characters. The credits tout many big names - Robert Downey Jr., Ben Stiller, Brooke Shields among them - but the performances are lackluster at best: while Downey's stereotypical fey gay character borders on offensive, he can't compare with Mike Tyson's ludicrous attempts at philosophizing.

    At least there are no shades of grey here - it is all bad.
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    • Shiva-11
    • Apr 8, 2000

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    • Release date
      • April 5, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Black and White
    • Filming locations
      • Columbia University - Broadway & 116th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Bigel / Mailer Films
      • Palm Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $12,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,277,299
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,212,535
      • Apr 9, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,541,431
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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