An update of Shakespeare's 'Othello' with a young cast, set in an upper class prep school, & centered around basketball player Odin.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Mekhi Phifer | ... | Odin James | |
| Martin Sheen | ... | Coach Duke Goulding | |
| Josh Hartnett | ... | Hugo Goulding | |
| Andrew Keegan | ... | Michael | |
| Julia Stiles | ... | Desi Brable | |
| Rain Phoenix | ... | Emily | |
| Chris Freihofer | ... | Assistant Coach | |
| Elden Henson | ... | Roger | |
| John Heard | ... | Dean Brable | |
| Anthony Johnson | ... | Dell (as Anthony 'A. J.' Johnson) | |
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Chris Dong | ... | Dutchman Player |
| Rachel Shumate | ... | Brandy | |
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Marshall Gitter | ... | Radio Announcer |
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Lisa Benavides-Nelson | ... | Ms. Serney (as Lisa Benavides) |
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Ken French | ... | Scout #1 |
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Tough Coach Duke Goulding leaves nothing untried to lead his almost exclusively white boarding school basketball team, the Hawks, to victory after victory, but his own son Hugo feels his polyvalent technical excellence and tireless efforts -which require using stimulants- are not getting anything like the recognition he deserves, especially when coach gives the best player award to Odin James, the only black teammate, even saying he loves Odin like his own son, who in turn only calls super-rich Michael Cassio to share in the honor. So Hugo, who is liked by everyone, decides to set up the boys who stole his glory, and he knows a cocky adolescent's weak points are his pride and his girl. This Dixie Jago schemes to bring down a black Othello and his Cassio, playing into the poisonous power of jealousy, however badly this also hurts their loved ones and the whole team... Written by KGF Vissers
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interracial romance | basketball | shakespeare's othello | basketball player | jealousy |Taglines:
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Rated R for violence, a scene of strong sexuality, language and drug use | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
31 August 2001 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Othello See more »Filming Locations:
Charleston, South Carolina, USAEdit
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Budget:
$5,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$6,916,625, 2 September 2001, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$16,017,403, 4 November 2001Company Credits
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Hugo: All my life I always wanted to fly. I always wanted to live like a hawk. I know you're not supposed to be jealous of anything, but... to take flight, to soar above everything and everyone, now that's living.
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Third modern Shakespeare adaptation with Julia Stiles. The others being 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) and Hamlet (2000). See more »Goofs
When Odin and Hugo are in Hugo's room talking about Mike and Desi, the jacket hanging on the bed changes positions. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Hugo: All my life I always wanted to fly. I always wanted to live like a hawk. I know you're not supposed to be jealous of anything, but... to take flight, to soar above everything and everyone, now that's living.
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Mekhi plays the only black basketball player in an all-white high school. Julia Stiles portrays his (dumb) white girlfriend, Desi. Josh Hartnett is Hugo, and he is obsessed with Odin, who his coach dad likes better than him. I watched the one with Lawrence Fishburne, and read the cliff notes last year for class (I'm busy, not stupid!), and the one big difference between this movie and the play is how the characters are written. In the play, Iago (Hugo) is not very emotional or weak. He hates Othello for unknown reasons, and vows to destroy him. In O, Josh Hartnett plays him as somewhat vulnerable and confused. He is motivated mostly by his father's indifference, but a lot of his actions are left ambiguous. He hates and loves Odin, instead of just hating him. The last lines are about him. The story is told mostly from Hugo's oint of view, and compared to the original, Othello is insecure and not very "noble." He's really just a normal kid, but obviously had some kind of complex, and the drugs Hugo gave him made it worse.