The Color of Friendship (2000)

A white South African girl finds herself in a difficult situation when she is sent to spend a term with a black family in America.

Director:

Kevin Hooks

Writer:

Paris Qualles

Stars:

Lindsey Haun, Shadia Simmons, Carl Lumbly

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 4 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lindsey Haun	...	Mahree Bok
Shadia Simmons	...	Piper Dellums
Carl Lumbly	...	Ron Dellums
Penny Johnson Jerald	...	Roscoe Dellums (as Penny Johnson)
Anthony Burnett	...	Brandy Dellums
Travis Kyle Davis	...	Erik Dellums (as Travis Davis)
Melanie Nicholls-King	...	Flora
Susan Danford	...	Merle Bok
Stephen Jennings	...	Pieter Bok
Michael Kanev	...	Rian Bok
Ahmad Stoner	...	Daniel
Ryan Cooley	...	Billy
David Rosser	...	Reporter #1
Michelyn Emelle	...	Reporter #2
Erik Kilpatrick	...	Turner

Storyline

Mahree Bok lives on a farm in South Africa. Her father is a policeman who cannot hide his joy when activist Steve Biko is caught by the South African authorities. Piper Dellums is the daughter of a US congressman from California and who lives in a nice home in Washington DC. When Mahree is chosen to spend a semester at the Dellums' house, she doesn't expect that her host family would be black. Nor do her hosts suspect that she is not a black South African.

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Plot Keywords:

exchange student | cape town south africa | white african | gift | watching television | 

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Taglines:

Look beyond black and white and you'll find...The Color of Friendship

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Family

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Certificate:

TV-G

Did You Know?

Trivia

The real Erik Dellums, son of former Congressman Ron Dellums, appears in a cameo.

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Goofs

Right before Mahree and the Hofmeyers drive into the protesters, you can see a shot of the car waiting for the cue to drive in.

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Quotes

[Mahree just found out that her host family is black]
Mahree Bok: [to Roscoe and Piper] You're the family?
Roscoe Dellums: [nodding] Yes.
Mahree Bok: [to Congressman Dellums] And you're the Congressman?
Ron Dellums: [forcing a smile] Welcome to America.

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Connections

References Freaky Friday (1976)

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Soundtracks

Soljiering On
Written by Sammy Burdson, Jean Claude Madonne
Courtesy of Associated Production Music

User Reviews

My all time fav. film!

This is one of my favourite films of all time. The star Lindsey Haun (Mahree), was absolutly brilliant, and is such a great actress. I loved the overall message in the film, and it was very good, even though it was a disney movie. This is probably the best one they have ever done. It didn't have the glossy- cheerful- everyone is special sort of theme to it. I hope they will make another film this strong in the future! I hope that kids and adults all recived the message that it was trying to portrey. Lindsey Haun is very natural when acting and I really enjoyed her in Brave New Girl as well. All people should definatly check out this film! It teleports you to what life was like, and it takes a while to gain a sence of reality once it's through.

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 February 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Color of Friendship

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alan Sacks Productions, Friendly Cat Productions Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD