Boycott (2001)

Black Americans boycott the public buses during the 1950s civil rights movement.

Director:

Clark Johnson

Writers:

Stewart Burns (book), Herman Daniel Farrell (teleplay) (as Herman Daniel Farrell III)

Stars:

Jeffrey Wright, Terrence Howard, CCH Pounder

5 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeffrey Wright	...	Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Terrence Howard	...	Ralph Abernathy
CCH Pounder	...	Jo Ann Robinson
Carmen Ejogo	...	Coretta Scott King
Reg E. Cathey	...	E.D. Nixon
Brent Jennings	...	Rufus Lewis
Iris Little Thomas	...	Rosa Parks (as Iris Little-Thomas)
Shawn Michael Howard	...	Fred Gray
Erik Dellums	...	Bayard Rustin (as Erik Todd Dellums)
Mike Hodge	...	Daddy King
Whitman Mayo	...	Reverend Banyon
Walter Franks	...	Reverend Fields
Mert Hatfield	...	Mayor Gayle
Tom Nowicki	...	Commissioner Sellars
Danny Nelson	...	Commissioner Parks

Storyline

Black Americans boycott the public buses during the 1950s civil rights movement.

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Plot Keywords:

civil rights | civil rights movement | racist | race relations | racial discrimination | 

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Taglines:

Start walkin'.

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic material and some language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Carmen Ejogo and Jeffrey Wright, who play married couple Coretta Scott King and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in this film, met on the set of Boycott and were married in 2000. They had two children and divorced in 2014.

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Goofs

At 1:23 into the film, the Bayard Rustin character leaves his hotel and is walking down the street where he passes an establishment titled Posley Electric Appliances TV, Stereo, Radio. This takes place in December 1955, about 3 years before stereo sets were released to the public.

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Connections

Referenced in Selma (2014)

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Soundtracks

"Walkin' My Baby Back Home'
Written by Roy Turk& Fred E. Ahlert
Performed by Nat 'King' Cole
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under License from EMI-Capitol Special Markets

User Reviews

Strong, powerful

I am white, but Dr. Martin Luther King is near the top of my list in people I respect, and have learned from. I was eight years old when he was assasinated, and I still remember it. I have been delighted with these movies that have come along lately that explain what went on in the ten years or so before I was born, until I wass old enough to remember and respect these things first hand. "Get on the Bus", "4 Little Girls", "Miss Evers Girls" all fill in parts of the struggle for civil rights in this country. Everybody, black, white, whatever, should know what this country went through in the 50's and '60's. I am very aware that there are still 2 Americas and I'd like to see it become one in my lifetime.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 February 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Daybreak of Freedom

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

HBO Films, Norman Twain Productions, Shelby Stone Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

16 : 9