For Colored Girls (2010)

Each of the women portray one of the characters represented in the collection of twenty poems, revealing different issues that impact women in general and women of color in particular.

Director:

Tyler Perry

Writers:

Tyler Perry (screenplay), Ntozake Shange (play)

Stars:

Janet Jackson, Anika Noni Rose, Whoopi Goldberg

14 wins & 16 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kimberly Elise	...	Crystal / Brown
Janet Jackson	...	Jo / Red
Loretta Devine	...	Juanita / Green
Thandie Newton	...	Tangie / Orange
Anika Noni Rose	...	Yasmine / Yellow
Kerry Washington	...	Kelly / Blue
Tessa Thompson	...	Nyla / Purple
Phylicia Rashad	...	Gilda
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Alice / White
Macy Gray	...	Rose
Michael Ealy	...	Beau Willie
Omari Hardwick	...	Carl
Richard Lawson	...	Frank
Hill Harper	...	Donald
Khalil Kain	...	Bill

Storyline

The movie is based on Ntozake Shange's play "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf." Unlike the original play which featured only 7 women known by colors performing the collection of 20 poems, the movie has given each of the 20 characters names. Each of the poems deal with intense issues that particularly impact women in a thought-provoking commentary on what it means to be a female of color in the world.

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Plot Keywords:

sex scene | poem | f rated | african american protagonist | three word title | 

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Taglines:

Many voices. One poem.

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some disturbing violence including a rape, sexual content and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 November 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$19,497,324, 7 November 2010, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$37,721,949, 16 January 2011

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lionsgate, Tyler Perry Studios, 34th Street Films

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jurnee Smollett-Bell was cast as Nyla, but had to drop out due to her commitment to Friday Night Lights (2006).

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Goofs

[All goofs for this title are spoilers.]

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Quotes

Jo: Another song with no singers, lyrics... no voices. Unseen performances...

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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Jesse Eisenberg/Nicki Minaj (2011)

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Soundtracks

Longer & Stronger
Written by Bosco Mann (as B. Mann), Sharon Jones (as S. Jones), Homer Steinweiss (as H. Steinweiss), Neal Sugarman (as N. Sugarman) and Thomas R. Brenneck (as T. Brenneck)
Performed by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings (as The Dap-Kings)
Published by Boscosound (BMI), Treatsound Music (BMI), Songs from Defend (BMI) and Songs of Kobalt (BMI)
Courtesy of Daptone Records

User Reviews

You're supposed to be commenting on the contents of the movie

This is very much a piece of art. Determining the value of a piece of art is very personal. This movie may speak to some and may bore others to death. This movie needed editing, probably shaving a good 30 minutes off wouldn't have hurt. It has some very powerful scenes and is definitely not a movie to see because you want to just relax and laugh.

That being said, I am very disappointed that one poster decided to comment not about the movie but about their own personal prejudices about black women, and probably black people in general. I'd like to point out, that NOT ONE woman in this film was on welfare. NOT ONE woman in this movie was living off "the tax payers" and NOT ONE woman in this film was living on easy street. If you just want to rant about your own personal prejudices then go to one of the political blogs. This is supposed to be an honest discussion about the movie.