Barry (2016)

A look into the early life of U.S. President Barack Obama.

Director:

Vikram Gandhi

Writer:

Adam Mansbach

Stars:

Devon Terrell, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jason Mitchell

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Devon Terrell	...	Barry
Anya Taylor-Joy	...	Charlotte
Jason Mitchell	...	PJ
Ellar Coltrane	...	Will
Jenna Elfman	...	Kathy Baughman
Linus Roache	...	Bill Baughman
Avi Nash	...	Saleem
John Benjamin Hickey	...	Professor Gray
Ashley Judd	...	Ann Dunham
Sawyer Pierce	...	Thad
Eric Berryman	...	Ali
Ralph Rodriguez	...	Andre
Danny Henriquez	...	Milton
Tessa Albertson	...	Tina
Tommy Nelson	...	Buzz

Storyline

A look at the early life of Barack Obama. Before he became President of the United States, he was one of the few black students at Columbia University NY in the early 80's. Faced with judgmental and racist opinions all around him, he tries to find his place in the world.

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Plot Keywords:

male objectification | bare chested male | barack obama character | character name as title | nickname as title | 

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Taglines:

Before he was Barack, he was...

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The film is inspired by writings from "Dreams from My Father," Barack Obama's debut 1995 bestseller. In what's almost an auto-biography, Obama pens reflections on his earlier, scorned life as he struggled to reconcile with his race, scenes of which are portrayed in "Barry" (2016).

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Goofs

Barry is seen wearing a Casio F91W watch throughout the movie. The movie is set in the early 1980's, but that model watch wasn't released until 1991.

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Quotes

Barry: They're uh, different races. I'm guessing that's what Kathy meant.
James Boggs: Ah, I see
Barry: My mom's from Kansas, and my dad's from Kenya. I've only met him once though. I grew up in Jakarta and Honolulu, and spent a little time in California, then well, I ended up here.
James Boggs: That's some kind of gumbo.
James Boggs: You know what that makes you young brother?
Barry: No sir, I don't. I uh really really don't.
James Boggs: It makes you American. And you don't ever have to choose.

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Connections

References Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

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Soundtracks

Nobody Knows
Written by Thomas Lee Barrett
Performed by T.L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir
Courtesy of Light In the Attic Records & Distribution, LLC
Under License from The Numero Group

User Reviews

Falls quite flat...

In my latest review on HereLiesZay.com, I write:

"We're not fortunate enough to be flies on the walls of all the people in life we are enamored by. We don't get to see all the little moments in time that contribute to the most current versions of the human beings we adore and admire. And the beauty of it all, ironically, is that having access to the sum of all these moments (the person themselves) is how we're able to appreciate each moment individually. It's their context in relation to every other moment that enables us to enjoy the basket of personality that is weaved in and out of each varying nugget of experience.

Unfortunately, Barry simply did not succeed in providing us that context."

Details

Official Sites:

Black Bear Pictures [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Swahili

Release Date:

16 December 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Barry

Company Credits

Production Co:

Black Bear Pictures, Cinetic Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1