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She's Gotta Have It

  • 1986
  • R
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
17K
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Spike Lee, Tommy Redmond Hicks, Tracy Camilla Johns, and John Canada Terrell in She's Gotta Have It (1986)
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ParodyRomantic ComedyComedyRomance

Story of a woman and her three lovers.Story of a woman and her three lovers.Story of a woman and her three lovers.

  • Director
    • Spike Lee
  • Writers
    • Spike Lee
    • Zora Neale Hurston
  • Stars
    • Tracy Camilla Johns
    • Tommy Redmond Hicks
    • John Canada Terrell
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    17K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Spike Lee
    • Writers
      • Spike Lee
      • Zora Neale Hurston
    • Stars
      • Tracy Camilla Johns
      • Tommy Redmond Hicks
      • John Canada Terrell
    • 59User reviews
    • 53Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Tracy Camilla Johns
    Tracy Camilla Johns
    • Nola Darling
    Tommy Redmond Hicks
    • Jamie Overstreet
    • (as Redmond Hicks)
    John Canada Terrell
    • Greer Childs
    • (as John Terrell)
    Spike Lee
    Spike Lee
    • Mars Blackmon
    Raye Dowell
    • Opal Gilstrap
    Joie Lee
    Joie Lee
    • Clorinda Bradford
    S. Epatha Merkerson
    S. Epatha Merkerson
    • Doctor Jamison
    • (as Epatha Merkerson)
    Bill Lee
    Bill Lee
    • Sonny Darling
    Cheryl Burr
    • Ava
    Aaron Dugger
    • Noble
    Stephanie Covington
    • Keva
    Renata Cobbs
    • Shawn
    Cheryl D. Singleton
    • Toby
    • (as Cheryl Singleton)
    Monty Ross
    Monty Ross
    • Dog #1
    Lewis Jordan
    • Dog #2
    Erik Dellums
    Erik Dellums
    • Dog #3
    Reginald Hudlin
    Reginald Hudlin
    • Dog #4
    • (as Reggie Hudlin)
    Eric Payne
    Eric Payne
    • Dog #5
    • Director
      • Spike Lee
    • Writers
      • Spike Lee
      • Zora Neale Hurston
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Whenever the cast broke for a meal, Spike Lee would tell them not to throw away any aluminum soda cans so he could turn them in for recycling money.
    • Quotes

      Nola Darling: It's really about control, my body, my mind. Who was going to own it? Them? Or me? I'm not a one-man woman. Bottom line.

    • Crazy credits
      "This film contains no jerri curls!!! And no drugs!!!"
    • Alternate versions
      The Director's Cut of the film on the Criterion Collection Laser Disc, features 4 minutes of additional footage.
    • Connections
      Edited into She's Gotta Have It: Nola (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Nola
      Words and Music by Bill Lee
      Performed by Ronnie Dyson
      Courtesy of New Version Music

    User reviews59

    Featured review
    7/10

    Spike Lee's beginnings.

    The world was introduced to Spike Lee with "She's Gotta Have It", about one Nola Darling (Tracy Camilla Johns) and her three lovers (Lee plays one of them). Everyone in the movie has their own kinds of shortcomings, but they're all honest people, all trying to make their way in the world. Spike Lee was clearly showing the talent that he would bring to his later movies.

    I should remind you that this is not a movie for people with short attention spans. Most of it is very low-key, involving a lot of dialog. But it's a very impressive flick at that. Maybe this is mainly a flick for film buffs, but I recommend it to everyone.
    • lee_eisenberg
    • Mar 19, 2006
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    • Release date
      • August 8, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Nola Darling
    • Filming locations
      • Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn, New York, USA(Several main scenes outside the park with partial views os strolling people inside.)
    • Production companies
      • 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
      • The New York State Council of the Arts
      • New York Foundation for the Arts
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $175,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,137,502
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $28,473
      • Aug 10, 1986
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,137,502
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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