Black and White (1999) [R]
Featuring:
Ben Stiller, Allan Houston, Claudia Schiffer
Written by:
James Toback
Directed by:
James Toback
Release Date:
September 4, 1999
Original Title:
Black and White
Alternate Titles:
Black & White – Nichts ist wie es scheint
Preto e Branco
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Bigel / Mailer Films
Palm Pictures
Screen Gems
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
HU: 18 US: R
Runtime: 98
What happens when you mix it up?
Rich Bower is an up-and-coming star in the hip-hop world. Everyone wants to be around him, including Raven and her fellow upper-class white high school friends. The growing appeal of black culture among white teens fascinates documentary filmmaker Sam Donager, who sets out to chronicle it with her husband, Terry. But before Bower was a rapper, he was a gangster, and his criminal past comes back to haunt him and all those around him.
Set in New York City, Black and White features several losely related stories centering on a pair of documentary filmmakers, Sam and her husband Terry, in following a group of caucasian teens, Raven, Charlie, Will, Marty, Wren and others who try to fit in with Harlem's black hip-hop crowd who include gangster rapper Rich Bower and his music partner Cigar in landing a recording gig, as well as college basketball player Dean who is conflicted on taking a fall on a game for shady gambler Mark Clear who has hidden agenda for Dean and Rich.
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