The Wood

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Inglewood, a Los Angeles suburb, is called the Wood. It is largely home to Black middle class families. Mike, Slim, and Roland have been best friends since junior high. It's three hours before Roland's wedding and he has a bad case of cold feet. Mike and Slim must sober him up and help him...

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Main Authors: Famuyiwa, Rick (Author, Screenwriter), Boyd, Todd (Author), Hurst, Bob (Composer)
Other Authors: Epps, Omar (Actor), Jones, Richard T., 1972- (Actor), Diggs, Taye (Actor), Nelson, Sean (Actor), Jones, Tamala (Actor), Bonds, DeAundre (Actor), Lathan, Sanaa (Actor), Bernstein, Steven (Cinematographer), Johnson, Darryle (Costume designer)
Format: DVD
Language:English
Published: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2007]
Edition:Special edition.
Subjects:
African American men > California > Inglewood > Drama.
Weddings > California > Inglewood > Drama.
Rites and ceremonies > Drama.
Male friendship > California > Inglewood > Drama.
African American men.
Male friendship.
Rites and ceremonies.
Weddings.
Black men > California > Inglewood > Drama.
Inglewood (Calif.) > Drama.
California > Inglewood.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Romance films.
Coming-of-age films.
Comedy films.
Video recordings for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Films for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Drama.
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Summary:Inglewood, a Los Angeles suburb, is called the Wood. It is largely home to Black middle class families. Mike, Slim, and Roland have been best friends since junior high. It's three hours before Roland's wedding and he has a bad case of cold feet. Mike and Slim must sober him up and help him decide if he wants to go through with the wedding. In flashbacks, they recall key moments of their friendship, including the rites of passage from boys to men.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1999.
Special features: Commentary by director Rick Farnuyiwa and actors Taye Diggs and Richard T. Jones ; Making The wood ; Theatrical trailer ; Photo gallery.
Special features and enhancements may vary by copy.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 surround; 5.1 surround.
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for strong language and some strong sexuality.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Steven Bernstein ; editor, John Carter ; music, Robert Hurst ; costume designer, Darryle Johnson ; production designers, Roger Fortune, Maxine Shepard ; story by Rick Famuyiwa and Todd Boyd.
ISBN:1415728887
9781415728888
0792160258

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