White Man's Burden
Reality Just Switched Sides
1995 | 89m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Desmond Nakano |
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| Writer: | Desmond Nakano |
| Staring: |
| The story takes place in alternative America where the blacks are members of social elite, and whites are inhabitants of inner city ghettos. Louis Pinnock is a white worker in a chocolate factory, loving husband and father of two children. While delivering a package for black CEO Thaddeus Thomas, he is mistaken for a voyeur and, as a result, loses his job, gets beaten by black cops and his family gets evicted from their home. Desperate Pinnock takes a gun and kidnaps Thomas, demanding justice. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 01, 1995 |
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| Director: | Desmond Nakano |
| Writer: | Desmond Nakano |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | dystopia, black white relations, angry, alternate universe, introspective, arrogant |
| Production Companies | A Band Apart, UGC, Lawrence Bender Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $9,000,000
Budget: $7,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 15, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Travolta | Louis Pinnock |
| Harry Belafonte | Thaddeus Thomas |
| Kelly Lynch | Marsha Pinnock |
| Margaret Avery | Megan Thomas |
| Tom Bower | Stanley |
| Andrew Lawrence | Donnie Pinnock |
| Bumper Robinson | Martin |
| Tom Wright | Lionel |
| Sheryl Lee Ralph | Roberta |
| Judith Drake | Dorothy |
| Thom Barry | Landlord |
| Carrie Snodgress | Josine |
| Steve Wilcox | 1st Youth at Hot Dog Stand |
| Jason Kristofer | 2nd Youth at Hot Dog Stand |
| Seth Green | 3rd Youth at Hot Dog Stand |
| Alexis Arquette | Panhandler |
| Lawrence Bender | Bar Patron #1 |
| Kerry Remsen | Pregnant Woman at Bus Stop |
| Steve Larson | Bottle Thrower |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Isis Mussenden | Costume Design |
| Nancy Richardson | Editor |
| Willy Kurant | Director of Photography |
| Mary Gail Artz | Casting |
| Barbara Cohen | Casting |
| John Ivo Gilles | Art Direction |
| Evette Knight | Set Decoration |
| Mike Malone | Set Dresser |
| Desmond Nakano | Writer, Director |
| Howard Shore | Original Music Composer |
| Naomi Shohan | Production Design |
| Eric Chambers | Stunts |
| William Washington | Stunts |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 4 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
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