Movie
The Wood
Overview
In the panicky, uncertain hours before his wedding, a groom with prenuptial jitters and his two best friends reminisce about growing up together in the middle-class African-American neighborhood of Inglewood, California. Flashing back to the twenty-something trio's childhood exploits, the memories capture the mood and nostalgia of the '80s era.
Details
- Release date
- 1999-07-16
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- MTV Films, Paramount Pictures, Bona Fide Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Omar Epps as Mike
- Richard T. Jones as Slim
- Taye Diggs as Roland
- Sanaa Lathan as Alicia
- LisaRaye McCoy as Lisa
- De'Aundre Bonds as Stacey
- Antwon Tanner as Boo
- Tamala Jones as Tanya
- Jascha Washington as Mike's Brother
- Patricia Belcher as Mrs. Hughes
- Elayn J. Taylor as Roland's Mother
- Cynthia Martells as Mike's Mother
Crew
- Rick Famuyiwa - Director
- Rick Famuyiwa - Screenplay
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