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She's Gotta Have It (1986)
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Spike Lee
's breakthrough independent feature, shot in fifteen days on a budget of $175,000, ushered in (along with
Jim Jarmusch
's
Stranger Than Paradise
) the American independent film movement of the 1980s. It was also a groundbreaking film for African-American filmmakers and a welcome change in the representation of blacks in American cinema, depicting men and women of color not as pimps and whores, but as intelligent, upscale urbanites. Lee's slight tale, which carries much psychological and historical baggage, concerns Nola Darling (Tracy Camila Johns), a young, self-assured Brooklyn woman who juggles three boyfriends -- the polite and well-meaning Jamie Overstreet (Tommy Redmond Hicks), the self-obsessed male model Greer Childs (John Canada Terrell), and the comical bicycle messenger Mars Blackmon (
Spike Lee
). Nola doesn't want to commit to any of her boyfriends, cherishing her personal freedom. But as their relationships with Nola grow, each man wants her for himself. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
Cast
Raye Dowell
Opal Gilstrap
Tommy Redmond Hicks
Jamie Overstreet
Tracy Camilla Johns
Nola Darling
Joie Lee
Clorinda Bradford
Epatha Merkinson
Dr. Jamison
Spike Lee
Mars Blackman
John Canada Terrell
Greer Childs
Bill Lee
Sonny Darling
Production Crew
Ron Paley
Art Director
Pamm Jackson
Associate Producer
Ernest R. Dickerson
Cinematographer
Bill Lee
Composer (Music Score)
John Michael Reefer
Costume Designer
Spike Lee
Director
Spike Lee
Editor
Shelton J. Lee
Producer
Spike Lee
Producer
Wynn P. Thomas
Production Designer
Monty Ross
Production Supervisor
Spike Lee
Screenwriter
Clarence Jones
Set Designer
Year: 1986
Runtime: 85
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
Category: Feature
Genre
Comedy
Romance
Produced by
Forty Acres and a Mule Filmworks
Island Pictures
Release
August 08, 1986 (USA)
Awards
1986 - Best First Feature - Independent Spirit Award
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