Black and White
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
James Toback
Kidada Jones
Jodi Cohen
Naomi Campbell
Katie Hamill
Brooke Shields
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
When high school hipster Charlie and her friends start hanging out with Harlem's aspiring rap artist Rich Bower and his group, the American Cream Team, each faction starts to ponder the other's true motivation. Fascinated by this collision of cultures, documentary filmmaker (and former rich girl herself) Sam Donager attempts to capture the phenomenon on camera with the help of her gay husband Terry. Meanwhile, NYPD detective Mark Clear wants revenge on his heartless ex-girlfriend Greta, who dumped him for Dean, a black star basketball player and a friend of Rich Bower. Before long, everyone wants something from someone else. As the chain of casual acquaintance comes full circle, worlds collide -- black and white, wealthy and wanting, uptown and downtown, innocent and malevolent until it becomes clear that nobody is really who he or she seems to be.
Director
James Toback
Cast
Kidada Jones
Jodi Cohen
Naomi Campbell
Katie Hamill
Brooke Shields
Richard Akiva
Michael Jordan
Tyrone S Walker
Hassan Iniko Johnson
Ben Stiller
William Lee Scott
Richard Voll
Justin Ske
Richard Elms
Kim Matulova
Steven Beer
Robert Downey Jr.
Joseph Bongiorno
James Toback
Katie Sagona
Marla Maples
Lauren Pratt
Claudia Schiffer
Stacy Edwards
Joe Pantoliano
Frank Pesce
John Bolger
Thaddaeus Birkett
Cara Hamill
Tina Nguyen
Eric Keith Mcneil
Keith Grayson
Janine Green
Gaby Hoffmann
Michelle Dent
Sabine Lamy
George Wayne
Melvin James Shaad
Master Killer
Kirk Jones
Duane Mclaughlin
Eddie Kaye Thomas
Jared Leto
Elijah Wood
David Aastair King
Sheila Ball
Richard Rose
Shawn Regruto
Shari Raghunath
Inspector Deck
Allan Houston
Frank Adonis
Garry Pastore
Kristin Klosterman
Tyree Simpson
Jade Yorker
Fredro Starr
John Buffalo Mailer
Patrick Watt
Chuck Zito
Oli Grant
Method Man
Brett Ratner
Chip Banks
Bijou Phillips
Mike Tyson
Robert B Alexander
Scott Caan
Scottie Epstein
Larry Shaw
Crew
John Alagna
Paul Thomas Anderson
Tanya Arnaud
William Arnot
Antonio L Arroyo
Johann Sebastian Bach
Chip Banks
Thor Benitez
Matt Beville
Daniel Bigel
Mark Burg
Naomi Campbell
Stephanie Corsalini
Inspector Deck
Louis Digiaimo
Joe Dohner
Robert Fernandez
David Ferrara
David Ferrara
Jennifer Finkelstein
Jill Footlick
Aretha Franklin
Mike Fredo
Darren Goldberg
Oli Grant
Oli Grant
Oli Grant
Alisa Grifo
Isaac Hayes
Sandy Hayes
Drew Jiritano
Bobby Johanson
Kirk Jones
Myron Kerstein
Master Killer
Oren Koules
Michael Lerman
Eric Liney
Vince Maggio
Michael Mailer
Method Man
Method Man
Jonathan A Manzo
Livia Monte
Maureen Osborne
Edward Pressman
Exile Ramirez
Brett Ratner
Redman
Jacki Roach
Anne Ross
Jennifer Roth
Ron Rotholz
Ron Rotholz
Jill Rubin
Nicole Schneider
Mark Schulte
Jonathan Shepard
Seth I Shire
Dmitri Shostakovich
Nuria Sitja
Chris Spheeris
Fredro Starr
Kimberly Stephens
James Toback
Maureen Tuohy
Mike Tyson
Brian Vancho
Luther Vandross
Alinur Velidedeoglu
Antonio Vivaldi
Peter Waggoner
Johnny Watson
George Wayne
Byron Wilson
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video September 26, 2000
Released in United States September 1999
Released in United States Spring April 5, 2000
Film was improvised by more than fifty personalities from James Toback's story ideas and was shot with no script.
Palm Pictures reportedly sold the film to Screen Gems for $10 million.
Began shooting October 13, 1998.
Completed shooting November 10, 1998.
Some footage captured digitally with Sony DCR-PC1.
Soundtrack is available on Loud Records.
Released in United States Spring April 5, 2000
Released in United States September 1999 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 3-6, 1999.)
Released in United States on Video September 26, 2000
