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Steven Spielberg
Director -
Lionel Richie
Lyricist -
Bo Welch
Art Direction -
Frank Marshall
Producer -
Quincy Jones
Producer -
Kathleen Kennedy
Producer -
Michael Kahn
Editor -
J. Michael Riva
Production Design
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GenerationofSwine 1/12/2023 3:41:54 AM
Well, this is one of those movies that hinges on a singular performance. In this case it's Danny Glover who is absolutely amazing in his role, probably the best performance of his career, and one of the best that came out of the 80s. But Goldberg and Oprah really stink. I don't know what was going on there but they were all over the place. However, despite them, Glover does carry the role, and Spielberg realized that this was a film adapted from a play. He kind of took that and ran with it, so the performances (minus two notable ones) were as earnest as you would get in live theater, the set designs, the camera movements, it all felt less like a movie and a lot more like, well, like you were seeing it live on Broadway. And, honestly, I think that worked. It was a unique approach and it made it wonderful to watch.
Whoopi Goldberg
CelieLaurence Fishburne
SwainDanny Glover
AlbertRae Dawn Chong
SqueakLeon Rippy
Store ClerkOprah Winfrey
SofiaHawthorne James
Jook Joint PatronMargaret Avery
Shug Avery