Dancing in September (2000)
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25% want to see it
(146 ratings)
Reggie Rock Bythewood makes his directorial debut with this sharp comedy-drama about love, compromise, and TV. The film opens with the parallel childhoods of Tomasina "Tommy" Crawford (Nicole Ari Parker) and George Washington (Isaiah Washington). Both were utterly shaped by television --… More Reggie Rock Bythewood makes his directorial debut with this sharp comedy-drama about love, compromise, and TV. The film opens with the parallel childhoods of Tomasina "Tommy" Crawford (Nicole Ari Parker) and George Washington (Isaiah Washington). Both were utterly shaped by television -- watching Roots was one of the few times that Tommy's parents stopped fighting long enough to sit on the couch together, while George was traumatized by being banned from TV for a month after swiping some church donation cash. As adults, George is a programming executive at the WPX network where fledgling writer Tommy tries to pitch shows. On the strength of both her passion for her craft and her striking good looks, George decides to champion her show called "Just Us," a serio-comedy about a juvenile offender adopted by a judge. They shoot the pilot, the network greenlights the project, and eventually they fall in love. Even though Tommy longs to present her characters in an uncompromised, unvarnished manner, pressure from network execs and advertisers forces her to water down the plot. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi
- Directed By
- Reggie Rock Bythewood
- Written By
- Reginald Blythewood
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
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Critic Reviews
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Nell Minow, Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
Brave and filled with insight. Outstanding performances.
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Cast
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James Avery
as Mr. Warner
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Nicole Ari Parker
as Tomasina "Tommy" Crawford
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Michael Cavanaugh
as Harbor
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Marcia Cross
as Lydia
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Jenifer Lewis
as Judge Warner
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Vicellous Reon Shannon
as James
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Jay Underwood
as Michael Daniels
- Mel Jackson
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Isaiah Washington
as George Washington
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Malinda Williams
as Rhonda
- Estelle Harris
- Juanita Jennings
- Royale Watkins
- Chi McBride
- Markus Flanagan
- Constance Marie
- LeVar Burton
- Anna Maria Horsford
- Peter Onorati
