Spark (1998)
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31% of users liked it
(106 ratings)
Garret Williams made his directorial debut with this tale of an urban black couple trapped in a desert town of rednecks. Byron (Terrence Howard) and Nina (Nicole Ari Parker) are driving a BMW from Chicago to L.A. when they experience a back-road breakdown. Teen Mooney (Brendan Sexton III) tows them… More Garret Williams made his directorial debut with this tale of an urban black couple trapped in a desert town of rednecks. Byron (Terrence Howard) and Nina (Nicole Ari Parker) are driving a BMW from Chicago to L.A. when they experience a back-road breakdown. Teen Mooney (Brendan Sexton III) tows them to a white-trailer-trash town where they're charged $500 for repairs. When the BMW dies again, they stay overnight in a motel, and the situation soon gets grim. The characters in this low-budgeter were first introduced in a 1996 short. Spark was shown at 1998 film festivals (Sundance, Berlin). ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Directed By
- Garret Williams
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1997 Wide
- Studio
- WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES
Critic Reviews
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Kam Williams, NewsBlaze
Any potential this film might have had is ruined by the dialogue which appears to be improvised, and is unnecessarily laced with the n-word, the f-word, the b-word and other profanities for the duration.
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Kam Williams, EURWeb
Shot on the cheap in what appears to be an abandoned ghost town, it looks like the only thing they bothered to budget for was cuss words.
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Cast
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Terrence Howard
as Byron
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Nicole Ari Parker
as Nina
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Brendan Sexton III
as Mooney
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Sandra Ellis Lafferty
as Deb
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Timothy McNeil
as Stuart
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Tom Gilroy
as Jack
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George Gerdes
as Earl
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Dewey Weber
as Toby
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William Prael
as Deputy
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William Bell
as Otis
