Projects » Black and White

Production Year: 1999
Directed by: James Toback
Genre: Genre: Drama / Music / Thriller
Tagline: What happens when you mix it up?
Rating: 5.1/10 (1,899 votes)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 98 min
Certification: Canada:18 / Argentina:18 / Australia:MA / France:U / Germany:16 / Ireland:18 / New Zealand:R16 / Spain:18 / UK:18 / USA:NC-17

Plot Outline: Set in New York City, Black and White features several losely related stories centering on a pair of documentary filmmakers, Sam and her husband Terry, in following a group of caucasian teens, Raven, Charlie, Will, Marty, Wren and others who try to fit in with Harlem's black hip-hop crowd who include gangster rapper Rich Bower and his music partner Cigar in landing a recording gig, as well as college basketball player Dean who is conflicted on taking a fall on a game for shady gambler Mark Clear who has hidden agenda for Dean and Rich.

Cast

Elijah Wood .... Wren
Scott Caan .... Scotty
Robert Downey Jr. .... Terry Donager
Stacy Edwards .... Sheila King
Allan Houston .... Dean Carter
Gaby Hoffmann .... Raven
Kidada Jones .... Jesse
Jared Leto .... Casey
Marla Maples .... Muffy
Joe Pantoliano .... Bill King
Bijou Phillips .... Charlie
Oliver 'Power' Grant .... Rich Bower (as Power)
Raekwon .... Cigar
Claudia Schiffer .... Greta
William Lee Scott .... Will King
Brooke Shields .... Sam Donager

Goofs

Continuity: Dean is described repeatedly as a "star point guard." Actually, like the actor (a star basketball player in real life), Dean is a shooting guard who sometimes also plays small forward.