Directed by:
Spike LeeScreenplay:
Spike LeeCinematography:
Ernest R. DickersonComposer:
Bill LeeCast:
Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, Tisha Campbell, Art Evans, Ossie Davis, Ellen Holly, Bill Nunn, Spike Lee, Kadeem Hardison, Roger Guenveur Smith (more)VOD (1)
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Innovative filmmaker Spike Lee (She's Gotta Have It) brings to the screen a music-filled, offbeat contemporary comedy that takes an unforgettable look at black college life. Amidst gala coronations, football, fraternities, parades and parties, the stars of the film - Laurence Fishburne ("Dap" Dunlap), an intense student who encourages his buddies ("DaFellas") to fight for his beliefs; Giancarlo Esposito (Julian "Big Brother Almighty" Eaves), out to strengthen the Greek system with his Gamma Phi Gamma fraternity brothers; Spike Lee ("Half-Pint"), driven to become a "Gamma man"; and Tisha Campbell (Jane Toussaint), leader of the sorority sister "Gamma Rays" - find themselves caught up in romance and relationships/rituals and rivalries during one outrageous homecoming weekend. With dynamic music, including EU's hit "Da Butt", and dance numbers choreographed by Otis Sallid (Fame), Lee successfully challenges viewpoints about self-identity and self-esteem in this original, contemporary musical comedy. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
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