Based on the novel by Gloria Naylor, which deals with several strong-willed women who live in a rundown housing project on Brewster Place in an unidentified eastern city; across three ...
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Mattie Michael
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Fannie Michael
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Miss Sophie
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Kiswana
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Ben
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Etta Mae Johnson
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Theresa
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Abshu
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Lorraine
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| Barbara Montgomery | ... |
Miss Eva Turner
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Cora Lee
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Ciel
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Sam Michael
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Eugene
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| Cicely Tyson | ... |
Mrs. Browne
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Crony
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Black Woman
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William Frankfather | ... |
Judge
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Montrose Hagins | ... |
Mourner
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Jinaki | ... |
Tenant #3
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Butch Fuller
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Homeselle Joy | ... |
Betina
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Eugene Lee | ... |
Basil
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| Bebe Drake | ... |
Cleo
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Molly McClure | ... |
White Woman
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| Glenn Plummer | ... |
C.C. Baker
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Veronica Redd | ... |
Tenant #2
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Roxanne Reese | ... |
Alfreda
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Adrian Ricard | ... |
Tenant #4
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Ta-Tanisha | ... |
Tenant #1
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Douglas Turner Ward | ... |
Reverend Woods
(2 episodes, 1989)
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Tenant #5
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Samm-Art Williams | ... |
Cecil Garvin
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Vanessa Bell Armstrong | ... |
Gospel Singer
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Jonathan 'Fudge' Leonard | ... |
Brucie
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Maya Leonard | ... |
Diedre
(2 episodes, 1989)
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| Phill Lewis | ... |
Bottom
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Ray Oliver | ... |
Cab Driver
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Eddie Palmer | ... |
Little Basil (age 5)
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Bee-Be Smith | ... |
Hippolyta
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Ebonie Smith | ... |
Little Ciel (age 7)
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Sheekeena Smith | ... |
Girl on Skates
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Sammy
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Theseus
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Teenage Guy
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Based on the novel by Gloria Naylor, which deals with several strong-willed women who live in a rundown housing project on Brewster Place in an unidentified eastern city; across three decades, they struggle against poverty, bigotry, and weak, troublesome men. Written by mts77
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housing project | poverty | title directed by female | black american | prejudice |Taglines:
Seven Women. Seven Lives Hanging in the Balance.Genres:
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1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Mattie Michael: [reprovingly] Etta...
Etta Mae: Now me, when I want ready-made trouble, I dig up a handsome man. No diapers to change, and I walk when I'm ready.
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Lynn Whitfield is 7 months older than Oprah Winfrey and 3 years older than Jackee although they are much older than she is in the film. See more »Goofs
During the second tenant meeting, Olivia Cole is not wearing her age makeup. See more »Quotes
Etta Mae: [re babies] All yours. Built-in heartache for the next twenty years!Mattie Michael: [reprovingly] Etta...
Etta Mae: Now me, when I want ready-made trouble, I dig up a handsome man. No diapers to change, and I walk when I'm ready.
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I read the novel in my college African-American literature class and loved it. When I saw the movie version, I was very happy with the way it was done. Jackee steals the movie with her presentation of Etta Mae. Oprah does a good job as well. This movie stayed really close to the plot of the story. If you want to read the book, but don't have the time, you could probably just watch this movie and pick up on everything that is crucial. A-