One person can keep a family together and, when that one person is gone, a family can be torn apart.One person can keep a family together and, when that one person is gone, a family can be torn apart.One person can keep a family together and, when that one person is gone, a family can be torn apart.
- Awards
- 6 wins & 11 nominations
Vanessa Williams
- Teri
- (as Vanessa L. Williams)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaMekhi Phifer, who played Lem, was at one point married to Malinda Williams, who plays Bird in the cable series.
- GoofsWhen Bird's co-workers are attacking Lem when he comes out the bathroom, he's wearing boxers under his towel.
- Alternate versionsThe first version of this movie that George Tillman Jr made was entitled Spice of Life. It was released on a local cable access channel in Milwaukee, WI.
- SoundtracksA Song for Mama
Written by Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds
Produced by Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds (as Babyface) for ECAF Productions, Inc.
Performed by Boyz II Men (as Boyz II Men)
Boyz II Men appear courtesy of Motown Records
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I love this movie.
I just saw it for the first time and could kick myself for waiting so
long. Brandon Hammond is a hoot and Viveca A. Fox was wonderful. It is
so nice to see a movie centered around an African-American family that
wasn't about hoods or hip-hop. Every family, black or white or
whatever, can identify with the kinds of problems this family had.
There is a poignant, endearing quality to this movie that just appealed
to me and I would recommend it to anyone who needs a "feel-good" fix
without the sweet-as-saccharine quality so many movies have.
I just saw it for the first time and could kick myself for waiting so
long. Brandon Hammond is a hoot and Viveca A. Fox was wonderful. It is
so nice to see a movie centered around an African-American family that
wasn't about hoods or hip-hop. Every family, black or white or
whatever, can identify with the kinds of problems this family had.
There is a poignant, endearing quality to this movie that just appealed
to me and I would recommend it to anyone who needs a "feel-good" fix
without the sweet-as-saccharine quality so many movies have.
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Box office
- Budget
- $7,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $43,700,855
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,197,897
- Sep 28, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $43,700,855
- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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