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Overview
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Spike Lee (writer)
Release Date:
8 August 1986 (USA)
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Tagline:
A Seriously Sexy Comedy
Plot:
Story of a woman and her three lovers. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins
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1 nomination
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(2 articles)
SXSW in 60 Seconds: Wednesday, March 18, 2009
(From Cinematical. 19 March 2009, 1:33 AM, PDT)
Lee Can't Watch First Film
(From WENN. 10 September 2008, 11:58 PM, PDT)
(From Cinematical. 19 March 2009, 1:33 AM, PDT)
Lee Can't Watch First Film
(From WENN. 10 September 2008, 11:58 PM, PDT)
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Spike Lee's beginnings.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Tracy Camilla Johns | ... | Nola Darling |
 | Tommy Redmond Hicks | ... | Jamie Overstreet |
| John Canada Terrell | ... | Greer Childs |
 | Spike Lee | ... | Mars Blackmon |
| Raye Dowell | ... | Opal Gilstrap |
| Joie Lee | ... | Clorinda Bradford |
| S. Epatha Merkerson | ... | Doctor Jamison (as Epatha Merkinson) |
| Bill Lee | ... | Sonny Darling |
| Cheryl Burr | ... | Ava |
| Aaron Dugger | ... | Noble |
| Stephanie Covington | ... | Keva |
| Renata Cobbs | ... | Shawn |
| Cheryl Singleton | ... | Toby |
| Monty Ross | ... | Dog 1 |
| Tiziano Cortini | ... | Dog 2 (as Lewis Jordan) |
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84 min | USA:88 min (director's cut)
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1.85 : 1 more
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The film originally was going to get an "X" rating due to its sexual content. However, after Lee edited some of the sex scenes it received an "R" rating.
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Quotes:
Dog 7:
Baby, you're so fine, I'd drink a tub of your bath water.
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Featured in The 1987 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (1987) (TV)
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The world was introduced to Spike Lee with "She's Gotta Have It", about one Nola Darling (Tracy Camilla Johns) and her three lovers (Lee plays one of them). Everyone in the movie has their own kinds of shortcomings, but they're all honest people, all trying to make their way in the world. Spike Lee was clearly showing the talent that he would bring to his later movies.
I should remind you that this is not a movie for people with short attention spans. Most of it is very low-key, involving a lot of dialog. But it's a very impressive flick at that. Maybe this is mainly a flick for film buffs, but I recommend it to everyone.