ABC........movie of the week...."A raisin in the Sun".........
This was a movie produced by and starred in by one Sean Combs......aka......"Puff Daddy, P Diddy".....Take your pick.
I must tell the truth......I did not actually watch it. It was way past my bed time. But my family tells me Sean's performance was "off the chain"........compelling ......deep......
"A Raisin in the Sun" has a history...........Take a look:
Original Broadway Cast
- Sidney Poitier - Walter Lee Younger
- Claudia McNeil - Lena Younger
- Ruby Dee - Ruth Younger
- Diana Sands - Beneatha Younger
- Ivan Dixon - Joseph Asagai
- Glynn Turman - Travis Younger
- John Fiedler - Karl Lindner
- Lonne Elder III - Bobo
- Ed Hall - Moving Man
- Douglas Turner Ward - Moving Man
- Louis Gossett Jr. (as Louis Gossett) - George Murchison
Produced by Philip Rose and David J. Cogan
Written by Lorraine Hansberry
Directed by Lloyd Richards
The original was without mass media....without TV......Then we have:
1961 film
In 1961, a film version of A Raisin in the Sun was released featuring its original Broadway cast of Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Claudia McNeil, Diana Sands, Ivan Dixon, Louis Gossett, Jr. and John Fiedler. Hansberry wrote the screenplay, and the film was directed by Daniel Petrie. It was released by Columbia Pictures and Ruby Dee won the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress. Both Poitier and MacNeil were nominated for Golden Globe Awards, and Petrie received a special "Gary Cooper Award" at the Cannes Film Festival. However, the film received no Academy Award nominations.
It was not rated by the MPAA, 128 minutes long, and was filmed in black and white.
Now we have.........2008 Adaptation
Another made for television film, premiered on February 25, 2008 on ABC. The cast is mostly made up of actors from the 2004 revival, including Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Phylicia Rashad, Audra McDonald, [[Sanaa Lathan], and John Stamos. It is directed by Kenny Leon.
Sometime this week, I will indeed watch this........I normal don't take too kindly to remakes....but this is an exception. It is so nice to see a young black man remembering his roots. I applaud Sean for making an effort to make a decent and heart warming film.
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