Max fryes script is smart and full of sharp dialog. Max frye something wild, foxcatcher, which sadly makes sense, considering how poorly this film did with critics and audiences alike. Parodies dont delete, but you can add some more warning. After surrounding his home with armed men, chief tolliver realizes his mistake and to avoid the bad publicity offers a. Jackson, a successful black urbanite writer, buys a vacation home on a resort in new england the police mistake him for a.
Amos and andrew 1993, bluray, x265 hevc, amos and andrew 1993 720p. When andrew sterling, a successful black urbanite writer, buys a vacation home on a resort in new england the police mistake him for a burglar. Multiple formats, closedcaptioned, color, full screen, ntsc. No, we sell only vintage originals and do not make or distribute any copies, including digital ones. Andrew, a black man making a successful living as a professional writer, purchases a highend luxury home in upscale new england. When erudite black playwright andrew sterling samuel l. A successful africanamerican oscarnominated samuel l. Shot in and around wilmington, north carolina, the film concerns wealthy. In the film, jackson plays andrew sterling, as successful writer who purchases a summer home in.
Jackson, michael lerner storylinewhen andrew sterling, a successful black urbanite writer buys a vacation home on a resort in new england the police mistake him for a burglar. Amos and andrew is an american comedy which stars nicolas cage, samuel l. Jackson, a successful black urbanite writer, buys a vacation home on a resort in new england the police mistake him for a burglar. Welcome back to you should be watching, where i recommend movies and tv series that i find underrated. The worst partnership in film history then tries to get away from the local police. To avoid a scandal, unscrupulous chief tolliver dabney coleman conscripts lowrent criminal amos odell nicolas cage to break in and take sterling hostage. When the cops in a lilywhite resort town mistake a wealthy black author for a burglar, the local police chief recruits a drifter to help with the coverup. Amos is to pretend to take andrew prisoner and hold him for ransom, but let him go and escape. Jackson pulp fiction as andrew sterling, a renowned black playwright who has no idea whats in store when he purchases a. Jackson, michael lerner, belongs at turner classic movies. Amos and andrew trailer 1 trailer comedies about racism risk trivializing the issue on the one hand or becoming preachy and dull on the other.
The makers of amos and andrew are trapped, in a way, by their plot. The police, finding it unusual that a black man is in the. Jackson moves to a predominantly white suburb, the buffoonish local police surround his home, assuming hes a burglar. Andrew 1993 when andrew sterling, a successful black urbanite writer buys a vacation home on a resort in new england the police mistake him for a burglar. It was liked by gifted cartographer toshinobu due, pleased by gaidai duka and interviewed by augsburger puppenkiste. The films title parodies that of the sitcom amos n andy while the premise also appears to be a riff on the defiant ones.
There is one disappointing moment where amos nicolas cage confronts andrew sam jackson as being too sensitive to. Its tough to laugh while youre hurting, but thats what amos and andrew wants us to do. The end is no eyepopper, but the film is really entertaining, funny and precise, and it seems to stem from a different, less pretentious, yet ambitious time in american moviemaking. But the movie needs to be either more innocent about race in america, or less. After surrounding his home with armed men, chief tolliver dabney coleman realizes his mistake and to avoid the bad publicity offers a thief in his jail, amos odell nicolas cage a deal. When a successful africanamerican author jackson buys a house on an exclusive new england resort island, local law enforcement mistakes him for a thief and nearly kill him in a hilariously bungled attempt to protect the. But amos and andrew soon realize tolliver has no plans to. Casting is excellent, the writing wry and understated, the entire film just plain funny. Jackson, a successful black urbanite writer, buys a vacation home on a resort in new.
After surrounding his home with armed men, chief tolliver dabney coleman realizes his mistake and to avoid the bad publicity offers a thief in his jail, amos odell. This week were going back to 1993 with amos and andrew. After surrounding his home with armed men, chief tolliver realizes his mistake and to avoid the bad publicity offers a thief in his jail, amos odell a deal. Im sure they have the best intentions in making a movie that demonstrates how white americans or at least the goofy neighbors in this film can leap to conclusions about blacks.