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The true story of one young white Southerner in the Summer of 1961, caught in a place and time where he had to choose which side he was on.The true story of one young white Southerner in the Summer of 1961, caught in a place and time where he had to choose which side he was on.The true story of one young white Southerner in the Summer of 1961, caught in a place and time where he had to choose which side he was on.
Cedric The Entertainer
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- TriviaChaka Forman plays his own father, James Forman Sr., in this movie. James Forman Sr. was a prominent African American leader in the American Civil Rights movement during the 1960s. As executive secretary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee for much of the 1960s, he played an essential role in many of the seminal events of the Civil Rights movement, including the freedom rides, the Birmingham movement, and the Selma-to-Montgomery marches. Chaka Forman's mother, Constancia "Dinky" Romilly, a white woman, was a daughter of Jessica Mitford (one of the aristocratic Mitford Sisters, several of whom became famous--or infamous--in their native England for their divergent political loyalties). Unlike her sisters Diana and Unity (who declared their loyalty to Nazism) Jessica was a devoted leftist who at one time was a Communist Party member. She was also close friends with Virginia and Clifford Durr (portrayed in this movie by Julia Ormond and Greg Thornton) and was in fact living with the Durrs when she gave birth to Constancia; Virginia Durr's autobiography, "Outside the Magic Circle: The Autobiography of Virginia Foster Durr," contains a photograph of Chaka Forman's mother, Constancia, as a baby sitting on the lap of her mother, Jessica.
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Written by Doc Watson (as Arthel Lane Watson)
Published by Hillgreen Music, Budde Spongs, Downtown DMP Songs
Performed by George Stanford
Produced by Herman Beeftink and Dave Berg
Courtesy of Elite Source Music
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Lucas and Bob
It's the summer of '61. College student Bob Zellner (Lucas Till) decides to talk to Rosa Parks for a school paper on race relations. It starts him down the road to the civil rights fight and self discovery.
This movie starts with Bob getting hung from a tree. Next, he jumping to talk to Rosa Parks. Before all that, the movie should introduce the audience to Bob himself. He comes off as unnecessarily clueless. Part of that is Lucas Till and his model good looks. He seems to fit more on a Californian beach. He's also not showing enough shock. Lucas has a tendency to seem above it all. This is a biopic of a real life person. I have to assume that there is some reality to the performance. The short reel of the real Bob gives off a slightly different vibe except when he's confronting Doc in that one scene. I do find the portrayal of ingrained racism of that time and place very compelling. I'm fascinated with his relationship to his grandfather. I wish for more of the father son relationship. I absolutely believe that Lucas Till is white. I'm just not sure if he's Bob.
This movie starts with Bob getting hung from a tree. Next, he jumping to talk to Rosa Parks. Before all that, the movie should introduce the audience to Bob himself. He comes off as unnecessarily clueless. Part of that is Lucas Till and his model good looks. He seems to fit more on a Californian beach. He's also not showing enough shock. Lucas has a tendency to seem above it all. This is a biopic of a real life person. I have to assume that there is some reality to the performance. The short reel of the real Bob gives off a slightly different vibe except when he's confronting Doc in that one scene. I do find the portrayal of ingrained racism of that time and place very compelling. I'm fascinated with his relationship to his grandfather. I wish for more of the father son relationship. I absolutely believe that Lucas Till is white. I'm just not sure if he's Bob.
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- $48,582
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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