The Color of Friendship
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| The Color of Friendship | |
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 The Color of Friendship promotional advertisement |
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| Directed by | Kevin Hooks |
| Produced by | Kevin Hooks Christopher Morgan |
| Written by | Paris Qualles |
| Starring | Lindsey Haun Shadia Simmons |
| Music by | Stanley Clarke |
| Distributed by | Disney Channel |
| Release date(s) | February 5, 2000 |
| Running time | 87 min. |
| Language | English |
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The Color of Friendship (2000) is an Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel Original Movie about the friendship between two girls from different worlds who learn to overcome their differences. The film, which was released by Walt Disney Home Video, was directed by Kevin Hooks, based on a script by Paris Qualles.
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[edit] Cast
- Congressman Ron V. Dellums: Carl Lumbly
- Roscoe Dellums: Penny Johnson
- Piper Dellums: Shadia Simmons
- Mahree Bok: Lindsey Haun
- Brandy Dellums: Anthony Burnett
- Erik Dellums: Travis Kyle Davis
- Billy: Ryan Cooley
- Turner: Erik Kilpatrick
- Daniel: Ahmad Stoner
- Pieter Stephen Jennings
- Flora Melanie Nicholls-King
- Merle Susan Danford
- Rian Michael Kanev
- Reporter David Rosser
- Manager Ray Kahnert
[edit] Plot Summary
Mahree Bok lives on a farm in South Africa. Her father is a policeman who cannot hide his joy when activist Steve Biko is caught by the South African authorities. Piper Dellums is the daughter of US congressman Ron Dellums, from California, and who lives in a nice home in Washington DC. When Mahree is chosen to spend a semester at the Dellums' house, she doesn't expect that her host family would be black. Nor do her hosts suspect that she is not a black South African.
[edit] Memorable Quotes
- Piper Dellums: [To Mahree] You do drink chocolate, right? Or maybe you only like vanilla.
- [Mahree just found out that her host family is black.]
Mahree Bok: You're the family?
Roscoe Dellums: Yes.
Mahree Bok: [To Congressman Dellums] And you're the Congressman?
Ron Dellums: Welcome to America.
- Ron Dellums: [To Mahree] I'm going to bed. And you should, too. School starts tomorrow. Falling asleep in class on the first day of school is frowned on here in America. I know, because I've done it.
[Mahree giggles.]
- A Black waiter accidentally spills milk on a white customer when he tripped over a couple of boys. Mahree gets a flashback of what happened back in South Africa. The customer said, "Get away, you bloody kaffir", and pushes the waiter away. But in America, the customer said, "It's ok, it's not your fault, although I could do with another milkshake." Mahree said, "Whew."
[edit] Goofs
- Anachronisms: The movie is set in 1977. But the first shot of the movie shows the Washington Monument with the scaffolding used for its renovation in 2000.
- Continuity: On Mahree's first day of school in Washington, she bumps into a football player causing him to drop his books. Mahree drops down to pick them up. She puts her own book on the ground. But when she gets up and walks away with Piper, she doesn't have the book anymore.
[edit] Awards
[edit] Won
[edit] 2000
- Emmy Award
- Outstanding Children's Program, Alan Sacks (executive producer), Christopher Morgan, and Kevin Hooks
- Humanitas Prize
- Children's Live-Action Category, Paris Qualles
[edit] 2001
- NAACP Image Award
- Outstanding Youth or Children's Series/Special
- WGA Award
- Children's Script Category, Paris Qualles
- Young Artist Awards
- Best Performance in a TV Movie (Drama) - Leading Young Actress, Shadia Simmons
[edit] Nominated
[edit] 2001
- DGA Award
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs, Kevin Hooks
- Young Artist Awards
- Best Family TV Movie/Pilot/Mini-Series - Cable
- Best Performance in a TV Movie (Drama) - Leading Young Actress, Lindsey Haun
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| Preceded by: Up, Up, and Away |
Disney Channel Original Movies | Succeeded by: Alley Cats Strike |
