Guess Who (film)
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| Directed by | Kevin Rodney Sullivan |
| Produced by | Jason Goldberg Jenno Topping Betty Thomas (executive) |
| Screenplay by | David Ronn Jay Scherick Peter Tolan |
| Story by | David Ronn Jay Scherick |
| Based on | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner by William Rose |
| Starring | Bernie Mac Ashton Kutcher Zoë Saldaña Judith Scott |
| Music by | John Murphy |
| Cinematography | Karl Walter Lindenlaub |
| Editing by | Paul Seydor |
| Studio | Regency Enterprises 3 Art Entertainment Tall Trees Productions Katalyst Media |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | March 25, 2005 |
| Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $101,866,030 |
Guess Who is a 2005 American comedy film about race relations directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan. It is a loose remake of the 1967 film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, in the form of a romantic comedy. While the 1967 film covered interracial romance (of a black man with a white woman) in a serious, dramatic fashion, the 2005 film covered the topic (of a white man with a black woman) in a light, farcical manner. The film stars Bernie Mac and Ashton Kutcher.
The majority of the film was filmed in Cranford, New Jersey.
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[edit] Plot
Theresa Jones (Zoe Saldana) takes her boyfriend, Simon Green (Ashton Kutcher) home to meet her parents on the occasion of her parents' 25th wedding anniversary. Her father, Percy (Bernie Mac), dislikes Green almost immediately because of his race (Simon is white, while the Joneses are black). With the help of his personal assistant Reggie (Ronreaco Lee), Percy tries to dig up as much dirt on Simon as he can. This temporarily strains his relationship with his wife, Marilyn (Judith Scott).
Little does Theresa know that Simon has just quit his job. In order to impress Percy, Simon embarks upon a series of lies. These are discovered and hilarity ensues. Both couples quarrel but reconcile, and everyone learns a valuable lesson in race relations.
[edit] Cast
- Bernie Mac as Percy Jones
- Ashton Kutcher as Simon Green
- Zoe Saldana as Theresa Jones
- Judith Scott as Marilyn Jones
- Hal Williams as Howard Jones
- Kellee Stewart as Keisha Jones
- Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs as Joseph Jones
- Sherri Shepherd as Sydney
- Robert Curtis Brown as Dante
- Ronreaco Lee as Reggie
- Phil Reeves as Fred
- Nicole Sullivan as Liz Klein
- Jessica Cauffiel as Polly
- Niecy Nash as Naomi
- Kimberly Scott as Kimdra
- Richard Lawson as Marcus
- Mike Epps (uncredited) as The Cab Driver
- David Krumholtz (uncredited) as Jerry MacNamara
- Julia Ling (uncredited) as Speedracer
[edit] Reception
[edit] Box office
According to Box Office Mojo, the film earned $68,915,888 in the US and went on to earn $32,950,142 at the worldwide box office, giving it a total gross of $101,866,030.[1]
[edit] Critical reception
Guess Who gathered mixed reviews earning a 43% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the final consensus stating that "Despite the chemistry of its stars, Guess Who, a loose remake of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, lacks the political relevance of the original."[2]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Guess Who at the Internet Movie Database
- Guess Who at Box Office Mojo
- Guess Who at Rotten Tomatoes
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