Laurel Avenue
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| Laurel Avenue | |
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| Format | Drama |
| Written by | Paul Aaron & Michael Henry Brown (story) Michael Henry Brown (teleplay) |
| Directed by | Carl Franklin |
| Starring | Mary Alice Jay Brooks Juanita Jennings Scott Lawrence Dan Martin Monté Russell Ondrea Shalbetter Rhonda Stubbins White Vonte Sweet Gay Thomas Malinda Williams Mel Winkler |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Paul Aaron Charles S. Dutton (executive producers) |
| Running time | 180 minutes |
| Production company(s) | HBO Independent Productions Elsboy Entertainment |
| Distributor | HBO |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | HBO |
| Original run | July 10 – 11, 1993 |
Laurel Avenue is an American three-hour television miniseries which aired on HBO on July 10 and 11, 1993.[1] It is the story of an eventful weekend in the lives of an extended African American family living in St. Paul, Minnesota.[2] Paul Aaron and actor Charles S. Dutton served as executive producers. The teleplay was written by Michael Henry Brown, based upon a story by Aaron and Brown. The miniseries was directed by Carl Franklin.
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[edit] Cast
- Mary Alice as Maggie Arnett
- Jay Brooks as Uncle Otis Arnett
- Juanita Jennings as Yolanda Arnett-Friedman
- Scott Lawrence as Keith Arnett
- Dan Martin as Woodrow Arnett
- Monté Russell as Marcus Arnett
- Ondrea Shalbetter as Shanequa Arnett
- Rhonda Stubbins White as Rolanda Arnett
- Vonte Sweet as Rushan Arnett
- Gay Thomas as Kathleen Arnett
- Malinda Williams as Sheila Arnett
- Mel Winkler as Jake Arnett
- Gary Dourdan as Anthony
- Michael Tezla as Howard Friedman
- Ulysses Zachary as Fletcher
[edit] Video releases
On July 10, 2001, the miniseries was released on VHS. However, it has yet to be released on DVD or any other digital video format.
[edit] References
- ^ Zurawik, David (July 10, 1993). "With 'Laurel Avenue,' TV gets black family life right". The Baltimore Sun. http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1993-07-10/features/1993191066_1_laurel-avenue-rolanda-jake-and-maggie. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
- ^ Tucker, Ken (July 9, 1993). "TV Review: Laurel Avenue". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,307176,00.html. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
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