Zebrahead (film)

Zebrahead
Promotional film poster
Directed by	Anthony Drazan
Produced by	Oliver Stone Jeff Dowd /a.o.
Written by	Anthony Drazan
Starring	Michael Rapaport N'Bushe Wright
Music by	Taj Mahal
Cinematography	Maryse Alberti
Editing by	Elizabeth Kling
Distributed by	Triumph Releasing Corporation
Release date(s)	October 23, 1992
Running time	100 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1,468,300 (USA)

Zebrahead is a 1992 drama film, produced by Oliver Stone, directed by Anthony Drazan and starring Michael Rapaport (in his first film role) and N'Bushe Wright. Set in Detroit, Michigan, the film is about an interracial romance between a white man and a black woman and the resulting tensions among the characters. The film also stars Kevin Corrigan, Ray Sharkey, Lois Bendler.

Spike Lee's drama Jungle Fever was released in 1991, and Zebrahead was released the following year. As both films deal with interracial romance, Zebrahead was seen as an attempt to capitalize on the popularity of Lee's film. It was overlooked as a result.

This film was released as "The Colour of Love" in the United Kingdom.

Reception

Zebrahead has an overall approval rating of 71% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Soundtrack

Main article: Zebrahead (soundtrack)

A soundtrack containing hip hop and R&B music was released on October 13, 1992 through Ruffhouse Records. It is best known for containing Nas' first single "Halftime".

References

Detroit rap artist "Frizzo", referenced the opening scene of Zebrahead in his music video for the song, "They Ain't Know" in which he is seen lighting the grass on fire in the same location that the film used.

External links

• Zebrahead at the Internet Movie Database
• Zebrahead at AllRovi
• Zebrahead at Rotten Tomatoes