A black family gets a first-hand look at the trials and tribulations of upward mobility and suburban segregation in this pointed comedy. In 1973, Tom (Danny Glover) is an African-American attorney who is determined to raise himself up by his own bootstraps from his position near the bottom of the totem pole at a law firm. Tom takes on a case no one else is willing to touch ? defending a confessed arsonist whose crime claimed the lives of two teenagers ? and when he manages to score a surprising legal victory for his client, Tom is given a promotion and he moves his family to a new home in the suburbs. However, Tom and his wife Mabel (Whoopi Goldberg) discover they're only the second black household to move into the neighborhood (the first was a woman who struck it rich in the lottery), and housewife Mabel soon learns her neighbors aren't especially open to the notion of ethnic diversity in their community. Good Fences was directed by former cinematographer Ernest Dickerson and produced in part by his frequent collaborator Spike Lee.
Synopsis: Made-for-cable movie set in the 1970s about a black family who moves to the posh enclave of Greenwich, Connecticut, after the head of the family wins a high-profile case in court.
Released:
Wed, 06/18/2003
Format Aspect Ratio:
4x3-Full Screen
Resolution:
480x720 LowRez
Audio Format:
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels:
2-Channel Stereo
Actors:
Whoopi Goldberg - Mable Spader
Actors:
Danny Glover - Tom Spader
Actors:
Mo'Nique - Ruth Crisp
Actors:
Zachary Glover - tommy two age 17
Actors:
Ryan Michele Bathe - stormy Age 17
Actors:
Ashley Archer - Stormy at 13
Actors:
Vincent Clark - tommy two at 12
Actors:
Marlyne Afflack - Tina
Actors:
Alexandra Amini - Govenor's Wife
Actors:
Araxi Arslanain - Eastern European Woman
Actors:
Barbara Barnes-Hopkins - Mabel's Mother
Actors:
Matthew Brown - Tom (15 years)
Actors:
Sandra Caldwell - Sylvia Falcon
Actors:
Munro Chambers - Billy
Actors:
Thomas Chambers - Jimmy
Actors:
Raquel Christenson - Susie
Actors:
Chris Collins - Pee-Pie (15 years)
Actors:
Brenden Connor - Reporter
Actors:
Norman Dell'Agnese - Jean Bonner
Actors:
Susie Dias - Puerto Rican Woman
Actors:
Vanessa Hadden - Mabel at 15
Actors:
Jordan Hughes - Lyle at 15
Actors:
Phillip Jarrett - Peep Eye
Actors:
Gene Mack - Mabel's Father
Actors:
Bruce McFee - Lyle at 40
Actors:
Roger Dunn - Lieutenant Govenor
Actors:
Elizabeth Harpur - Lorraine
Actors:
Allen Keng - Kazu Suziharo
Actors:
Sistah Lois - Mabel's Cousin
Actors:
Stephen Sparks - Red Neck
Actors:
Cali Spense - LeWayne
