Black and White

"What happens when you mix it up?"

Apr 5 2000 R 1h 38m
Crime, Drama, Music

Rich Bower is an up-and-coming star in the hip-hop world. Everyone wants to be around him, including Raven and her fellow upper-class white high school friends. The growing appeal of black culture among white teens fascinates documentary filmmaker Sam Donager, who sets out to chronicle it with her husband, Terry. But before Bower was a rapper, he was a gangster, and his criminal past comes back to haunt him and all those around him.

Plot

Set in New York City, Black and White features several losely related stories centering on a pair of documentary filmmakers, Sam and her husband Terry, in following a group of caucasian teens, Raven, Charlie, Will, Marty, Wren and others who try to fit in with Harlem's black hip-hop crowd who include gangster rapper Rich Bower and his music partner Cigar in landing a recording gig, as well as college basketball player Dean who is conflicted on taking a fall on a game for shady gambler Mark Clear who has hidden agenda for Dean and Rich.

Written by

James Toback

Directed by

James Toback

Cast

Ben Stiller, Allan Houston, Claudia Schiffer

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Bigel / Mailer Films, Palm Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Black And White (1999) [Theatrical Trailer]
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Average Rating
5 out of 10
Metascore
47
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