- The Inkwell
Infobox_Film
name = The Inkwell
caption = Theatrical release poster
imdb_id = 0110137
writer = Trey Ellis
Paris Qualles
starring =Larenz Tate Joe Morton Suzzanne Douglass Glynn Turman Vanessa Bell Calloway |Morris Chestnut director =Matty Rich
producer = Irving Azoff
Matthew Baer
Jon J. Jashni
Guy Riedel
distributor =Touchstone Pictures
released =April 22 ,1994
runtime = 110 min.
country =United States
language = English
music =
awards =
budget = $8,000,000 (approximately)"The Inkwell" is a 1994 romantic comedy/drama
film , directed byMatty Rich . This movie starsLarenz Tate ,Joe Morton ,Suzzanne Douglass ,Glynn Turman , andVanessa Bell Calloway . "The Inkwell" is about a 16-year-old boy coming of age onMartha's Vineyard in the summer of1976 .Plot summary
Set in the summer of 1976, the movie follows the adventures of Drew Tate (Larenz Tate), a shy 16-year-old from
upstate New York , when he and his family spend two weeks with affluent relatives on Martha's Vineyard. Drew's parents, Kenny (Joe Morton) and Brenda (Suzzanne Douglass), worry that their son is emotionally disturbed. His favorite companion is a doll with which he engages in animated conversations. They also fear that a fire he accidentally set in the family garage foreshadows a future as an arsonist.On Martha's Vineyard, Drew is thrown into an affluent, party-loving black society that congregates on a beach known as the "Inkwell". The visit is also the occasion of some bitter family strife. Drew's Aunt Francis (
Vanessa Bell Calloway ) and her husband, Spencer (Glynn Turman ), are conservatives whose walls are plastered with pictures of Republican dignitaries. Kenny, a formerBlack Panther , and Spencer argue furiously about racial issues."The Inkwell" follows Drew's bumbling pursuit of the insufferably snooty Lauren (
Jada Pinkett Smith ). He also befriends Heather (Adrienne-Joi Johnson ), an attractive young woman whose husband, Harold (Morris Chestnut ), is a faithless louse. The movie comes to an end on the Fourth of July, when the Bicentennial fireworks end up symbolizing not just America's 200th birthday but Drew finally losing his virginity with Heather .Cast
The film is notable for featuring several cast members from the popular sitcom "
A Different World ".:*
Larenz Tate as Drew Tate:*Joe Morton as Kenny Tate:*Suzzanne Douglass as Brenda Tate:*Glynn Turman as Spencer Phillips:*Vanessa Bell Calloway as Francis Phillips:*Adrienne-Joi Johnson as Heather Lee:*Morris Chestnut as Harold Lee:*Jada Pinkett Smith as Lauren Kelly:*Duane Martin as Junior Phillips:*Mary Alice as Evelyn:*Phyllis Yvonne Stickney as Dr. Wade:*Markus Redmond as Darryl:*Perry Moore as Moe:*Akia Victor as CharleneExternal links
*imdb title|id=0110137|title=The Inkwell
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