- The Wood
Infobox Film
name = The Wood
caption = Home video release poster
director =Rick Famuyiwa
producer = Albert Berger, David Gale, Douglas Curtis, Momita Sengupta, Ron Yerxa,Todd Boyd , Van Toffler
writer = Rick Famuyiwa
Todd Boyd
starring =Omar Epps Richard T. Jones Taye Diggs Malinda Williams
Sean Nelson
music = Robert Hurst
cinematography = Steven Bernstein
editing = John Carter
distributor =Paramount Pictures
released = flagicon|USJuly 16 ,1999
runtime = 106 min.
country = U.S.A.
language = English
budget = $6,000,000 [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=houseparty3.htm,Box Office Mojo ]
gross = $25,059,640
amg_id = 1:180247
imdb_id = 0161100"The Wood" is a 1999 comedy/romance film, written by
Rick Famuyiwa and Todd Boyd. Famuyiwa also directed the film, which starsOmar Epps ,Richard T. Jones , andTaye Diggs .Plot Premise
The story takes place in Inglewood, California, a suburb of Los Angeles commonly referred to by its inhabitants as "The Wood." It begins as a marriage is about to go underway, but the groom, Roland (Diggs), has disappeared and it's up to his two best friends, Mike (Epps) and Slim (Jones), to find him. Interspersed with scenes of their search are a series of flashbacks featuring the three friends during their junior high and high school years (played in their younger years by Duane Finley, Sean Nelson, and
Trent Cameron ).Cast
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Omar Epps — Mike
*Richard T. Jones — Slim
*Taye Diggs — Roland
*Antwon Tanner — Boo
*Basil Wallace — Lisa's father
*Cynthia Martells — Mike's mother
*De'Aundre Bonds — Stacey
*Duane Finley — Young Slim
*Elayn Taylor — Roland's mother
*LisaRaye McCoy — Lisa
*Malinda Williams — Young Alicia
*Sanaa Lathan — Alicia
*Sean Nelson — Young Mike
*Tamala Jones — Tanya
*Telma Hopkins — Slim's mother
*Trent Cameron — Young RolandAwards & nominations
2000 Black Reel Awards
*Best Actor (Theatrical) — Sean Nelson (nominated)
*Best Actress (Theatrical) — Malinda Williams (nominated)
*Best Director (Theatrical) — Rick Famuyiwa (nominated)
*Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted) — Rick Famuyiwa, Todd Boyd (nominated)2000 NAACP Image Awards
*Outstanding Motion Picture (nominated)2001 ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
*Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures — Joe, Jolyon Skinner: "I Wanna Know" (winner)Trivia
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Christina Milian ,Dawnn Lewis , andJascha Washington all play small roles in this film. Co-writerTodd Boyd cameos as well, playing the reverend for the wedding ceremony.
*DirectorRick Famuyiwa revealed in an interview at USC, his alma mater, that Paramount executives wanted the character Mike to pinch his girlfriend Alicia's butt in the end scene for added laughs, a request Famuyiwa refused to follow through with. Coincidentally, in the 2003 film "Love Don't Co$t a Thing", the character Alvin pinches his girlfriend Paris' (portrayed byChristina Milian , who played a small role in "The Wood") butt at the end of the movie. It's only coincidence however, as the two films were distributed by different companies.References
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External links
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*imdb title|id=0161100|title=The Wood
*rotten-tomatoes|id=wood|title=The Wood
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