Kingdom Come (2001 film)

Infobox_Film
name = Kingdom Come


director = Doug McHenry
producer = Edward Bates
John Morrissey
writer = David Dean Bottrell
Jessie Jones
narrator =
starring = LL Cool J
Jada Pinkett Smith
Vivica A. Fox
Anthony Anderson
Toni Braxton
Whoopi Goldberg
music = Tyler Bates
John E. Rhone
cinematography = Francis Kenny
editing = Richard Halsey
distributor = Twentieth Century Fox
Fox Searchlight Pictures
released = 11 April2001
runtime = 95 mins
country = United States of America
language = English
budget =
gross =
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amg_id =
imdb_id = 0246002

"Kingdom Come" is a 2001 comedy film, written by David Bottrell and Jessie Jones, and directed by Doug McHenry. This film stars LL Cool J, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Vivica A. Fox.

Plot

"Kingdom Come" is a story of an African-American family (the Slocumbs), living in the Los Angeles suburbs, who come together after the death of a family member, whom no one seems to remember with much fondness. It is based on the Broadway play "Dearly Departed".

First, there's Woodrow "Bud" Slocumb, the man in question, whose wife, Raynelle (Whoopi Goldberg), is pretty nonchalant about his death from a stroke. Then there's Ray Bud (LL Cool J), a recovering alcoholic who has a problem with seeing his father dead because of their rocky relationship. His wife, Lucille (Vivica A. Fox), is a loving, devoted housewife who goes out of her way to make sure that everyone has everything they need. But she can't have the one thing she wants out of life: a child. Next, Junior (Anthony Anderson) has blown all of his money on a failed invention, and his loud-mouthed wife Charisse (Jada Pinkett Smith) is no help. She hits the roof after his infidelity and reminds him often that she could have been married to his rich lawyer cousin. There's Marguerite (Loretta Devine) a pious, overbearing mom who usually calls her son "Demon Seed"; she fears that he will end up in jail like his brother. Her son Royce (Darius McCrary) is an unemployed worker and a gang-related person who gets mad at his mother when she attempts to tell him how to live his life.

Cast

*LL Cool J — Ray Bud Slocumb
*Jada Pinkett Smith —Charisse Slocumb
*Vivica A. Fox — Lucille Slocumb
*Loretta Devine — Marguerite Slocumb
*Anthony Anderson — Junior Slocumb
*Toni Braxton — Juanita Slocumb
*Cedric the Entertainer — Rev. Beverly H. Hooker
*Darius McCrary — Royce Slocumb
*Whoopi Goldberg — Raynelle Slocumb
*Richard Gant — Clyde Kincade
*Masasa — Delightful Slocumb
*Dominic Hoffman — Antoine Depew
*Patrice Moncell — Merline Depew
*Clifton Davis — Charles Winslow
*Kellita Smith — Bernice Talbert
*Aloma Wright — Veda
*Tamala Jones — Nadine
*Ellen Cleghorne — Lady #1
*Tamela J. Mann — Lady #2
*Natalie D. Wilson — Lady #3
*Sandrina Nicole Shepherd — Lady #4
*Tony Paul — Tiny Kincade
*Chuck Campbell — Pedal steel player

Awards & nominations

* In 2002, received a "NAACP Image Award" nomination for "Outstanding Actress" for Whoopi Goldberg; "Outstanding Supporting Actor" for Cedric the Entertainer; "Outstanding Supporting Actress" for Loretta Devine; and "Outstanding Supporting Actress" for Vivica A. Fox.

External links

*imdb title|id=0246002|title=Kingdom Come