Mama Flora's Family (1998) (TV)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Peter Werner

Writers:

Alex Haley (book)
Carol Schreder (writer) ...

Release Date:

8 November 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

African American | Matriarch | Parenthood | Two Part TV Movie | Generation Gap

Awards:

3 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Cicely Tyson	...	Mama Flora
Erika Alexander	...	Young Flora
Blair Underwood	...	Willie
Queen Latifah	...	Diana
Mario Van Peebles	...	Luke
Hill Harper	...	Don
Wynton Yates	...	Don (Teenager)
Sicily	...	Diana (Teenager)
Patty Mack	...	Pearl (1913-1919)
Michelle Benjamin Cooper	...	Pearl (1932-1942) (as Michelle Benjamin-Cooper)
Novella Nelson	...	Pearl (1955-1970)
Wesley Yates	...	Booker Palmer (Age 8)
Preston Brant	...	Booker Palmer (Young Man)
Lou Myers	...	Albie
Elijah Kelley	...	Young Willie

Runtime:

60 min (2 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Avnet/Kerner Company, The

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When blood covered young Flora goes to pick up her crying baby after his father has been shot, the baby has blood on the bottom of his diaper (and on his body) that was obviously there BEFORE Flora picked him up.

A Perfect '10'

My wife and I had no problem sitting through this 3+ hour movie. In fact we could have watched more. It goes to show, they can still make interesting films without nudity and cursing. We

also went through a half dozen hankies. Tom