Passing Strange The Movie

2009, Musical, 2h 16m

25 Reviews 500+ Ratings

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Spike Lee's document of the Tony Award-winning musical Passing Strange is every bit as compelling onscreen as it was on stage. Read critic reviews

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Spike Lee's adaptation of the Broadway show "Passing Strange" presents the portrait of a musician as a young man. In 1970s Los Angeles, a talented but rebellious middle-class African-American discovers punk rock. Through the intervention of a sincere choir director, the young man travels to Europe, where his talents blossom, but at the expense of those who care for him. The film is based on the life of musician Stew, who appears as narrator and commentator on his younger, rasher self.
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    Musical
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Spike Lee
  • Producer:
    Spike Lee, Steve Klein
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Cast & Crew

Stew
Narrator
De'Adre Aziza
Edwina , Marianna , Sudabey
Daniel Breaker
Youth
Eisa Davis
Mother
Colman Domingo
Mr.Franklin , Joop , Mr. Venus
Chad Goodridge
Rev. Jones , Terry , Christophe , Hugo
Rebecca Naomi Jones
Sherry , Renata , Desi
Karen Pittman
Mom - Understudy
Spike Lee
Director
Spike Lee
Producer
Steve Klein
Producer
Matthew Libatique
Cinematography
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