Starring: - Robert Downey
- Allan Houston
- Bijou Phillips
Description:
With BLACK AND WHITE, writer-director James Toback (FINGERS, TWO GIRLS AND A GUY) confronts the topic of race head on--most specifically, the influence of black urban hip-hop culture on white America. Set in New York City as the 1990s wind to a close, the film is told in a broad, episodic fashion, interweaving several different story lines in order to address a multitude of ideas. In the most comedic, a white documentarian (Brooke Shields) and her gay husband (Robert Downey Jr.) follow a group of affluent white teenagers (led by Bijou Phillips) around the city as they unabashedly pursue a Staten Island hip-hop crew. As the leader of the crew, Rich Bower (the Wu-Tang Clan's Power) struggles to leave his criminal past behind and become a legitimate musician. In the most dramatic subplot, an undercover police detective (Ben Stiller) frames a talented college basketball player (Allan Houston) in order to exact an ambiguous revenge. Toback blends improvisation with tightly scripted scenes, and the result is a loose, broad essay on the state of racism at the turn of the millennium. BLACK AND WHITE features impressive performances by the all-star cast, but it is Mike Tyson who steals the film with his unforgettable cameo.
1. It's Not A Game - American Cream Team/Raekwon
2. Year 2000 - Xzibit/Jonathan Davis (remix)
3. Don't Be A Follower - Prodigy
4. Dramacide - X-ecutioners/Big Pun/Kool G Rap
5. Life's A Bitch - Everlast
6. Wake Up - Raekwon
7. Dem Crazy - Dead Prez/Stephen Marley/Ghetto Youths Crew
8. Stand For Something - Chip Banks/Tha Outlawz
9. Middle Finger Attitude - American Cream Team
10. You'll Never Be Better Than Me-I'm That S*** - Queen Pen/Joe Hooker
11. You - Samuel Christian/Mos Def (Feel Good remix)
12. You're A Big Girl Now - LV
13. Free - Michael Fredo
Black and White
