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''The Inkwell'' follows Drew's bumbling pursuit of the insufferably snooty Lauren ([[Jada Pinkett Smith|Jada Pinkett]]). He also befriends Heather ([[Adrienne-Joi Johnson]]), a young woman whose husband, Harold ([[Morris Chestnut]]), is a faithless louse. The movie comes to an end on the [[Independence Day (United States)|Fourth of July]], when the [[United States Bicentennial|Bicentennial]] fireworks end up symbolizing not just [[United States|America's]] 200th birthday but Drew finally having sex with Heather.
''The Inkwell'' follows Drew's bumbling pursuit of the insufferably snooty Lauren ([[Jada Pinkett Smith|Jada Pinkett]]). He also befriends Heather ([[Adrienne-Joi Johnson]]), a young woman whose husband, Harold ([[Morris Chestnut]]), is a faithless louse. The movie comes to an end on the [[Independence Day (United States)|Fourth of July]], when the [[United States Bicentennial|Bicentennial]] fireworks end up symbolizing not just [[United States|America's]] 200th birthday but Drew finally having sex with Heather.

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For the 20th anniversary of the film, the cast reunited with writer/filmmaker Lathleen Ade-Brown for ''[[Essence (magazine)|Essence]]''<ref>[http://www.essence.com/2014/04/25/exclusive-cast-inkwell-celebrates-its-20th-anniversary EXCLUSIVE: The Cast of 'The Inkwell' Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary], ''Essence'', April 25, 2014</ref> where Larenz Tate spoke about the casting process. He told the magazine "Matty Rich was holding auditions in LA. Jada [Pinkett Smith] was already cast in the role [as Lauren] and I remember her calling me, saying, ‘You got to do this movie!’ In fact, she was saying, ‘Listen, let’s meet up and rehearse because they are going to want me to read with you, so let’s rehearse, so you totally land it!’ I told her, ‘I’m going to rip that role! No need to rehearse, you just keep up with me and we just play off each other.’ She says. ‘I got you, let’s do it!’ I go in the audition and we really just lit up the room, then I had to audition solo. They didn't know what to expect considering I just did Menace II Society playing O-Dawg, a completely street person. So that impressed them and they offered me the part."


==Cast==
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*Perry Moore as Moe
*Perry Moore as Moe
*Akia Victor as Charlene
*Akia Victor as Charlene
*Special appearance by the R&B group [[Jade (American band)|Jade]]
*[[Jade (American band)|Jade]] as The New York Dream Machine

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==Production==
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For the 20th anniversary of the film, the cast reunited with writer/filmmaker Lathleen Ade-Brown for ''[[Essence (magazine)|Essence]]''<ref>[http://www.essence.com/2014/04/25/exclusive-cast-inkwell-celebrates-its-20th-anniversary EXCLUSIVE: The Cast of 'The Inkwell' Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary], ''Essence'', April 25, 2014</ref> where Larenz Tate spoke about the casting process. He told the magazine "Matty Rich was holding auditions in LA. Jada [Pinkett Smith] was already cast in the role [as Lauren] and I remember her calling me, saying, ‘You got to do this movie!’ In fact, she was saying, ‘Listen, let’s meet up and rehearse because they are going to want me to read with you, so let’s rehearse, so you totally land it!’ I told her, ‘I’m going to rip that role! No need to rehearse, you just keep up with me and we just play off each other.’ She says. ‘I got you, let’s do it!’ I go in the audition and we really just lit up the room, then I had to audition solo. They didn't know what to expect considering I just did Menace II Society playing O-Dawg, a completely street person. So that impressed them and they offered me the part."


==Reception==
==Reception==

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For the album by Sean Garrett, see The Inkwell (album). For other uses, see Inkwell (disambiguation).
The Inkwell
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMatty Rich
Written byTrey Ellis
Paris Qualles
Produced byIrving Azoff
Matthew Baer
Jon J. Jashni
Guy Riedel
Starring
CinematographyJohn L. Demps Jr.
Edited byQuinnie Martin Jr.
Music byTerrence Blanchard
Production
company
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures
Release date
  • April 22, 1994 (1994-04-22)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$8 million[1]
Box office$8.9 million

The Inkwell is a 1994 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Matty Rich.[2] The film stars Larenz Tate, Joe Morton, Suzzanne Douglass, Glynn Turman, Jada Pinkett and Vanessa Bell Calloway.[2]

Plot

Set in the summer of 1976, the film follows the adventures of Drew Tate (Larenz Tate), a 16-year-old from upstate New York, when he and his family spend two weeks with affluent relatives on Martha's Vineyard. Drew's parents, Kenny (Joe Morton) and Brenda (Suzzanne Douglass), worry that their son is emotionally disturbed. His favorite companion is a doll, in which he names Iago (after the character in the Shakespeare classic Othello), with which he engages in animated conversations. They also fear that a fire he accidentally set in the family garage foreshadows a future as an arsonist.

On Martha's Vineyard, Drew is thrown into an affluent, party-loving black society that congregates on a beach known as the Inkwell. The visit is also the occasion of some bitter family strife. Drew's Aunt Frances (Vanessa Bell Calloway) and her husband, Spencer (Glynn Turman), are conservatives whose walls are plastered with pictures of Republican dignitaries such as Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan (who they keep saying will become president someday). Kenny, a former Black Panther, and Spencer argue furiously about racial issues.

The Inkwell follows Drew's bumbling pursuit of the insufferably snooty Lauren (Jada Pinkett). He also befriends Heather (Adrienne-Joi Johnson), a young woman whose husband, Harold (Morris Chestnut), is a faithless louse. The movie comes to an end on the Fourth of July, when the Bicentennial fireworks end up symbolizing not just America's 200th birthday but Drew finally having sex with Heather.

Cast

Production

For the 20th anniversary of the film, the cast reunited with writer/filmmaker Lathleen Ade-Brown for Essence[3] where Larenz Tate spoke about the casting process. He told the magazine "Matty Rich was holding auditions in LA. Jada [Pinkett Smith] was already cast in the role [as Lauren] and I remember her calling me, saying, ‘You got to do this movie!’ In fact, she was saying, ‘Listen, let’s meet up and rehearse because they are going to want me to read with you, so let’s rehearse, so you totally land it!’ I told her, ‘I’m going to rip that role! No need to rehearse, you just keep up with me and we just play off each other.’ She says. ‘I got you, let’s do it!’ I go in the audition and we really just lit up the room, then I had to audition solo. They didn't know what to expect considering I just did Menace II Society playing O-Dawg, a completely street person. So that impressed them and they offered me the part."

Reception

The Inkwell was poorly received by critics. It holds a rating of 22% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 9 reviews.[4] It has since become a cult classic.[5]

References

  1. ^ http://textfiles.com/media/film93.ans
  2. ^ a b Holden, Stephen (April 22, 1994). "The Inkwell (1994) Review/Film; Young, Black and Confused In the Complicated 1970's". The New York Times.
  3. ^ EXCLUSIVE: The Cast of 'The Inkwell' Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary, Essence, April 25, 2014
  4. ^ "The Inkwell". Rotten Tomatoes.
  5. ^ "The Cast of 'The Inkwell' Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary".
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