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| FENCES movie poster |
The screenplay was written by renowned playwright August Wilson. He received the Pulitzer Prize, in 1987, for the play. Mr. Wilson passed in 2005 but had completed the movie screenplay before his death.
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| AUGUST WILSON playwright and Pulitzer Prize winner |
The following overview of the movie is from the internet:
Troy Maxson (Denzel Washington) makes his living as a sanitation worker in 1950s Pittsburgh. Maxson once dreamed of becoming a professional baseball player, but was deemed too old when the major leagues began admitting black athletes. Bitter over his missed opportunity, Troy creates further tension in his family when he squashes his son's (Jovan Adepo) chance to meet a college football recruiter.
This movie is shot more as a stage play than as a movie, because most of the action takes place at the Maxson home and in the backyard. This is a very emotional and even sometime vicious movie about a dysfunctional family that is ruled by a violate father.
The acting is what makes this movie so strong. Denzel and Viola are totally in their element as husband and wife, Troy and Rose. It is rather a long movie at 139 minutes and the "n" word is used often.
CAST:
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| Denzel Washington Troy Maxson |
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| Viola Davis Rose Maxson |
The Travelling Toe gives this movie 1 big toe up with Gabe's bugle, calling the Grim Reaper out.
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