The Visit (2000)
- Starring:
- Hill Harper, Obba Babatunde, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jordan Walker-Pearlman
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A cast of distinguished veterans and promising newcomers headline this stark prison drama from first-time writer-director Jordan Walker-Pearlman. Hill Harper stars as embittered inmate Alex, sentenced to serve time for a rape he claims that he didn't commit. His link to the outside world is his upper-middle class bother Tony (Obba Babatunde), the only family member who's come to visit him in the half-decade he's been in jail. On his latest visit, Alex pleads with Tony to have the rest of the family visit him, admitting that he's in the final stages of his battle with AIDS. Through flashbacks, dream sequences, and real-time encounters, Alex interacts with the people who have shaped his life -- his parents (Marla Gibbs and Billy Dee Williams), his old friend (Rae Dawn Chong), and his therapist (Phylicia Rashad) -- and attempts to overcome the seething anger and resentment that have punctuated his time in prison. The Visit was greeted with much acclaim when it premiered at the 2000 Method Fest Independent Film Festival. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 107 mins
Complete Cast:
- Hill Harper - Alex Waters
- Rae Dawn Chong - Felicia McDonald
- Marla Gibbs - Lois Waters
- Talia Shire - Marilyn Coffey
- Glynn E. Turman - Al Rheingold
- Amy Stiller - Julie Bronsky
- Obba Babatunde - Tony Waters
- Billy Dee Williams - Henry Waters
- Phylicia Rashad - Dr. Coles
- David Clennon - Bill Brenner
- Efrain Figueroa - Max Cruz
- Director(s):
- Jordan Walker-Pearlman
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- 2000 - The Visit - National Board of Review - Special Recognition for Freedom of Expression
