White Man's Burden
White Man's Burden
Release: 1995-12-01
·Runtime: 89m
·★ 5.1
Drama
The story takes place in alternative America where the blacks are members of social elite, and whites are inhabitants of inner city ghettos. Louis Pinnock is a white worker in a chocolate factory, loving husband and father of two children. While delivering a package for black CEO Thaddeus Thomas, he is mistaken for a voyeur and, as a result, loses his job, gets beaten by black cops and his family gets evicted from their home. Desperate Pinnock takes a gun and kidnaps Thomas, demanding justice.
Production Countries
France
United States of America
Production Companies
UGC
A Band Apart
Lawrence Bender Productions
Cast
John Travolta
as Louis Pinnock
Harry Belafonte
as Thaddeus Thomas
Kelly Lynch
as Marsha Pinnock
Margaret Avery
as Megan Thomas
Tom Bower
as Stanley
Andrew Lawrence
as Donnie Pinnock
Bumper Robinson
as Martin
Tom Wright
as Lionel
Sheryl Lee Ralph
as Roberta
Judith Drake
as Dorothy
Carrie Snodgress
as Josine
Steve Wilcox
as 1st Youth at Hot Dog Stand
Jason Kristofer
as 2nd Youth at Hot Dog Stand
Seth Green
as 3rd Youth at Hot Dog Stand
Alexis Arquette
as Panhandler
Lawrence Bender
as Bar Patron #1
Kerry Remsen
as Pregnant Woman at Bus Stop
Steve Larson
as Bottle Thrower
Crew
Desmond Nakano
Director
Desmond Nakano
Writer
Eric Chambers
Stunts
Willy Kurant
Director of Photography
Howard Shore
Original Music Composer
Naomi Shohan
Production Design
Isis Mussenden
Costume Design
William Washington
Stunts
Lawrence Bender
Producer
JoAnn Fregalette Jansen
Associate Producer
Yves Marmion
Executive Producer