White Man's Burden
Reality Just Switched Sides
1995 | 89m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Desmond Nakano |
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| Writer: | Desmond Nakano |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 01, 1995 |
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| Director: | Desmond Nakano |
| Writer: | Desmond Nakano |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | dystopia, black white relations, angry, alternate universe, introspective, arrogant |
| Production Companies | A Band Apart, UGC, Lawrence Bender Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $9,000,000
Budget: $7,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 05, 2026 Entered: Apr 15, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Travolta | Louis Pinnock |
| Harry Belafonte | Thaddeus Thomas |
| Kelly Lynch | Marsha Pinnock |
| Margaret Avery | Megan Thomas |
| Tom Bower | Stanley |
| Andrew Lawrence | Donnie Pinnock |
| Bumper Robinson | Martin |
| Tom Wright | Lionel |
| Sheryl Lee Ralph | Roberta |
| Judith Drake | Dorothy |
| Carrie Snodgress | Josine |
| Steve Wilcox | 1st Youth at Hot Dog Stand |
| Jason Kristofer | 2nd Youth at Hot Dog Stand |
| Seth Green | 3rd Youth at Hot Dog Stand |
| Alexis Arquette | Panhandler |
| Lawrence Bender | Bar Patron #1 |
| Kerry Remsen | Pregnant Woman at Bus Stop |
| Steve Larson | Bottle Thrower |
| Robert Gossett | John |
| Wesley Thompson | Williams |
| Tom Nolan | Johansson |
| Willie C. Carpenter | Marcus |
| Thom Barry | Landlord |
| Michael Beach | Policeman #1 Outside Bar |
| Lee Duncan | Policeman #2 Outside Bar |
| Wanda-Lee Evans | Renee |
| Lawrence Mandley | Sheriff #1 at Eviction |
| William Hendry | Sheriff #2 at Eviction |
| Brian Brophy | Bank Teller |
| Chelsea Lagos | Cheryl |
| Duane R. Shepard Sr. | Maitre D' at Fashion Show |
| Bert Remsen | Hot Dog Vendor |
| Larry Nash | Policeman at Gas Station |
| Mae Elvis | 11 Year Old Girl |
| Dean Hallo | Charles |
| Googy Gress | Bystander at Bus Stop |
| Lisa Dinkins | Shooting Policewoman |
| Lawrence T. Wrentz | Shooting Policeman |
| Matt O'Toole | Bar Patron #2 |
| Iain Jones | Bar Patron #3 |
| Janet Hubert | Dinner Guest |
| Attallah Shabazz | Dinner Guest |
| Willette Klausner | Dinner Guest |
| Amy Powell | Newscaster |
| Keith Collier | Dancer |
| Rosie Tenison | Detective |
| Dondré Whitfield | Terrence |
| Ingrid Rogers | Taylor |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Isis Mussenden | Costume Design |
| Nancy Richardson | Editor |
| Willy Kurant | Director of Photography |
| Mary Gail Artz | Casting |
| Barbara Cohen | Casting |
| John Ivo Gilles | Art Direction |
| Evette Knight | Set Decoration |
| Mike Malone | Set Dresser |
| Desmond Nakano | Director, Writer |
| Howard Shore | Original Music Composer |
| Naomi Shohan | Production Design |
| Eric Chambers | Stunts |
| William Washington | Stunts |
| Happy Walters | Music Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Lawrence Bender | Producer |
| Paul Hellerman | Co-Producer |
| JoAnn Fregalette Jansen | Associate Producer |
| Yves Marmion | Executive Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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