Foster Boy
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Youssef Delara |
| Screenplay by | Jay Paul Deratany |
| Produced by | Jay Paul Deratany Anne-Marie Mackay Peter Samuelson Andrew Sugerman |
| Starring | Shane Paul McGhie Matthew Modine Louis Gossett Jr. |
| Cinematography | Ben Kufrin |
| Edited by | Andrew Drazek |
| Music by | Kathryn Bostic |
| Distributed by | Gravitas Ventures[1][2] |
Release date |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $19,873[3][4] |
Foster Boy is a 2019 American drama film directed by Youssef Delara and starring Shane Paul McGhie, Matthew Modine and Louis Gossett Jr. Shaquille O'Neal served as an executive producer of the film.[5][6]
Cast
[edit]- Shane Paul McGhie as Jamal Randolph
- Matthew Modine as Michael Trainer
- Michael Hyatt as Shaina Randolph
- Michael Beach as Bill Randolph
- Lex Scott Davis as Keisha James
- Anand Desai-Barochia as Sanjay
- Julie Benz as Pamela Dupree
- Louis Gossett Jr. as Judge George Taylor
- Evan Handler as Samuel Collins
- Dominic Burgess as Dan Cohen
- Amy Brenneman as Kim Trainer
- Jordan Belfi as Jeff
- Krystian Alexander Lyttle as Young Jamal
- Grant Harvey as Joey Poule
- Brendan Morrow as Young Joey Poule
Production
[edit]James Earl Jones was originally going to play the role played by Gossett.[7][8]
Reception
[edit]Sandie Angulo Chen of Common Sense Media awarded the film three stars out of five.[9] Matt Fagerholm of RogerEbert.com awarded the film one and a half stars.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ N’Duka, Amanda (27 August 2020). "Gravitas Secures Legal Drama 'Foster Boy' Starring Matthew Modine, Louis Gossett Jr. & Julie Benz". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ Roeper, Richard (15 September 2020). "'Foster Boy': Courtroom melodrama has a cast of pros and something to say". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Foster Boy (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Foster Boy (2020)". The Numbers. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ O’Neal, Shaquille (21 February 2020). "Shaquille O'Neal on Why Foster Care Is the Great Untold Story". Variety. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ O’Neal, Shaquille (26 September 2019). "Shaquille O'Neal: 'Foster Boy' film premiering in Nashville shines light on the plight of children". The Tennessean. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Busch, Anita (5 April 2018). "'Foster Boy,' Legal Thriller About Foster Child, Has Surprising Real-Life Turn Of Events". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ McNary, Dave (13 November 2017). "Matthew Modine, James Earl Jones to Star in Drama 'Foster Boy' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Sandie Angulo Chen. "Foster Boy". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ Fagerholm, Matt (25 September 2020). "Foster Boy". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 9 November 2020.