Directed by:
Spike LeeScreenplay:
Spike LeeCinematography:
Ernest R. DickersonComposer:
Bill LeeCast:
Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Art Evans, Ossie Davis, Ellen Holly, Bill Nunn, Spike Lee, Kadeem Hardison (more)Plots(1)
Innovative filmmaker Spike Lee (She's Gotta Have It) brings to the screen a music-filled, offbeat contemporary comedy that takes an unforgettable look at black college life. Amidst gala coronations, football, fraternities, parades and parties, the stars of the film - Laurence Fishburne ("Dap" Dunlap), an intense student who encourages his buddies ("DaFellas") to fight for his beliefs; Giancarlo Esposito (Julian "Big Brother Almighty" Eaves), out to strengthen the Greek system with his Gamma Phi Gamma fraternity brothers; Spike Lee ("Half-Pint"), driven to become a "Gamma man"; and Tisha Campbell (Jane Toussaint), leader of the sorority sister "Gamma Rays" - find themselves caught up in romance and relationships/rituals and rivalries during one outrageous homecoming weekend. With dynamic music, including EU's hit "Da Butt", and dance numbers choreographed by Otis Sallid (Fame), Lee successfully challenges viewpoints about self-identity and self-esteem in this original, contemporary musical comedy. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Laurence Fishburne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/130/162130273_ac4662.jpg)
Laurence Fishburne
USA
Best movies:
The Matrix (1999)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
The Color Purple (1985)
![Giancarlo Esposito](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/245/158245407_fcdc01.jpg)
Giancarlo Esposito
Denmark
Best movies:
The Boys (2019) (series)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Night on Earth (1991)
![Tisha Campbell-Martin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/434/434694_0f0ad2.jpg)
Tisha Campbell-Martin
USA
Best movies:
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Rooftops (1989)
Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)
![Art Evans](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/325/325355_061ca3.jpg)
Art Evans
USA
Best movies:
Die Hard 2 (1990)
Interstate 60 (2002)
Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
![Ossie Davis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273124_4e41e0.jpg)
Ossie Davis
USA
Best movies:
The Hill (1965)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Ellen Holly
USA
Best movies:
Cops and Robbers (1973)
School Daze (1988)
![Bill Nunn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268799_869050.jpg)
Bill Nunn
USA
Best movies:
The Legend of 1900 (1998)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Glory (1989)
![Spike Lee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269661_dc7923.jpg)
Spike Lee
USA
Best movies:
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
Clockers (1995)
![Kadeem Hardison](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/377/162377260_b42a08.png)
Kadeem Hardison
USA
Best movies:
Beat Street (1984)
Paddleton (2019)
Blind Faith (1998)
![Roger Guenveur Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/605/161605917_09bbbc.jpg)
Roger Guenveur Smith
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Final Destination (2000)
![Rusty Cundieff](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/325/325345_cec014.jpg)
Rusty Cundieff
USA
Best movies:
Tales from the Hood (1995)
Hollywood Shuffle (1987)
School Daze (1988)
Cylk Cozart
USA
Best movies:
Hot Shots! (1991)
In the Line of Fire (1993)
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
Joie Lee
USA
Best movies:
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
Cinqué Lee
USA
Best movies:
Mystery Train (1989)
Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
Delirious (2006)
Tyra Ferrell
USA
Best movies:
The Corner (2000) (series)
Boyz n the Hood (1991)
Poetic Justice (1993)
![Kasi Lemmons](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/981/163981855_d1a010.jpg)
Kasi Lemmons
USA
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Disconnect (2012)
Gridlock'd (1997)
![Samuel L. Jackson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/226/165226565_1b77e1.jpg)
Samuel L. Jackson
USA
Best movies:
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Django Unchained (2012)
Goodfellas (1990)
Erik Dellums
USA
Best movies:
The Doors (1991)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
She's Gotta Have It (1986)
![Jasmine Guy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/386/386809_5b94a1.jpg)
Jasmine Guy
USA
Best movies:
Cats Don't Dance (1997)
October Baby (2011)
America's Dream (1996) (TV movie)
![Joe Seneca](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/033/879/33879994_962a10.jpg)
Joe Seneca
USA
Best movies:
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
A Time to Kill (1996)
Crossroads (1986)