10 Nov 2023
American Fiction
A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
Hometown Boy Makes Good
He's a big city waiter turned small town shrink... and he's about to become the local hero.
A med school burnout returns to his small home town, but when he decides against telling his mother that he dropped out, complications ensue.
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Anthony Edwards Boyd Geary
Grace Zabriskie Helen Geary
Cynthia Bain Merle Lee Swearingen
Phillip Brock Joe Maxwell
Jerry Hardin Mayor Bob
Harry Shearer Radio Announcer (voice)
Chris Mulkey Al Swearingen
Tony Spiridakis Chuck Frazier
Joel Thingvall Slime
Jeff Gadbois Dr. Rivers
Melvin Kirkpatrick Doc Jennings
Katherine Michelle Tanner Young Girl
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