Rating: PG13
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 01/10/2003(USA)
Release Date: 05/20/2003
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1/DDS
Run Time: 120 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Adult Language, Watch With Your Teen
Distributor/Studio: 20th Century Fox
The directorial debut of Academy Award-winning actor
Denzel Washington,
Antwone Fisher is an autobiographical
drama written by the real-life
Antwone Fisher. Played by newcomer
Derek Luke,
Antwone is a volatile young sailor in the Navy, getting into trouble for his constant fighting. When he gets appointed to see naval psychiatrist
Dr. Jerome Davenport (
Denzel Washington), he begins to reveal the emotional problems behind his rage. Through an introduction to anger management,
Antwone is able to confront some secrets of his past and eventually search out his family for a confrontation. Also starring model-turned-actress
Joy Bryant as
Antwone's girlfriend,
Cheryl, and
Salli Richardson as
Davenport's wife.
Antwone Fisher's memoir,
Finding Fish, was released to book stores right before the film's theatrical release.
~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
;)
