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The wood

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Movie propaganda

From boyhood to manhood, you can always count on your best friends.

Mike (Omar Epps) and Slim (Richard T Jones) never thought they'd see the day their man Roland (Taye Diggs) would strut down the aisle to get married. Neither, apparently, did Roland, who ducks out just hours before the ceremony and turns up at the house of his high school sweetheart, Tanya (Tamala Jones). Though he adores his fiancée (Lisaraye), Roland sees the impending nuptials as a separation from those who have always been closest to him, his neighbourhood partners from Inglewood, which they fondly refer to as The wood.

After Mike and Slim track down their cold-footed friend Roland, they begin reliving their teenage days growing up in the 1980s - an era of chasing girls, jheri curls, K-Swiss tennis shoes and hip-hop beats. As these three friends revisit some of their old stomping grounds, they know that two big words uttered later in the day will change their friendships forever.

Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film drama comedy African-American wedding groom friend childhood

Persons of interest

Omar Epps .... Mike
Richard T Jones .... Slim
Sean Nelson .... Young Mike
Duane Finley .... Young Slim
Trent Cameron .... Young Roland
Malinda Williams .... Young Alicia
Patricia Belcher .... Mrs Hughes
Taye Diggs .... Roland
Tamala Jones .... Tanya
De'aundre Bonds .... Stacey
Aiysha Sinclair .... Tracey
Antwon Tanner .... Boo
Todd Boyd .... Storywriter
Rick Famuyuiwa .... Storywriter
Rick Famuyuiwa .... Screenwriter
Rick Famuyuiwa .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

FYI: "The wood" is a nickname for the suburb of Inglewood, California USA - a pun on "The hood" which is a nickname for "the neighbourhood" of Harlem, New York USA
See also Sione's wedding (Samoan wedding), The groomsmen
Studios and distributors:

Paramount Pictures

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

The brothers: four African-American boyhood friends grow up to become hot, horny, sexy, successful, powerful, rich young men with commitment issues.

The wood: three African-American boyhood friends grow up to become hot, horny, sexy, successful, powerful, rich young men with commitment problems.

African-American humour, frustrations, icons and role models.

The main difference between the two is the omnipresent product placement by Pepsi in The wood. Someone at Paramount must've had better contacts. Enjoy.

Media intelligence (DVD)

Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Surround
Languages: 5.1: English - surround: French, Italian, Spanish
Subtitles: English, French, Italian, Spanish, Croatian, Greek, Hebrew, Portuguese, Slovenian
Picture: Widescreen (1.78:1)
Trailer: Theatrical