Zebrahead (film)

Zebrahead
Promotional film poster
Directed by	Anthony Drazan
Produced by	Jeff Dowd Charles Mitchell
Written by	Anthony Drazan
Starring	Michael Rapaport N'Bushe Wright
Music by	Taj Mahal
Cinematography	Maryse Alberti
Edited by	Elizabeth Kling
Distributed by	Triumph Releasing Corporation
Release dates	October 23, 1992
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1,468,300 (USA)

Zebrahead is a 1992 drama film, produced by Oliver Stone, written and directed by Anthony Drazan and starring Michael Rapaport and N'Bushe Wright.^[1]

Set in Detroit, Michigan, the film is about an interracial romance between a white teenage boy and a black teenage girl and the resulting tensions among the characters. The film also stars Kevin Corrigan, Ray Sharkey, Lois Bendler.

Cast

• Michael Rapaport as Zack
• N'Bushe Wright as Nikki
• Kevin Corrigan as Dominic
• Dan Ziskie as Mr. Cimino
• DeShonn Castle as Dee
• Lois Bendler as Dominic's Mother
• Shula Van Buren as Michelle
• Jason Willinger as Bobby
• Shirley Benyas as Helen
• Martin Priest as Saul
• Ron Johnson as Nut
• Ray Sharkey as Richard
• Jon Seda as Vinnie
• Marsha Florence as Mrs. Wilson

Reception

Zebrahead has an overall approval rating of 71% on Rotten Tomatoes.^[2]

Soundtrack

A soundtrack containing hip hop and R&B music was released on October 13, 1992 through Ruffhouse Records. It is best known for containing Nas' first single "Halftime".

See also

• Jungle Fever

References

1. Maslin, Janet (October 8, 1992). "Zebrahead (1992) Review/Film Festival: Zebrahead; A Racial Chameleon In a Hidebound World". The New York Times.
2. "Rotten Tomatoes". Retrieved 2010-09-05.

External links

• Zebrahead at the Internet Movie Database
• Zebrahead at AllMovie
• Zebrahead at Rotten Tomatoes