Foster Boy

2019 American film
  • October 3, 2019 (2019-10-03) (Nashville)
Running time
109 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBox office$19,873[3][4]

Foster Boy is a 2019 American drama film directed by Youssef Delara and starring Shane Paul McGhie, Matthew Modine and Louis Gossett Jr. Shaquille O'Neal served as an executive producer of the film.[5][6]

Cast

  • Shane Paul McGhie as Jamal Randolph
  • Matthew Modine as Michael Trainer
  • Michael Hyatt as Shaina Randolph
  • Michael Beach as Bill Randolph
  • Lex Scott Davis as Keisha James
  • Anand Desai-Barochia as Sanjay
  • Julie Benz as Pamela Dupree
  • Louis Gossett Jr. as Judge George Taylor
  • Evan Handler as Samuel Collins
  • Dominic Burgess as Dan Cohen
  • Amy Brenneman as Kim Trainer
  • Jordan Belfi as Jeff
  • Krystian Alexander Lyttle as Young Jamal
  • Grant Harvey as Joey Poule
  • Brendan Morrow as Young Joey Poule

Production

James Earl Jones was originally going to play the role played by Gossett.[7][8]

Reception

Sandie Angulo Chen of Common Sense Media awarded the film three stars out of five.[9] Matt Fagerholm of RogerEbert.com awarded the film one and a half stars.[10]

References

  1. ^ N’Duka, Amanda (27 August 2020). "Gravitas Secures Legal Drama 'Foster Boy' Starring Matthew Modine, Louis Gossett Jr. & Julie Benz". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. ^ Roeper, Richard (15 September 2020). "'Foster Boy': Courtroom melodrama has a cast of pros and something to say". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Foster Boy (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  4. ^ "Foster Boy (2020)". The Numbers. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  5. ^ O’Neal, Shaquille (21 February 2020). "Shaquille O'Neal on Why Foster Care Is the Great Untold Story". Variety. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  6. ^ O’Neal, Shaquille (26 September 2019). "Shaquille O'Neal: 'Foster Boy' film premiering in Nashville shines light on the plight of children". The Tennessean. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  7. ^ Busch, Anita (5 April 2018). "'Foster Boy,' Legal Thriller About Foster Child, Has Surprising Real-Life Turn Of Events". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  8. ^ McNary, Dave (13 November 2017). "Matthew Modine, James Earl Jones to Star in Drama 'Foster Boy' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  9. ^ Sandie Angulo Chen. "Foster Boy". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  10. ^ Fagerholm, Matt (25 September 2020). "Foster Boy". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 9 November 2020.

External links

  • Official website
  • Foster Boy at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata