Dancehall Queen
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Don Letts
Audrey Reid
Paul Campbell
Carl Davis
Cherine Anderson
Pauline Stone-myrie
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Street vendor Marcia is scraping together a living in the ghetto section of Kingston, Jamaica. Her young daughter is being hounded by a rich sugar daddy who has been supporting the family; her brother's life is being threatened by a local thug. So, when the licentious patron threatens to abandon the family, and her brother breaks down under pressure, Marcia hits bottom. She needs to escape to a haven where she can get lost in fantasy; Marcia, don in sex-me-up clothing and outrageous glamour, finds refuge in the beats of the very dance hall outside of which she normally vends.
Cast
Audrey Reid
Paul Campbell
Carl Davis
Cherine Anderson
Pauline Stone-myrie
Mark Danvers
Crew
Chris Blackwell
Wally Bodarou
Carl Bradshaw
Rick Elgood
Suzanne Fenn
Suzanne Fenn
Dan Genetti
Don Letts
Don Letts
Louis Mulvey
Louis Mulvey
Carolyn Pfeiffer
Maxine Stowe
Ed Wallace
Ed Wallace
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States October 8, 1997
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States Fall October 8, 1997
Released in United States February 1998
Released in United States March 1998
Released in United States September 1997
Shown at Cleveland International Film Festival March 19-29, 1998.
Shown at Contemporary African Diaspora Film Festival in New York City November 28 - December 14, 1997.
Shown at Pan African Film Festival & Art Show in Los Angeles February 5-16, 1998.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 28 - February 8, 1998.
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Contemporary African Diaspora Film Festival in New York City November 28 - December 14, 1997.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 28 - February 8, 1998.)
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 4-13, 1997.
Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 5-15, 1998.
Released in United States Fall October 8, 1997
Released in United States March 1998 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 5-15, 1998.)
Released in United States February 1998 (Shown at Pan African Film Festival & Art Show in Los Angeles February 5-16, 1998.)
As of October 1997, "Dancehall Queen" has earned the title "largest grossing picture" in Jamaica's box office history.
Released in United States March 1998 (Shown at Cleveland International Film Festival March 19-29, 1998.)
Released in United States September 1997 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 4-13, 1997.)
Limited Release in United States October 8, 1997 (New York City)
