Dancing in September
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Reggie Rock Bythewood
Kadeem Hardison
David Wyatt
Dan Martin
Constance Marie
Dion Clinton Overstreet
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Tommy, an African-American TV writer, has always dreamed of putting on a show that represents African-Americans in a positive, realistic light. She gets a lucky break when she pitches a new idea to George, a rising African-American TV executive. George is young and hungry, too, and tells her he also wants to push for realistic TV shows about African-Americans. Under his guidance, Tommy's pilot is green-lit, and Tommy searches high and low for the right boy to portray the young lead. She unexpectedly finds him in James, a local hustler. The new series is an immediate hit. Behind the scenes, Tommy and George share their experiences as African-Americans working in television and soon their professional relationship turns into a personal one.While riding the wave of success and a sweeping love affair, Tommy is challenged by the need to appease advertisers and the network. As the show begins to fall in the ratings, she finds herself compromising her artistic vision with stereotypical portrayals in an effort to avoid cancellation. When, despite her efforts, the television network pulls the plug, Tommy and George must return to the beginning and re-examine themselves and their relationship, both morally and ethically. The two are forced to face the difficult choices about the limits of personal and professional compromise. The values and sense of integrity that once united Tommy and George will ultimately decide their future.
Director
Reggie Rock Bythewood
Cast
Kadeem Hardison
David Wyatt
Dan Martin
Constance Marie
Dion Clinton Overstreet
Elaine Tennyson
Gay Thomas Wilson
Jonas Chaka
Mel Jackson
Helena Lewis
Brent Jennings
Chi Mcbride
James L. Avery
Sarah Fearon
Marcia Cross
Rashaan Nall
Mariflor Rillera
Leonard Creer
Juanita Jennings
Tichina Arnold
Johnny Messner
Barrington Bignail
Penny Bae Bridges
Isaiah Washington
Terence Paul Winter
Maria Cross
Bennie R Richburg
Michele D Maher
Aisha Tyler
Jenifer Lewis
Meghan Brown
Regina Sweeney
Markus Flanagan
Devika Parikh
Nicole Ari Parker
April Weeden-washington
Estelle Harris
Ronnae Henry
Carl Small
Jascha Washington
Kenney Lee
Von Roddy
Levar Burton
Jay Underwood
Anna Maria Horsford
Kennedy Rue Mccullough
Kimberly Russell
Francheska Galloway-davis
Wren T Brown
Bruce Smolan
Kathy Imrie
Lisa Marie Russell
Jenica Bergere
Constance Maloney
Suli Mccullough
Vicellous Reon Shannon
Michael Cavanaugh
Royale Watkins
Joy Demichelle Moore
Malinda Williams
Tim Perry
Peter Onorati
Crew
Casey Alicino
Cyrus Amini
Denise Anderson Poore
Rick Aoyama
Richard Avalon
Philip Bailey
Steve Barsony
Maeyen A Bassey
Michael Beal
Jason Behnke
Alan Bergman
Marilyn Bergman
Precy Betiong
Matt Beville
Ron Blake
P. J. Bloom
Frankie Bray
Megahn Brown
Rick Brown
Reggie Rock Bythewood
Reggie Rock Bythewood
Scott Cannizaro
Reuben Cannon
Marshall Carlington
Jonas Chaka
Jemiscoe Chambers
Sue Chan
Jim L Conway
Carlyn Couch
Carlyn Couch
Sean Cruse
D'angelo
Adrian Dardas
Siru Davis
Rebecca Deherrera
Peter Del Real
Michael K Devaney
Yvette Devereaux
Bill Dill
Bill Dill
Russell Dunn
Janet Fries Eckholm
Wade Elemons
Kurt Farquhar
Kurt Farquhar
Mario Ferguson
Rod Fisher
E Monique Floyd
Richard Foley
Duke Foster
Darran Fowler
Eric Free
David Freidin
Gerald Fried
Paul Garnes
Tammy Garnes
Patrick Giraudi
Latisha C Green
Dave Grusin
Danica Guei
Vincent Guisetti
Sam Hara
Barbara Harris
Trey Henry
Germaine Hill
Kamaria Hill
Kwame B Holland
Kwame B Holland
Steven A Hollenbeck
Ryan C Jackson
Greg Jarrett
Humberto Jimenez
Jose Jimenez
Rutilo Jimenez
Camara Kambon
Camara Kambon
Camara Kambon
Camara Kambon
Camara Kambon
Camara Kambon
Hooman Karamian
Evyen Klean
Kevin Krasny
Don Kurt
Lauchland Lake
Trevor Lawrence
Michelle Jade Lee
Pauletta Lewis
Richard Lightstone
Michelle Llorens
J D Lombardi
Araceli Lopez
Michael Lowrance
Michele D Maher
Dessie Makovsky
Tony Mariani
Molly M. Mayeux
Roger Mcbride
Erinn Mccormack
Albert Mckay
Padraic Mckinley
Bob Mcmillan
Wayne Middleton
Jeff Miller
Joy D Moore
Sean J Moore
Robert W Neves
Todd Nicodemus
Matt Nicolay
Evangelina Nunez
Eric Osmond
Bryan Pennington
Natalie Perkins
Johnny Ping
Joe Plenys
Joel Plotch
Emile Razpopov
Ron Recio
Jeffrey Lindsay Relf
Pat Romero
Paul Roome
Barbara J Rushworth
D B Samuel
Katrina L. Sanders
K C Saney
K.c. Saney
Rafa Sardina
Skip Scarborough
Therese Sherman
Porfirio Silva
Sy Smith
Sy Smith
Xavier Sol
Mark Sparks
Rod Spencer
Linda St Rose
Charles Stepney
Brent Studler
Mark Taft
Mark Taft
Mark Taft
Mark Taft
Brian M. Tanke
Ken Teaney
Barbara Tillman
Salvador Trujillo
Alvaro Valerio
Cuco Valoy
Ligiah Villalobos
Brad Wallace
Bernie White
Maurice White
Verdine White
Donald Whitehead
Tristan Whitman
Reginald Wiley
Addison Williams
Kim Williams
Kim Williams
Alta Willis
Brent D Winter
Edgar Zendejas
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States February 3, 2001
Released in United States on Video August 14, 2001
Released in United States February 2000
Released in United States March 2000
Released in United States April 27, 2000
Released in United States April 29, 2000
Released in United States June 6, 2000
Released in United States January 2001
Shown at Hollywood Black Film Festival February 24-28, 2000.
Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 2-12, 2000.
Shown at New York African Film Festival April 27, 2000.
Shown at USA Film Festival April 29, 2000.
Released in United States February 3, 2001
Released in United States on Video August 14, 2001
Released in United States April 29, 2000 (Shown at USA Film Festival April 29, 2000.)
Began shooting November 1999.
Feature-length film directorial debut for actor/screenwriter Reggie Rock Bythewood.
Released in United States March 2000 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 2-12, 2000.)
Released in United States April 27, 2000 (Shown at New York African Film Festival April 27, 2000.)
Released in United States June 6, 2000 (Shown at Acapulco Black Film Festival June 6, 2000.)
Released in United States February 2000 (Shown at Hollywood Black Film Festival February 24-28, 2000.)
Released in United States January 2001 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (American Spectrum) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 2001.)
Shown at Acapulco Black Film Festival June 6, 2000.
