| Foster Boy | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Youssef Delara |
| Screenplay by | Jay Paul Deratany |
| Produced by | Jay Paul Deratany Anne-Marie Mackay Peter Samuelson Andrew Sugerman |
| Starring | Shane Paul McGhie Matthew Modine Louis Gossett Jr. |
| Cinematography | Ben Kufrin |
| Edited by | Andrew Drazek |
| Music by | Kathryn Bostic |
| Distributed by | Gravitas Ventures12 |
Release date |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $19,87334 |
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.56
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.78
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
References
- N’Duka, Amanda (August 27, 2020). "Gravitas Secures Legal Drama 'Foster Boy' Starring Matthew Modine, Louis Gossett Jr. & Julie Benz". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- Roeper, Richard (September 15, 2020). "'Foster Boy': Courtroom melodrama has a cast of pros and something to say". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- "Foster Boy (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- "Foster Boy (2020)". The Numbers. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- O’Neal, Shaquille (February 21, 2020). "Shaquille O'Neal on Why Foster Care Is the Great Untold Story". Variety. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- O’Neal, Shaquille (September 26, 2019). "Shaquille O'Neal: 'Foster Boy' film premiering in Nashville shines light on the plight of children". The Tennessean. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- Busch, Anita (April 5, 2018). "'Foster Boy,' Legal Thriller About Foster Child, Has Surprising Real-Life Turn Of Events". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- McNary, Dave (November 13, 2017). "Matthew Modine, James Earl Jones to Star in Drama 'Foster Boy' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- Sandie Angulo Chen. "Foster Boy". Common Sense Media. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- Fagerholm, Matt (September 25, 2020). "Foster Boy". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved November 9, 2020.