Summary
A factory worker in Los Angeles, Louis Pinnock agrees to work overtime
for his boss, Thaddeus Thomas. By chance, whilst exploring the
grounds of Thomas’s luxury villa, Louis happens to glimpse his
employer’s wife undressing in an upstairs room. Suspecting that
Louis is a peeping Tom, Thomas dismisses him on the spot. Unable
to pay their rent, Louis and his wife Marsha soon find themselves
evicted from their modest home...
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Credits
- Director: Desmond Nakano
- Script: Desmond Nakano
- Photo: Willy Kurant
- Music: Howard Shore
- Cast: John Travolta (Louis Pinnock), Harry Belafonte (Thaddeus Thomas), Kelly Lynch (Marsha Pinnock), Margaret Avery (Megan Thomas), Tom Bower (Stanley), Andrew Lawrence (Donnie Pinnock), Bumper Robinson (Martin), Tom Wright (Lionel), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Roberta), Judith Drake (Dorothy), Robert Gossett (John), Wesley Thompson (Williams), Tom Nolan (Johansson), Willie C. Carpenter (Marcus), Michael Beach (Policeman #1 Outside Bar), Lee Duncan (Policeman #2 Outside Bar), Wanda-Lee Evans (Renee), Lawrence Mandley (Sheriff #1 at Eviction), William Hendry (Sheriff #2 at Eviction), Thom Barry (Landlord), Carrie Snodgress (Josine), Brian Brophy (Bank Teller), Chelsea Lagos (Cheryl), Duane R. Shepard Sr. (Maitre D at Fashion Show), Bert Remsen (Hot Dog Vendor), Steve Wilcox (1st Youth at Hot Dog Stand), Jason Kristofer (2nd Youth at Hot Dog Stand), Seth Green (3rd Youth at Hot Dog Stand), Alexis Arquette (Panhandler), Larry Nash (Policeman at Gas Station), Mae Elvis (11 Year Old Girl), Dean Hallo (Charles), Kerry Remsen (Pregnant Woman at Bus Stop), Googy Gress (Bystander at Bus Stop), Lisa Dinkins (Shooting Policewoman), Lawrence T. Wrentz (Shooting Policeman), Steve Larson (Bottle Thrower), Lawrence Bender (Bar Patron #1), Matt O’Toole (Bar Patron #2), Iain Jones (Bar Patron #3), Janet Hubert (Dinner Guest), Attallah Shabazz (Dinner Guest), Willette Klausner (Dinner Guest), David C. Harvey (Factory Worker), Amy Powell (Newscaster), Keith Collier (Dancer), Annamarie Simmons (Dancer), Rosie Tenison (Detective), Manny Jacobson (Himself), Dondre Whitfield (Terrence), Ingrid Rogers (Taylor), Khris Kaneff (Bald Thug), Eddie Marrero (Drug Dealer)
- Country: France / USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 89 min
- Aka: White Man
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