A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
Language
English
Release Date
November 10, 2023
Budget
$16,000,000
Revenue
$21,976,115
Cast
Jeffrey Wright
Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison
John Ortiz
Arthur
Erika Alexander
Coraline
Leslie Uggams
Agnes Ellison
Sterling K. Brown
Clifford Ellison
Skyler Wright
Brittany
John Ales
Leo
Patrick Fischler
Mandel
Carmen Cusack
Gilda
Joseph Marrella
Matthew Wilson
Stephen Burrell
Jordan Phillips
Issa Rae
Sintara Golden
Nicole Kempskie
Sintara's Moderator
Becki Dennis
Clinic Receptionist
Tracee Ellis Ross
Lisa Ellison
Myra Lucretia Taylor
Lorraine
Ryan Richard Doyle
Ned
Kate Avallone
Woman on Patio
Dustin Tucker
Phillip
Michael Jibrin
Jelani
Michele Proude
Bulger's Nurse
David De Beck
Dr. Bulger
Okieriete Onaodowan
Van Go Jenkins
Keith David
Willy the Wonker
Miriam Shor
Paula Baderman
Raymond Anthony Thomas
Maynard
Greta Quispe
Luz Borquez
J.C. MacKenzie
Carl Brunt
Elle Sciore
Layne
Adam Brody
Wiley Valdespino
Justin Andrew Phillips
Arthur's Intern
Neal Lerner
Wilson Harnet
Jenn Harris
Ailene Hoover
Bates Wilder
Jon Daniel Sigmarsen
Jason Armani Martinez
Nursing Home Orderly
Michael Cyril Creighton
John Bosco
Celeste Oliva
Dr. Tiefel
Megan Robinson
Kenya Dunston
Christopher Barrow
Burt
Alexander Pobutsky
Kenny
Tokunbo Joshua Olumide
Alvin
Chhoyang Cheshatsang
Wiley's Assistant
Michael Malvesti
Plainclothes Cop
Samantha Gordon
Gaby (uncredited)
Show Full Crew
Directing
Cord Jefferson
Director
Harry McEnerny
Second Second Assistant Director
Catherine Jelski
Script Supervisor
Emily Baeza
Second Assistant Director
Mimi Gillies
First Assistant Director
Tiffany Wu
Second Second Assistant Director
Frankie Ferrari
Script Supervisor
Rachel Rodgers
Second Assistant Director
Writing
Production
Rian Johnson
Executive Producer
Cord Jefferson
Producer
Ben LeClair
Producer
Nikos Karamigios
Producer
Ashley Lambert
ADR Voice Casting
Shayne Hartigan
Extras Casting
Ram Bergman
Executive Producer
Jermaine Johnson
Producer
Bruce Wayne Gillies
Line Producer
Percival Everett
Executive Producer
Jennifer Euston
Casting
Melissa Morris
Casting Associate
Brett Duffy
Extras Casting
Jill Sacco
Production Supervisor
Stephen Hartman
Location Manager
Jeff Dionne
Assistant Location Manager
Julie Hansen
Post Production Accountant
Lisa Lobel
Local Casting
Ian Davis
Location Assistant
David Becker
Location Coordinator
Mimi Gillies
Unit Production Manager
Michael Bowes
Executive Producer
Lenny Payan
Co-Producer
Haley Hebert
Key Set Production Assistant
S.J. Allocco
Casting Associate
Sydney Sherrell
Assistant Location Manager
Augustus Augustus
Art Department Production Assistant
Christopher Conkling
Production Accountant
Emilie Toth
Art Department Production Assistant
Elizabeth Ayoob
Casting Associate
Dan Watson
Associate Producer
Hannah Offer
Associate Producer
Sound
Laura Karpman
Original Music Composer
Alexandra Fehrman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mandell Winter
Supervising Sound Editor
Kelly Doran
Boom Operator
Alex Levy
Music Editor
Mehrnaz Mohabati
ADR Mixer
Sang Kim
Supervising Sound Editor
Igor Yashin
Foley Editor
Jared Detsikas
Production Sound Mixer
Matt Yocum
Supervising Sound Editor
Ian Yeromenko
Foley Artist
Richard Weingart
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Pavel Nivevskiy
Foley Mixer
Santino Tartaglia
Utility Sound
Michael Crumley
Production Sound Mixer
Christian Lainez
Boom Operator
Julie Glaze Houlihan
Music Supervisor
Camera
Xavier Thompson
"A" Camera Operator
Xavier Thompson
Steadicam Operator
Carlton Hudson
Dolly Grip
Claire Folger
Still Photographer
Sasha Wright
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Jovan Tanasijevic
Drone Pilot
Walter Argo
Dolly Grip
Clint Porte
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Cristina Dunlap
Director of Photography
Julia Liu
"B" Camera Operator
Audrey L. Stevens
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Felix Giuffrida
First Assistant "B" Camera
Anthony Farenwald
Grip
Wesley Cannon
Grip
Jill Tufts
First Assistant "A" Camera
Mattie Hamer
Digital Imaging Technician
Tony Ventura
Key Grip
Katherine Castro
"B" Camera Operator
Greg Arch
"A" Camera Operator
Greg Arch
Steadicam Operator
Teddy Phu-Thanh-Danh
Digital Imaging Technician
Zachary Heyman
Grip
Lev Abrahamian
Key Grip
Chris Hebert
First Assistant "B" Camera
Karla Marie Christensen
First Assistant "A" Camera
Editing
Art
Jonathan Guggenheim
Production Design
Treven Bedwell
Property Master
Jake Swartz
Set Decorating Coordinator
Jake Swartz
Art Department Coordinator
Kyra Friedman Curcio
Set Decoration
Shadya H. Ballug
Set Dresser
Layla Calo-Baird
Set Buyer
Kendall Pestana
Set Dresser
Hashim Strange
Set Dresser
Andie Turner
Location Scout
Chris Sawtelle
Leadman
Chris Analoro
Set Dresser
Michael A. Myles
Set Dresser
Kayla Mitchell
Set Dresser
Taylor Armstrong
Main Title Designer
Jamie Joseph
Set Dresser
John Burke
Set Dresser
Jill Crawford
Set Decoration
Maddy Young
Art Direction
Finley Doyle
Graphic Designer
Lily Raih
Property Master
Diz Dizio
Assistant Property Master
Costume & Make-Up
Selena Evans-Miller
Key Makeup Artist
Galaxy San Juan
Makeup Department Head
Gianna Sparacino
Hair Department Head
Rudy Mance
Costume Design
Michele Lewis
Makeup Department Head
Felicia Leatherwood
Makeup Artist
Monique Peoples Graham
Key Hair Stylist
Tina Ulee
Costume Supervisor
Tyler Kinney
Assistant Costume Designer
Coco Dunaway
Key Costumer
Frederick Sanders
Makeup Artist
Joshua Manning
On Set Dresser
Emily Conner
Tailor
Candace Masterson
Key Costumer
Haley Vigil
Costume Supervisor
Corine Shannon
Costume Assistant
Nichelle Young
Hair Department Head
Alana Frutkoff
Set Costumer
Lisa Morgan
Key Makeup Artist
Crew
John Vincent Mason
Stunt Coordinator
Tommy Carroll
Special Effects Technician
Adam Bellao
Special Effects Coordinator
Cameron Prata
Set Production Assistant
Jasper Affonso
Visual Effects Editor
Louisa Hager
Thanks
Leslie LeClair
Thanks
Ismah Khan
Set Production Assistant
Cutter Ray Palacios
Set Medic
Jim Otero
Transportation Captain
Julia Roveto
Set Production Assistant
Dante Haughton
Set Production Assistant
Ryan P. Sheehan
Transportation Captain
William O'Brien
Transportation Coordinator
Chuck Giarratano
Executive Visual Effects Producer
Scott Kamp
Set Production Assistant
Wilson Clifford Jefferson, Jr.
Thanks
Hayley Denny
Thanks
Lighting
Visual Effects
Ian Fellows
Visual Effects Supervisor
Prasanna Kodapadi
Visual Effects Supervisor
Gokul Mahajan
Visual Effects Supervisor
Kapil More
Visual Effects Supervisor
Pranay Lathia
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Giles Harding
Visual Effects Supervisor
Giles Harding
Visual Effects Producer
Kiran Matta
Visual Effects Producer
Vadlakonda Satish
Visual Effects Producer
Rosalien van der Bom
Visual Effects Producer