Zebrahead (film)

1992 - USA - 102 min. - Feature, Color
Director Anthony Drazan
Genre/Type Drama, Romance
Flags Questionable for Children, Violence, Profanity
MPAA Rating R

Keywords adolescent, cross-cultural-relations, high-school, love, racist, romance, teenager
Plot Lines Cross-cultural-relations (coping with), Cross-cultural-relations (Jewish/Black (African-American)), Family-interaction, Friendship, Love-forbidden (with cultural differences), Prejudice (coping with), School, Teenage (angst), Teenagers (lifestyle of)
Set In Detroit

Zebrahead is an interracial love story between Zack (Michael Rapaport) and Nikki (N'Bushe Wright), two high-school students in Detroit. Zack, who is White, meets Nikki through his best friend Dee Wimms (DeShonn Castle), and the two eventually fall in love. Their romance is plagued by trouble from the start, as their friends, fellow students, and family harass the couple. -- Stephen Thomas Erlewine

• Lois Bendler - Dominic's Mother
• Shirley Benyas - Helen
• Andrew Berlin - Jake
• Candy Ann Brown - Marlene Paul Butler - Otis Wimms Taunesha Butler - Brenda DeShonn Castle - Dee Wimms
• Kevin Corrigan - Dominic
• Glenn Dossin - Waiter
• Marsha Florence - Mrs. Wilson
• Londie Jermain Fuller - Jasmine
• Lz Granderson - Larry
• Idina Harris - Nadine Yvette Hawkins - Margaret
• Harold Hogan - Marlene's Boyfriend
• Ron Johnson - Nut
• Diane Jones - Mrs. Jones
• Lara Kramer - Robin
• William Ozier - Reverend
• Liana Pai - Connie
• Tycie Person - Sophie
• Martin Priest - Saul
• Michael Rapaport - Zack Glass
• Luke Reilly - Mr. Modell John Seda - Vinnie
• Abdul Hassan Sharif - Al
• Ray Sharkey - Richard Glass
• Helen Shaver - Diane
• Jade Marisa Thomas - Kathy
• Bobby Joe Travis - Angel
• Shula Van Buren - Michelle Alberta Watson - Phyliss
• Jason Willinger - Bobby N'Bushe Wright - Nikki Dan Ziskie - Mr. Cimino

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