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Innovative filmmaker, Spike Lee ("She’s Gotta Have It"), brings to the screen a
music-filled, offbeat contemporary comedy that takes an unforgettable look at
black college life.
Amidst gala coronations, football, fraternities, parades and
parties, the stars of the film-Laurence Fishburne ("Dap" Dunlap), an intense
student who encourages his buddies ("DaFellas") to fight for his beliefs;
Giancarlo Esposito (Julian "Big Brother Almighty" Eaves), out to strengthen the
Greek system with his Gamma Phi Gamma fraternity brothers; Spike Lee
("Half-Pint"), driven to become a "Gamma man"; and Tisha Campbell (Jane
Toussaint), leader of the sorority, "Gamma Rays," find themselves caught up in
romance and relationships/rituals and rivalries during one outrageous homecoming
weekend.
With dynamic music, including EU’s hit "Da Butt", and dance numbers
choreographed by Otis Sallid ("Fame"), Lee successfully challenges viewpoints
about self-identity and self-esteem in this original, contemporary musical
comedy.
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