Will You Be My Black Friend? Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Oct. 5, 2009

Will You Be My Black Friend?

Starring: Chris Rock

Screenwriter: Devin Friedman

N/A Comedy N/A

90% WILL SEE 10% WON'T SEE

Coming Soon On Amazon

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Story selection and rights acquired; idea being crafted into usable script; financing and casting attachments sought; aiming for 'greenlight'.

October 5, 2009

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: Inspired by a true story, a white, married journalist living in Manhattan comes to the unnerving realization one night at a cocktail party that virtually his entire social circle is white. Indeed his entire existence has become steeped in a certain style of "whiteness": a rarefied industry (publishing); a weekend house in the Catskills; yoga; ambient music; and seasonal gourmet cooking. With help of the internet, a "white guy" sets off on a humorous journey to make "black friends," only to discover that regardless of race, the older you get, the harder it is to make friends.

Comedy

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Top Cast

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Crew Behind the Film

The Will You Be My Black Friend? behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

Director: —
Screenwriter: Devin Friedman
Producers: Kate Forte
Carla Gardini
Oprah Winfrey

Studios: Lionsgate Studios
Production Company: Harpo Films

Production Details

What we know about the Will You Be My Black Friend? movie production.

Key Facts

The project is based on a magazine article of the same name written by GQ senior correspondent Devin Friedman. Published in the magazine's November 2008 edition, "Will You Be My Black Friend?" chronicles Friedman's unorthodox and admittedly self-conscious quest to make "black friends."

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Oct 2009

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Release Dates

When is the film coming out?

Will You Be My Black Friend? is coming out to on To Be Announced (TBA) There are 9,430 other movies coming out on the same date, including Sesame Street, Star Trek Sequel and The Rosie Project.