For Colored Girls
For Colored Girls is a 2010 American drama film adapted from Ntozake Shange's 1975 original choreopoem for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf. Written, directed and produced by Tyler Perry, the film features an ensemble cast which includes Janet Jackson, Whoopi Goldberg, Phylicia Rashad, Thandiwe Newton, Loretta Devine, Anika Noni Rose, Tessa Thompson, Kimberly Elise, Kerry Washington, and Macy Gray.
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| Running time | 133 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $21 million
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| Box office | $37.7 million
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- The Broadway (New York City) production opened at the Boothe Theater on September 15, 1976, ran for 742 performances closing on July 16, 1978 and was nominated for the 1977 Tony Award for Best Play.
- Mariah Carey was cast as Tangie, but dropped out when she learned she was pregnant.
- Jurnee Smollett-Bell was cast as Nyla, but had to drop out due to her commitment to Friday Night Lights (2006).
- The first film directed by Tyler Perry to be rated R by the MPAA.
- The trailer for the film is scored with a cover of Nina Simone's 1966 song "Four Women", which (like the play this movie is based on) tells the stories of several African American women who have had to deal with societal ills caused by the legacies of slavery and racism.
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