G (2002 film)

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	Promotional poster
Directed by	Christopher Scott Cherot
Written by	Andrew Lauren; Charles E. Drew, Jr.;
Produced by	Judd Landon; Andrew Lauren;
Starring	Richard T. Jones; Blair Underwood; Chenoa Maxwell; Andre Royo;
Cinematography	Horacio Marquínez
Edited by	Robert M. Reitano
Music by	Bill Conti
Production; company	Andrew Lauren Productions
Distributed by	Aloha Releasing Inc.
Release dates	May 10, 2002 (Tribeca Film Festival); October 28, 2005 (U.S.);
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$3,020,784

G is a 2002 American drama film directed by Christopher Scott Cherot. It is loosely based on the 1925 novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

The title character, G, played by Richard T. Jones, is a hip-hop music mogul who is looking to win back the love of his life, Sky (based on the character Daisy Buchanan from the original novel).

Cast

Richard T. Jones as Summer G
Blair Underwood as Chip Hightower
Chenoa Maxwell as Sky Hightower
Andre Royo as Tre
Andrew Lauren as Adam Gordon
Laz Alonso as Craig Lewis
Lalanya Masters as Nicole Marshall
Nicoyo Banks as B. Mo Smoov
Jillian Lindsey as Daizy Duke
Sonja Sohn as Shelly

Release

G made its worldwide premiere on May 10, 2002 at the Tribeca Film Festival in United States. It made its theatrical premiere on October 28, 2005 in the US, more than 3 years from its initial premiere. Since then, it has been released on DVD in Spain, Iceland, and Hungary.

Reception

Roger Ebert was lukewarm about the film overall ("I wondered why the clarity of Fitzgerald's story line was replaced by such a jumble of a plot"), and felt that its most interesting aspects were what it had to say about race, class and money in contemporary America.^[1] Scott Foundas in Variety was more positive ("a handsome, compelling drama... that more than stands on its own"), praising the acting and particularly Jones and Maxwell as the leads.^[2]

References

^ Ebert, Roger (October 27, 2005). "Diddy-ish 'Gatsby' not so great". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
^ Foundas, Scott (May 20, 2002). "G". Variety. Retrieved February 28, 2024.

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[1] Ebert, Roger (October 27, 2005). "Diddy-ish 'Gatsby' not so great". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.

[2] Foundas, Scott (May 20, 2002). "G". Variety. Retrieved February 28, 2024.

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