The Watsons Go to Birmingham (2013)
In the Summer of 1963, Flint, Michigan is home to the Watsons, a close knit family. When 15 year-old Byron’s antics go over the top, his parents realize enough is enough and they decide the family needs a dose of Grandma Sands' no nonsense approach in Birmingham, Alabama. So the Watsons load up their 1948 Plymouth Brown Bomber and head South. When they finally make it to Birmingham, they meet Grandma Sands and her friend, Mr. Robert and discover that life is very different there than in Flint. During that historic summer, the Watsons find themselves caught up in something far bigger than Byron’s antics; something that will change their lives and country forever.
Director: Kenny Leon
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Bryce Clyde Jenkins as Kenny |
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Harrison Knight as Byron |
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Skai Jackson as Joetta |
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Anika Noni Rose as Wilona |
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Wood Harris as Daniel |
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David Alan Grier as Mr. Robert |
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Shameik Moore as James Jr. |
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LaTanya Richardson Jackson as Grandma Sands |
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Bailey Tippen as Naomi |
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Tyrin Niles Wyche as Larry Dunn |
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E. Roger Mitchell as Mr. Williams |
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Javon Johnson as James Bevel |
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Lori Beth Sikes as Margaret |
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Margo Moorer as Mrs. Davidson |
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A'Nya Schofield as Girl in the Blue Dress |
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Josephine Lawrence as Sarah |
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Pauletta Washington as Mrs. Glenn |
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Zoe Myers as Bonnie the Waitress |
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Bart Hansard as Movie Ticket Salesperson |
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Enoch King as Rev. Shuttlesworth |
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Randall Taylor as Weatherman |
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Jermaine Holt as Wool Pooh |
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John Atwood as Reporter |
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De'Marco Arrington as Flint School Bus Kid |
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Mariama Diallo as Bomb Victim |
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Cedric Hatcher as Church Leader |
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John Jaret as Driver |
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Meg Jay as Katie the Waitress |
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Beth Keener as Ellen the Waitress |
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Jonathan S. Kennedy as Flint Teacher |
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Tony D. Sims as Church Goer |
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Kathy Walton as Birmingham Resident |
| Writing | Caliope Brattlestreet | Writer |
| Writing | Tonya Lewis Lee | Writer |
| Production | Lou Grieci | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nikki Silver | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Johnetta Boone | Costume Design |
| Production | Janet M. Morrison | Executive Producer |
| Art | David Chapman | Production Design |
| Production | Jimmy Holcomb | Producer |
| Production | Philip K. Kleinbart | Producer |
| Production | Tonya Lewis Lee | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jim Bechtold | Producer |
| Editing | Margaret Goodspeed | Editor |
| Production | Brian Wells | Producer |
| Writing | Stephen Glantz | Writer |
| Sound | Mervyn Warren | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | James Chressanthis | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Kenny Leon | Director |
| Visual Effects | Keith Adams | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Writing | Christopher Paul Curtis | Novel |
