The Sky Is Gray

The Sky Is Gray (1980)

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From Ernest J. Gaines, author of "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman," comes a deceptively simple, yet emotionally complex tale of a young boy's discovery of what it's like to be black in Louisiana during the 1940's. James, the boy in question, has a raging toothache that necessitates a trip to the dentist. His mother (played by Emmy-winner Olivia Cole), accompanies James to town on an eye-opening odyssey where the boy gains valuable insights into poverty, racism - and his own sense of pride. With an exciting musical score by Webster Lewis, this multi-award winning film explores a child's discovery that the world is a complicated place... where things are never truly black or white... only shades of gray.

Director: Stan Lathan

Casts

	Olivia Cole as Octavia
	James Bond III as James
	Margaret Avery as Rosemary
	Cleavon Little as Monsieur Bayonne
	Chez Lister as Ty
	Susan French as Helena
	Clinton Derricks-Carroll as Student
	Hal Williams as Preacher
	Roberta Jean Williams as Young Lady
	Hilda Haynes as Woman
	Lynn Arden as Nurse
	Reuben Collins as Pimp
	Beverly Johnson as John Lee's Mother
	Kenneth Johnson as John Lee Williams
	Macon McCalman as Ernest
	Melvina Smedley as Waitress
	Julie Vails as Girl on Bus
	Les Williams as Man in Dentist Office
	Henry Fonda as Self - Series Host (uncredited)

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