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The Obama Effect (2012)
Directed by Charles S. Dutton
“A people's past, a nation's future, one man's passion.”
Comedy, Drama · 1h 25m
A serious health scare ignites John Thomas, an insurance salesman in his 50s, to take a closer look at his life. Motivated by a misguided obsession with getting Barack Obama elected, John takes an overwhelming involvement in the Presidential campaign. While John becomes obsessed with the ideal of change that Obama represents for Americans, he has in turn neglected to create positive change in his own life, particularly with regard to his health and familial relationships. John hides his health problems from his strong, yet supportive wife, Molly, creating a strain on their marriage. John seeks the support of a Republican relative, MLK, who initially starkly resists supporting a Democratic candidate. John's son, Kalil, rebels against his father's avid support of Obama by supporting the Republican candidate as well. John neglects to support his daughter, Tamika, at a crucial moment in her life...
Cast
Charles S. Dutton
John Thomas
Katt Williams
MLK
Vanessa Bell Calloway
Molly Thomas
Giselle Bonilla
Maria Santiago
Bill Lee Brown
Tank
John Diehl
Steve Warren
Jenny Gago
Dede Santiago
Meagan Good
Tamika Jones
Toneey Acevedo
Older Hispanic Man
Kristen Ariza
Mrs. Kay
Crew
- Director
- Charles S. Dutton
- Writer
- Charles S. Dutton, Barry Hankerson, Samuel Z. Jean, Sidra Smith, Celeste Walker
- Director of Photography
- Daniel Pearl
- Original Music Composer
- Rick Stone
- Editor
- Sean Hubbert
- Producer
- Barry Hankerson, Harry Smith, Robert A. Johnson, Ifeanyi Njoku
Details
- Release date
- 2012-07-13
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America