Taglines: Everything Comes Full Circle.
Deep in the American South, NBA hopeful Odin James is the only black student at an elite private school. Playing point guard, Odin is a basketball scout’s dream, possessing the talent to go straight from high school to the pros. Odin not only enjoys widespread popularity with the students, he is dating the beautiful Desi Brable, daughter of Dean Brable.
Odin’s best friend, Hugo Goulding, is a starting forward on the basketball team and the son of Coach Duke Goulding. Hugo is bitterly envious of Odin and the attention he receives from the coach and everyone else. Placed in the role of Odin’s confidante, Hugo is, in reality, seeking to destroy his friend.
Striking at the very core of Odin’s soul, Hugo convinces him that Desi is having an affair with another member of the basketball team, Michael Casio. As the basketball season comes to a dramatic finish, conflict among the friends escalates into irrevocable tragedy when Hugo executes a plan prompting Odin to throw away all he cares about most.
O is a 2001 American drama film, and a loose modern adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Othello, set in an American high school. It stars Mekhi Phifer, Josh Hartnett, Julia Stiles, Martin Sheen, Andrew Keegan, Rain Phoenix, Rachel Shumate, Lisa Benavides-Nelson, Rain Phoenix and Marshall Gitter.
The film’s intended release date was April 1999, but due to the Columbine High School massacre, the film was shelved for two years by its original distributor, Miramax Films. Ultimately, it was sold along with director Kevin Smith’s film Dogma to Lionsgate. It was directed by Tim Blake Nelson and written by Brad Kaaya. It contains many different styles of music, ranging from rap to opera. It was filmed in Charleston, South Carolina.
O (2001)
Directed by: Tim Blake Nelson
Starring: Mekhi Phifer, Josh Hartnett, Julia Stiles, Martin Sheen, Andrew Keegan, Rain Phoenix, Rachel Shumate, Lisa Benavides-Nelson, Rain Phoenix, Marshall Gitter
Screenplay by: Brad Kaaya
Production Design by: Dina Goldman
Cinematography by: Russell Lee Fine
Film Editing by: Kate Sanford
Costume Design by: Jill M. Ohanneson
Set Decoration by: David Schlesinger
Art Direction by: Jack Ballance
Music by: Jeff Danna
MPAA Rating: R for violence, a scene of strong sexuality, language and drug use.
Distributed by: Lionsgate Films
Release Date: August 31, 2001
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