Sudie and Simpson

*Sudie and Simpson*
Sudie and Simpson
Genre	Drama
Written by	Sara Flanigan; Ken Koser
Directed by	Joan Tewkesbury
Starring	Louis Gossett Jr.; Sara Gilbert
Theme music composer	Michel Colombier
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Donald March
Editor	Robert P. Seppey
Running time	95 minutes
Production companies	Donald March Productions; Freed/Laufer Productions; Hearst Entertainment Productions
Original release
Network	Lifetime
Release	September 11, 1990

Sudie and Simpson is an American television film that originally aired on Lifetime on September 11, 1990.^[1] Directed by Joan Tewkesbury, the film stars Louis Gossett Jr. and Sara Gilbert.

Overview

Set in a small town in

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The themes of racism and morality are compared and contrasted, dramatically. If the whites, who "don't allow no niggers" in town, discover the presence of Simpson, they will likely expel him or lynch him. If the victims of the white child molester complain to their mothers, they fear getting "a whipping".

Reception

Reviews

People said, "Gossett towers over the cast of this sexually frank but lax melodrama."^[1]

Ray Loynd of

The Los Angeles Times liked it and of the production he said it "is atmospheric and redolent of love and squalor." He added "what's so well captured is the personal point of view of a 12-.year-old girl rebelling against the taboos in the narrow world around her. Gilbert is sensational, right down to her mastery of a Georgia dialect, and Gossett is memorable as a survivor hiding in a shack outside of town and tending his secret vegetable garden. Textured support comes from Frances Fisher's staunch schoolteacher and an uncanny performance from newcomer Paige Danahy as Sudie's chubby, dim-headed girlfriend."^[2]

Awards and nominations

In 1991, Sara Gilbert was the recipient of a Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Cable Special.^[3] It was additionally nominated for two awards in 1992; writers, Sara Flanigan and Ken Koser, were nominated for a Humanitas Prize for PBS/Cable Television, and Louis Gossett Jr. was nominated a for CableACE Award for Actor in a Movie or Miniseries.

References

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ISSN 0093-7673
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^ Loynd, Ray (September 14, 1990). "Sudie and Simpson': Triumph Over Racism". The Los Angeles Times. pp. F33.
^ "Twelfth Annual Youth in Film Awards 1989-1990". youngartistawards.org. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2024.

External links

Sudie and Simpson at
IMDb

Sudie and Simpson at Hulu

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[2] Loynd, Ray (September 14, 1990). "Sudie and Simpson': Triumph Over Racism". The Los Angeles Times. pp. F33.

[3] "Twelfth Annual Youth in Film Awards 1989-1990". youngartistawards.org. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2024.

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