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Spark

  • 1998
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
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Spark (1998)
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Academy Award nominee Terrence Howard and Nicole Ari Parker star as a young African American couple who must find a way to survive when their car breaks down in a backwater, violent racist t... Read allAcademy Award nominee Terrence Howard and Nicole Ari Parker star as a young African American couple who must find a way to survive when their car breaks down in a backwater, violent racist town.Byron (Howard--Hustle & Flow) and Nina (Parker--King's Ransom) are driving from Chicag... Read allAcademy Award nominee Terrence Howard and Nicole Ari Parker star as a young African American couple who must find a way to survive when their car breaks down in a backwater, violent racist town.Byron (Howard--Hustle & Flow) and Nina (Parker--King's Ransom) are driving from Chicago to Los Angeles, where Nina plans to start college, when they are forced to stop in a sma... Read all

  • Director
    • Garret Williams
  • Writer
    • Garret Williams
  • Stars
    • Terrence Howard
    • Nicole Ari Parker
    • Brendan Sexton III
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    260
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Garret Williams
    • Writer
      • Garret Williams
    • Stars
      • Terrence Howard
      • Nicole Ari Parker
      • Brendan Sexton III
    • 5User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Terrence Howard
    Terrence Howard
    • Byron
    • (as Terrence Dashon Howard)
    Nicole Ari Parker
    Nicole Ari Parker
    • Nina
    Brendan Sexton III
    Brendan Sexton III
    • Mooney
    Sandra Ellis Lafferty
    Sandra Ellis Lafferty
    • Deb
    Timothy McNeil
    Timothy McNeil
    • Stuart
    Tom Gilroy
    Tom Gilroy
    • Jack
    George Gerdes
    George Gerdes
    • Earl
    Dewey Weber
    Dewey Weber
    • Toby
    William Prael
    • Deputy
    William Bell
    • Otis
    • Director
      • Garret Williams
    • Writer
      • Garret Williams
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    5jotix100

    Backroads

    Director Garret Williams expands on his short film of 1996 of the same title. Not having seen the first one, we took a chance at the newest version when it showed up on cable recently. Basically, the main interest was the presence of Terrence Howard, one of our most talented young actors working currently in films.

    "Spark" falls into the category of road movie since its principals, Byron and Nina are traveling by car from Chicago to Los Angeles, where they plan to settle down. A lot of things happen to this pair along the way. Worst of all is the mistake they make in befriending Mooney, who is a loose canon and who plays heavily in the development of the story.

    Terrence Howard had been acting for a while, so this is not his first job, yet, the actor doesn't seem to have the the same 'spark' that marks his better appearances in the cinema. He was still a few years away from "Hustle & Flow", perhaps his best work, so far. His Byron is an enigma the way it comes on the screen, following Mr. Williams' direction, or maybe the way the character was conceived. Brendan Sexton III does good work as Mooney.

    A film for fans of this talented actor that will watch Mr. Howard in anything he appears.

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 16, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Also known as
      • Szikra
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA(Location)
    • Production companies
      • Charney/Hoist Production
      • Rosefunk Pictures
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 43m(103 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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