Soul Food Summary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: George Tillman, Jr.
Genres: Comedy Drama
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This hit domestic comedy-drama concerned the fortunes of an extended African-American family recalled through the eyes of young narrator Ahmad (Brandon_Hammond). Ahmad's world revolves around his grandmother, Big Mama Joseph (Irma_P._Hall) and her three daughters: workaholic attorney Teri (Vanessa_Williams), newlywed salon owner Bird (Nia_Long), and Ahmad's housewife mom, Maxine (Vivica_A._Fox). Each sister is in turmoil. Teri has lost patience for her husband Miles (Michael_Beach), who wants to quit the law and take up music. Bird doesn't realize that her husband Lem (Mekhi_Phifer) is about to be humiliated by her ex-boyfriend (Mel_Jackson). And while Maxine's relationship with her husband Kenny (Jeffrey_D._Sams) is going well, her relationship with her jealous sister Teri needs fixing. These conflicts boil over at Big Mama's traditional Sunday dinners, where the matriarch plays peacemaker. The ritual faces extinction, however, when Big Mama suffers a stroke -- but Ahmad is waiting in the wings to take her place. Soul Food launched the directing career of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, native George_Tillman,_Jr., who based the script on his own family experiences. In the summer of 2000, Soul Food was spun off into a cable TV series. Karl Williams, Rovi
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