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She's Gotta Have It

  • 1986
  • R
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
18K
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Spike Lee, Tommy Redmond Hicks, Tracy Camilla Johns, and John Canada Terrell in She's Gotta Have It (1986)
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ParodyRomantic ComedyComedyRomance

Story of a woman and her three lovers.Story of a woman and her three lovers.Story of a woman and her three lovers.

  • Director
    • Spike Lee
  • Writers
    • Spike Lee
    • Zora Neale Hurston
  • Stars
    • Tracy Camilla Johns
    • Tommy Redmond Hicks
    • John Canada Terrell
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    18K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Spike Lee
    • Writers
      • Spike Lee
      • Zora Neale Hurston
    • Stars
      • Tracy Camilla Johns
      • Tommy Redmond Hicks
      • John Canada Terrell
    • 61User reviews
    • 53Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Top Cast29

    Tracy Camilla Johns
    Tracy Camilla Johns
    • Nola Darling
    Tommy Redmond Hicks
    • Jamie Overstreet
    • (as Redmond Hicks)
    John Canada Terrell
    • Greer Childs
    • (as John Terrell)
    Spike Lee
    Spike Lee
    • Mars Blackmon
    Raye Dowell
    • Opal Gilstrap
    Joie Lee
    Joie Lee
    • Clorinda Bradford
    S. Epatha Merkerson
    S. Epatha Merkerson
    • Doctor Jamison
    • (as Epatha Merkerson)
    Bill Lee
    Bill Lee
    • Sonny Darling
    Cheryl Burr
    • Ava
    Aaron Dugger
    • Noble
    Stephanie Covington
    • Keva
    Renata Cobbs
    • Shawn
    Cheryl D. Singleton
    • Toby
    • (as Cheryl Singleton)
    Monty Ross
    • Dog #1
    Lewis Jordan
    • Dog #2
    Erik Dellums
    Erik Dellums
    • Dog #3
    Reginald Hudlin
    Reginald Hudlin
    • Dog #4
    • (as Reggie Hudlin)
    Eric Payne
    Eric Payne
    • Dog #5
    • Director
      • Spike Lee
    • Writers
      • Spike Lee
      • Zora Neale Hurston
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews61

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Whenever the cast broke for a meal, Spike Lee would tell them not to throw away any aluminum soda cans so he could turn them in for recycling money.
    • Quotes
      • Nola Darling: It's really about control, my body, my mind. Who was going to own it? Them? Or me? I'm not a one-man woman. Bottom line.
    • Crazy credits
      "This film contains no jerri curls!!! And no drugs!!!"
    • Alternate versions
      The Director's Cut of the film on the Criterion Collection Laser Disc, features 4 minutes of additional footage.
    • Connections
      Edited into She's Gotta Have It: Nola (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Nola
      Words and Music by Bill Lee
      Performed by Ronnie Dyson
      Courtesy of New Version Music

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    Details

    • Release date
      • August 8, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Nola Darling
    • Filming locations
      • Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn, New York, USA(Several main scenes outside the park with partial views os strolling people inside.)
    • Production companies
      • 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
      • The New York State Council of the Arts
      • New York Foundation for the Arts
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $175,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,137,502
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $28,473
      • Aug 10, 1986
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,137,502
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 24m(84 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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