White Man's Burden
White Man's Burden

White Man's Burden

Reality Just Switched Sides

5.1(81 votes)
1995
1h 29m
Drama

The story takes place in alternative America where the blacks are members of social elite, and whites are inhabitants of inner city ghettos. Louis Pinnock is a white worker in a chocolate factory, loving husband and father of two children. While delivering a package for black CEO Thaddeus Thomas, he is mistaken for a voyeur and, as a result, loses his job, gets beaten by black cops and his family gets evicted from their home. Desperate Pinnock takes a gun and kidnaps Thomas, demanding justice.

Production

UGC, A Band Apart, Lawrence Bender Productions

Cast

John Travolta

John Travolta

Louis Pinnock

Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

Thaddeus Thomas

Kelly Lynch

Kelly Lynch

Marsha Pinnock

Margaret Avery

Margaret Avery

Megan Thomas

Tom Bower

Tom Bower

Stanley

Andrew Lawrence

Andrew Lawrence

Donnie Pinnock

Bumper Robinson

Bumper Robinson

Martin

Tom Wright

Tom Wright

Lionel

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Roberta

Judith Drake

Judith Drake

Dorothy

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