导演：查尔斯·伯内特 

主演：丹尼·格洛弗 玛丽·爱丽丝 卡尔·卢波利 沃内塔·麦吉 理查德·布鲁克斯 雪莉·李·拉尔夫 

CharlesBurnett,oneofAmerica'smosthighlyregardedindependentfilmmakers,wroteanddirectedthisdomesticdramaaboutablackmiddle-classfamilylivinginSouthcentralLosAngeles.However,therearenogangs,noguns,nodrugsbutinsteadalyricalstorythatdrawsonfolkloreandthesupernaturalfamilytensionsarealreadysimmeringwhenHarry(DannyGlover)arrivestovisithisoldfriends.Heexudesaneasycharm,knowssecretpastandpresentandissooninstalledintheheartofthefamily.However,ashisstaylengthens,sodoeshebegintocastanevenmoremalevolentspell,provokingturmoil,settingsonagainstson,revivingpasthatreds,andinflictingamysteriousillness.Gloverdeliversacareer-toppingperformanceasthegarrulousfamilyfriend,fullofhiddenmenace,effortlesslyevokingnostalgiaandhorrorinthesamebreath.Asever,Burnettprovidesawonderfulmusictrackfeaturinggospel,bluesandjazzandacameofromthelegendaryJimmyWeatherspoon.'Aslow-burning,soul-insinuating,12-barbluesofamovie.'TomCharity,TimeOut'DannyGloverismarvellous,andterrifying,asacharismaticold-timer.'TheTimes(fromthedescriptiononthebackcoveroftheDVD)