Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell (1991)
Elvis Mitchell uncovers why Chameleon Street (1989) by Wendell B. Harris Jr. failed to secure a proper distributor deal. Originally aired as a segment on "20/20".
- Released
- 1991-07-01
- Genres
- TV Movie, Documentary
- Runtime
- 13 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Elvis Mitchell
Cast
- John Singleton as Self - Director, 'Boyz N' the Hood' (archive footage)
- John Powers as Self - Film Critic
- Steven Soderbergh as Self - Director, 'Sex, Lies & Videotape'
- Wendell B. Harris Jr. as Self - Director, 'Chameleon Street'
- Russell Schwartz as Self - Miramax Distributors, 'Sex, Lies & Videotape'
- Elvis Mitchell as Self - Film Critic
- Will Smith as Self (archive footage)
- Warrington Hudlin as Self - Producer, 'House Party'
- Armond White as Self - Film Critic
- Robert Krulwich as Self - Host
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