The Walk (2022)
Story of Boston Irish cop Bill Coughlin as he is faced with fierce social pressure after being assigned to protect black high school students as they are bused into all-white South Boston High during the court-ordered forced integration of the Boston School System in 1974 which resulted in brutal violence and city-wide protests.
Cast and Crew:
Director(s):
Daniel Adams
Writer(s):
Daniel Adams, George Powell
Starring:
Justin Chatwin, Malcolm McDowell, Jeremy Piven, Terrence Howard, Katie Douglas, Sally Kirkland, Lovie Simone, William Mark McCullough, Jay Huguley, Jim Gleason, Thomas Francis Murphy, Anastasiya Mitrunen, Maggie Wagner, Bill Dawes, Dane Rhodes, Jason Alan Smith, Timothy McNeil, Rasheed Stephens, Gralen Bryant Banks, Tedrick Martin, Nicoye Banks, Dontez Williams, Jackson Baker, Jenny Griffin, Mariel Suarez, Matthew Blade, Arden Banks, Coletrane Williams, Frank Monteleone, Joyce Hiller Piven, Alex Nazarenko, Ashlei Lewis, Jada Nicole Williams, Emonie Ellison, Jaci Igiozee, Jessica Davis
Producer(s):
Hank Blumenthal, Michael Breen, Mitch Budin, Richard Goldberg, Paul W. Hazen, Peter Jarowey, Michael Mailer, Alex Nazarenko, Pinar Toprak
Release Info:
Release Date: April 14, 2022 (USA) | Length: 105 min | Genre: Drama | MPAA Rating: Rated R for language throughout including racial slurs, and some violence. | Note(s): Morris Chestnut was originally set to play Lamont, but was forced to pull out of the project because of scheduling conflicts with Our Kind of People (2021). His co-star in The Best Man (1999) and good friend in real life Terrence Howard replaced him. I need to watch the film to identify Jada Nicole Williams (Crying Girl) and Ashlei Lewis (Prostitute #2).