Has Anyone Seen the Movie Amos and Andrew?

[ellacott]

I posted this in another thread.

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It's one of my favorite movies. Samuel L. Jackson is an author who bought a home in a New England resort island. The neighbors see Samuel L Jackson and assume he's a criminal and they call the police. The police overreact and surround his home. When the cops realize their mistake they get a drifter, played by Nicolas Cage, to pose as theif so the cops can have a legitimate reason for being there. Things go from bad to worse in this comedy.

I thought of this movie as soon as I heard about this story. I think this is a good teachable moment. People see this differently according to their perspective. I am an African American female who has been the victim of heavy handed tactics by the police when I was innocent of any wrong doing. This is not an uncommon occurence of many people in my community. Many times the police act first in a heavy handed manner until the situation proves itself to be otherwise

[Raineyb]

1. I've never seen it. n/t

[ellacott]

2. It's a good movie

It flew under the radar. It was funny but pretty deep also.

[Number23]

3. Never seen it. Never even heard of it

But it sounds interesting. And particularly relevant now.

[bliss_eternal]

4. i haven't seen it, ellacott.

...i've heard of it, though and appreciate your description of it. i'm adding it to my list of 'must see' rentals. i hope you added it to our film list. :hi:

[HopeOverFear]

5. I"ve heard of it but I've never seen it.

I have to watch it now.