White Man's Burden
1995The 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.
Acted in
John Travolta
as Louis Pinnock
Harry Belafonte
as Thaddeus Thomas
Kelly Lynch
as Marsha Pinnock
Margaret Avery
as Megan Thomas
Tom Bower
as Stanley
Andrew Lawrence
as Donnie Pinnock
Bumper Robinson
as Martin
Tom Wright
as Lionel
Sheryl Lee Ralph
as Roberta
Judith Drake
as Dorothy
Thom Barry
as Landlord
Carrie Snodgress
as Josine
Steve Wilcox
as 1st Youth at Hot Dog Stand
Jason Kristofer
as 2nd Youth at Hot Dog Stand
Seth Green
as 3rd Youth at Hot Dog Stand
Alexis Arquette
as Panhandler
Lawrence Bender
as Bar Patron #1
Kerry Remsen
as Pregnant Woman at Bus Stop
Steve Larson
as Bottle Thrower