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Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD EAN: 9786305836698 Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC ISBN: 6305836698 Label: Image Entertainment Languages: Manufacturer: Image Entertainment Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Image Entertainment Region Code: 1 Release Date: May 02, 2000 Running Time: 92 minutes Studio: Image Entertainment Theatrical Release Date: 1997 Editorial Review: Description: Lynn Whitfield (Stepmom, Eve's Bayou) stars in this powerful movie about love, struggle and passion as the overprotective mother of piano prodigy Junior Brown. Junior's tormented world of dangerous street friends, crazy neighbors and an eccentric music teacher force him to fight for his chance to escape the ghetto through the music he loves. As he masters his skill with the piano, Junior discovers that the beauty of his music inspires the people around him to reach for their dreams. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Junior's GrooveGreat independent film with a lot of depth; tells the story of a piano prodigy, whose diabetic mother and crazy piano teacher are so dependent upon that they stifle his growth. The main character must use the creativity his imagination, with the help of friends, to emerge from the ashes of his hopeless existence. Rating: - juniora another great little film that should be seen by everybody.aka planet of junior brown the actors were always great you will remember this film for a long time,don't miss it Rating: - Not what you'd expectI first wanted to see this film because of the piano aspect involved but when I saw it I got something so much more. The movie operates on various levels: there is an immediate level that viewers can watch and be entertained by, and there is a deeper level that satisfies the artistic side. The first positive that comes to mind is the beauty in what's NOT being said. By that, I mean, that the characters are fleshed out in a way that allows them to convey a message between the lines of what they're ... Read More Rating:  - Strange, but good movie.I saw this movie on tv a year ago. It's hard to say what this movie's about. Mainly a (mentally handicapped?) overweight boy who plays piano, has an over proctective mother with diabetes, and some strange dream-like things happen. Rating: - Strange Story of Musical ProdigyTHE PLANET OF JUNIOR BROWN (the film's original title as well as the Virginia Hamilton novel on which it is based) is a very strange film. Originally made for Canadian televison, the film is the second full-length effort by Clément Virgo (RUDE, LOVE COME DOWN). It tells the story of Junior Brown (Martin Villafana), an obese musical prodigy and his dysfunctional relationship with his mother (Lynn Whitfield). Despite his passion for music, his mother has clipped the strings from the household ... Read More |
