Foster Boy
2019 American film
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Foster Boy is a 2019 American drama film directed by Youssef Delara and starring Shane Paul McGhie, Matthew Modine and Louis Gossett Jr. Shaquille O'Neal served as an executive producer of the film.[5][6]
Directed byYoussef Delara
Screenplay byJay Paul Deratany
Produced byJay Paul Deratany
Anne-Marie Mackay
Peter Samuelson
Andrew Sugerman
Anne-Marie Mackay
Peter Samuelson
Andrew Sugerman
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| Directed by | Youssef Delara |
| Screenplay by | Jay Paul Deratany |
| Produced by | Jay Paul Deratany Anne-Marie Mackay Peter Samuelson Andrew Sugerman |
| Starring | Shane Paul McGhie Matthew Modine Louis Gossett Jr. |
| Cinematography | Ben Kufrin |
| Edited by | Andrew Drazek |
| Music by | Kathryn Bostic |
| Distributed by | Gravitas Ventures[1][2] |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $19,873[3][4] |
Cast
- Shane Paul McGhie as Jamal Randolph
- Matthew Modine as Michael Trainer
- Michael Hyatt as Shaina Randolph
- Michael Beach as Bill Randolph
- Lex Scott Davis as Keisha James
- Anand Desai-Barochia as Sanjay
- Julie Benz as Pamela Dupree
- Louis Gossett Jr. as Judge George Taylor
- Evan Handler as Samuel Collins
- Dominic Burgess as Dan Cohen
- Amy Brenneman as Kim Trainer
- Jordan Belfi as Jeff
- Krystian Alexander Lyttle as Young Jamal
- Grant Harvey as Joey Poule
- Brendan Morrow as Young Joey Poule
Production
James Earl Jones was originally going to play the role played by Gossett.[7][8]
Reception
Sandie Angulo Chen of Common Sense Media awarded the film three stars out of five.[9] Matt Fagerholm of RogerEbert.com awarded the film one and a half stars.[10]