Movie Info

It's one of the English language's most inflammatory pejoratives and has lingered like a smoldering fire in America's collective consciousness for mor...(read more...) e than 100 years. This illuminating documentary looks at the "n" word's history and ever-changing usage -- which runs the gamut from a repugnant slur to a term of endearment. A slate of celebrities and other familiar figures are interviewed, including Quincy Jones, Samuel L. Jackson and Chris Rock.

Director: Todd Williams

MPAA: Unrated

Running Time: 1 hr. 26 min.

Release Date: Dec 31, 2004

Cast: Chris Rock, Damon Dash, Donald Bogle, Elaine Brown, F. Lee Bailey, George Carlin, Jennifer Lopez, Johnnie Cochran, LeVar Burton, Morris Chestnut, Quincy Jones, Regina King, Russell Simmons, Samuel L. Jackson, Sandra Bernhard, Todd Boyd, Whoopi Goldberg, Wynton Marsalis