| The Wood | |
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| Directed by | Rick Famuyiwa |
| Produced by | Albert Berger Ron Yerxa David Gale Van Toffler (executive) Todd Boyd (associate) |
| Written by | Rick Famuyiwa Todd Boyd |
| Starring | Taye Diggs Omar Epps Richard T. Jones |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | July 16, 1999 |
| Running time | 106 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6,000,000 (estimated) |
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The Wood is a 1999 comedy/romance/drama written by Rick Famuyiwa and Todd Boyd, and directed by Rick Famuyiwa. Rick Famuyiwa, born on June 18, 1973, is a Hollywood writer and director of films such as The Wood (1999 and Brown Sugar David Gale (December 13 1921 - March 7 2008 was a distinguished American mathematician and economist Taye Diggs (born Scott L Diggs; January 2, 1971) is an American Theatre, Film and television Actor. Omar Hashim Epps (born July 23 1973) is an American Actor and Musician. Richard Timothy Jones (born January 16, 1972) is a film and television Actor. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s Romantic comedy films, colloquially known as romcom, are movies with light-hearted humorous plotlines centered around romantic ideals such as a True love able to While most films have some aspect of romance between characters (at least as a Subplot) a romance film can be loosely defined as any Film in which the central A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Rick Famuyiwa, born on June 18, 1973, is a Hollywood writer and director of films such as The Wood (1999 and Brown Sugar This film stars Taye Diggs, Omar Epps, and Richard T. Jones. Taye Diggs (born Scott L Diggs; January 2, 1971) is an American Theatre, Film and television Actor. Omar Hashim Epps (born July 23 1973) is an American Actor and Musician. Richard Timothy Jones (born January 16, 1972) is a film and television Actor.
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The film is set in Inglewood, California, a suburb of Los Angeles commonly referred to by its inhabitants as "The Wood. " The story opens as a marriage is about to get underway, but the groom, Roland (Taye Diggs), has disappeared and it's up to his two best friends, Mike (Omar Epps) and Slim (Richard T. Jones), to find him. Interspersed with scenes of their search are a series of flashbacks featuring the three friends during their junior high and high school years.