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Antwone Quenton Fisher (born August 3, 1959) is an American director, screenwriter, author, and film producer. His 2001 autobiographical book Finding Fish was a New York Times Best Seller . The 2002 film Antwone Fisher was written by Fisher and directed by Denzel Washington .
Jan 10, 2003 · Antwone Fisher: Directed by Denzel Washington. With Derek Luke, Malcolm David Kelley, Cory Hodges, Denzel Washington. Antwone Fisher, a young navy man, is forced to see a psychiatrist after a violent outburst against a fellow crewman.
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Antwone Fisher is a 2002 American biographical drama film directed by and starring Denzel Washington in his film directing debut. Washington stars in the film as the psychiatrist Jerome Davenport, alongside Hollywood newcomer Derek Luke, who plays the title role (and personally knew the real Antwone Fisher), and former model Joy Bryant, as Fisher's girlfriend.
Jan 1, 2003 · Antwone Fisher (2002) Antwone Fisher (2002) Antwone Fisher (2002) View more photos Movie Info. Synopsis The touching story of a sailor (Derek Luke) who, prone to violent outbursts, is sent to a ...
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Mar 25, 2013 · Antwone Fisher Mini-Bio: Antwone Fisher was born in prison to seventeen-year-old Eva Mae Fisher and twenty-three-year-old Eddie Elkins. His father, Eddie, was shot and killed before Antwone was even born. Antwone was placed in foster care within the first few weeks of his life, and for two years he lived with a loving family.
Antwone Fisher has a confrontation with his past, and a speech to the mother who abandoned him, and a reunion with his family, that create great, heartbreaking, joyous moments. The story behind the film is extraordinary. Fisher was a security guard at the Sony studio in Hollywood when his screenplay came to the attention of the producers.
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Welcome. Antwone Fisher is an American screenwriter, poet, lecturer, best-selling author, and children's rights advocate. Antwone is the writer, co-producer and subject of the Fox Searchlight Pictures classic feature film, ANTWONE FISHER. His autobiographical book Finding Fish: A memoir is a New York Times & National Bestseller.
