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Amos & Andrew is a 1993 American buddy action - comedy film directed and written by E. Max Frye and starring Nicolas Cage and Samuel L. Jackson. The film's title parodies that of the sitcom Amos 'n' Andy, while the premise is akin to that of The Defiant Ones.
Mar 5, 1993 · Amos & Andrew: Directed by E. Max Frye. With Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Lerner, Margaret Colin, Nicolas Cage. A Pulitzer prize writer buys a cabin. The neighbors get suspicious when a stranger "breaks in". They see a black man and call the police, who start shooting at him.
- (9.9K)
- Comedy, Crime
- E. Max Frye
- 1993-03-05
When erudite black playwright Andrew Sterling (Samuel L. Jackson) moves to a predominantly white suburb, the buffoonish local police surround his home, assuming he's a burglar.
- (24)
- E. Max Frye
- PG-13
- Nicolas Cage
Mar 5, 1993 · This is a comedy about a wealthy African-American man who is mistaken for a burglar simply because he is black. The man has purchased a weekend home on an exclusive island enclave, and as he visits it for the first time, the neighbors see him and instantly assume he is a thief.
Amos and Andrew. A successful African-American (Oscar-nominated Samuel L. Jackson) buys a vacation home and moves into a conservative, all-white neighborhood. One night he is inadvertently suspected of robbing his own home when he attempts to disarm his car alarm. 373 IMDb 5.7 1 h 35 min 1993. PG-13. Comedy · Drama · Serious. Available to rent.
After surrounding his house with armed men, Chief Tolliver realizes his mistake, and to avoid the bad publicity offers Amos Odell, a thief in his jail, a deal. Amos is to pretend to take Andrew prisoner and hold him for ransom, but let him go and escape.
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Mar 5, 1993 · Amos and Andrew. When erudite black playwright Andrew Sterling (Samuel L. Jackson) moves to a predominantly white suburb, the buffoonish local police surround his home, assuming he's a burglar.
