: Terrence Howard plays a 1950s basketball coach giving a non-PC pep talk to the first all-Black team. Movie 43 Movie Review - Common Sense Media
Movie 43 is an anthology film composed of various vignettes, each directed by different filmmakers including , Elizabeth Banks , and James Gunn . The sketches are loosely tied together by a "wraparound" plot involving a desperate screenwriter (played by Dennis Quaid) pitching insane ideas to a studio executive. Movie 43 image
What truly sets the film apart—and baffled audiences at the time—is its staggering amount of "A-list" talent. The cast features Oscar winners and household names like , Kate Winslet , Halle Berry , Richard Gere , and Emma Stone . Themes and Stylistic Content : Terrence Howard plays a 1950s basketball coach