American Fiction
| Directed by | Cord Jefferson |
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| Screenplay by | Cord Jefferson |
| Based on | Erasure by Percival Everett |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Cristina Dunlap |
| Edited by | Hilda Rasula |
| Music by | Laura Karpman |
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| Distributed by | Amazon MGM Studios |
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Running time | 117 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $226,874[2][3] |
American Fiction is a 2023 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Cord Jefferson, in his feature directorial debut. Based on the 2001 novel Erasure by Percival Everett, the film follows a frustrated novelist-professor who jokingly writes an outlandishly stereotypical "Black" book out of spite, only for the book to be published and receive widespread fame and acclaim. It stars Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody, and Keith David. Everett is also an executive producer on the film alongside Rian Johnson.
American Fiction premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2023, where it won the People's Choice Award. It received a limited theatrical release by Amazon MGM Studios on December 15, 2023, with an expansion on December 22, 2023. It was named one of the top 10 films of 2023 by the American Film Institute and has been nominated for two Golden Globe Awards.
Cast[edit]
Jeffrey Wright as Thelonious "Monk" Ellison
Tracee Ellis Ross as Lisa Ellison
Issa Rae as Sintara Golden
Sterling K. Brown as Clifford "Cliff" Ellison
John Ortiz as Arthur
Erika Alexander as Coraline
Leslie Uggams as Agnes Ellison
Adam Brody as Wiley
Keith David as Willy the Wonker
Okieriete Onaodowan as Van Go Jenkins
Myra Lucretia Taylor as Lorraine
Raymond Anthony Thomas as Maynard
Miriam Shor as Paula Bateman
J. C. MacKenzie as Carl Brunt
Patrick Fischler as Mandel
Michael Cyril Creighton as John Bosco
Production[edit]
On November 10, 2022, it was reported that Jeffrey Wright was cast in the untitled film, based on the novel Erasure by Percival Everett. Cord Jefferson would adapt the novel and direct in his directorial debut.[4][5] T-Street Productions and MRC Film are producing the film. On December 2, 2022, it was announced that Tracee Ellis Ross will also star in film with Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Sterling K. Brown, Myra Lucretia Taylor, John Ortiz, Issa Rae, and Adam Brody also cast.[6] The film wrapped production in Boston in early December. That month, MGM's Orion Pictures acquired the film's worldwide distribution rights.[7] In July 2023, with the announcement of its world premiere, the film's title was reported to be American Fiction.[8] It is the first film from Orion to be distributed through Amazon MGM Studios Distribution.[9]
Release[edit]
American Fiction premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2023, where it won the People's Choice Award.[8][10] This was followed by a run in the festival circuit, culminating in its United States premiere at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Los Angeles on December 5, 2023.[11] It was for a limited theatrical release in the United States on December 15, 2023, with an expansion the following week (December 22, 2023).[12] The film was initially set for a November 3, 2023 release date before changing to its current date.[13] The film is scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom and Ireland by Curzon Film on February 2, 2024.[14]
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