The Wood

About The Wood

In the panicky, uncertain hours before his wedding, a groom with prenuptial jitters and his two best friends reminisce about growing up together in the middle-class African-American neighborhood of Inglewood, California. Flashing back to the twenty-something trio's childhood exploits, the memories capture the mood and nostalgia of the '80s era.

The Wood (1999) is a comedy romance film directed by Rick Famuyiwa. It runs 106 minutes and was released in July 1999.

Its themes are male friendship, joyful, familiar, and optimistic.

Omar Epps stars as Mike, Richard T. Jones as Slim, Taye Diggs as Roland, and Sanaa Lathan as Alicia. The screenplay is by Rick Famuyiwa. Produced by Bona Fide Productions. American members can watch it on Philo, Starz, and Starz Amazon Channel.

Let's Be Cops, Lackawanna Blues, and How to Train Your Dragon make useful companions to The Wood, all filed under admiring. TMDB voters put it at 6.7 out of 10 across 120 votes and it carries a R rating.