This movie. I love....It's for any human being to learn from......lorrine .I love her part......she's a very strong woman...to where her friend wanted to hide from the real world.......mattie:was hurt by two men 's she love the most....basil father, and basil himself....she found her strength through God and the street on brewster place....It's just a down to earth movie.....that's real in every asepect...this movie: All the fridays movie and the color purple....are the best....
Thank you a million times over for posting this movie @mixedmovies1, this is truly a classic and one of my all time favorites that I haven't been able to find. I really appreciate it and you... God Bless!
@saywhat248 Your the idiot, being raped to is a horrible experience. Image someone entering your body without permission! On top of that she was beat. She couldnt even tell who she was hitting with that stick, she thought it was round two.
@luv2bnvd ~ Same reason she didn't get one for Color Purple and the cast of the movie too, its simple the powers that be only feel its okay to recognize people of color in acting roles OCCASIONALLY, look how long it took for a black actor to win best actress...its a damn ass shame, this world is still run my racist white people....
Thank you so much for uploading this wonderful movie! I remember watching this when I was a child, and it's still one of the greatest films I've ever seen.
I just hope every child saw them tear down that wall. Do you know how much ignorance you can erase in a child just by them seeing that? Chidlren are not stupid they know just why that wall had to go. And they didn't beg the powers that be to do it, They did it they damn selves. Love it!!
Dedicating this Powerful and Dramatic Footage to ~ ALL~ Women who have Torn Down Walls! Remember to Lift each other Up Instead of Tearing each other Down!
@traboe you're right it was but it was a great book to read too. Also in the book it explained where she got that God awful name for her son although it was sweet in retrospect. I think the movie did the book justice, they were both good.
What a good movie! Sad when Loraine gets raped. I can not watch that scene. Also really heartbreaking when poor Ben gets beaten. Just awful! I forget how good of an actress Oprah is. She has so much expression and passion in her expressions, words and movement. Wow. Thank you for posting!
I read the book years ago and it stated that Loraine was actuallly gang raped by Cee Cee and several of his friends. The book described in graphic details what happened it was horrible and hard to read! The reason why she attacked Ben was because she was so traumatized by the experience she couldn't get it out of her head , she kept picturing Cee Cee and when she saw how Ben was moving toward her she just snapped!!!
@shae1178 , Gloria Naylor was interviewed and that interview was posted online, a lot of details were left out . She stated that Loraine killed Ben on purpose because it bothered her that Ben had a lesbian daughter that he had abandoned just like her parents abandoned her. Also when Ciel came back and told Etta and Matty she had a good man she failed to tell them that the man was white, They would not have approved of it. Loraine blamed Ben for not answering the door the night she was raped.
@MrCovering I read most of that information in the book however, it has been a long time since I've read the book and I wasn't under the impression that people looked down on Ben's daughter because she was a lesbian as a matter of fact I thought it was because she was disabled. I will be sure to look at the interview.
@shae1178 I just read the book. Bens daughter is disabled bu the lesbian, lorraine I think her name is, isnt ben's daughter but the girlfriend of tee who live in brewster place. Lorraine & ben are friends and he thinks of her as his daughter
I read the book years ago and it stated that Loraine was actuallly gang raped by Cee Cee and several of his friends. The book described in graphic details what happened it was horrible and hard to read!
Vesta Williams sang the HELL outta this! I used to watch this all the time on my grandmother's VHS tape. I almost broke the tape because I would rewind it so many times to hear this being sung at the beginning and end of the movie. It's a very inspiring and uplifting piece that symbolizes the inner strength that we Black people have inside.
I used to think tearing down the wall was inspirational but now that I look at it from an adult point of view, it was a plain waste of time. The neighborhood should have been going after "C.C. and them" instead!
@RETROGEMS I think the point was that the wall kept them enclosed and it shut them off from civilization in a way. That kind of isolation breeds the kind of acts they saw that night. When people's whole lives are confined to a few streets-what is left to do but to attack one another with gossip, viciousness and yes, of course physical violence. It limited them. They were tearing down a wall of oppression which kept them all lumped in together as if they were all part of the same bad element.
@RETROGEMS They did the right thing tearing down that ugly funky wall. Besides they didn't know who to get at that time. Tear down that wall and let the law get the piece of shit.
@RETROGEMS The woman was raped near that wall. The kid (Larenz Tate) was digging in the dump where that wall is. Even though Robin Givens tried to beautify the wall, it was still seen as an inconvenience. The wall is a symbol of a barrier and it was not till the end where the woman of Brewster place finally put their differences aside and took action to break down that barrier.
@kevinhagan17 i"m watching right now sept 11 2011, came on 12pm i couldn't leave the house had to stay and watch this, fucking asshole CC raping that sweet lady, put his ass in jail, hope she testifies against him, too bad she hurt that man when he came to help, she was just scared and terrified and didn't wanna trust no one, kept thinking CC was after her again, that happens to rape victims a'lot, I love Oprah's words at 9:55-10:45, that has an effect on us today
@kevinhagan17 i"m watching right now sept 11 2011, came on 12pm i couldn't leave the house had to stay and watch this, fucking asshole CC raping that sweet lady, put his ass in jail, hope she testifies against him, too bad she hurt that man when he came to help, she was just scared and terrified and didn't wanna trust no one, kept thinking CC was after her again, that happens to rape victims a'lot, I love Oprah's words at 9:55-10:45, that has an effect on us today
@evelynjanfan300 The wall kept closed in and shut off from the rest of the world. It's like society separating the haves from the have nots, or it's like society telling them that they're not good enough to be part of the rest of the world.
@evelynjanfan300 who the hell wants to look at a stankin' wall all the time. Why could they not just plant some pretty palm trees? I know the answer. Its because looking at palm trees would give any rational person lovely thoughts. And since thats a poor area they get a filthy wall. Next time BLOW IT DOWN!
Reunion any one
oprahdiva 2 weeks ago
they finally put the whole movie on dvd
oprahdiva 2 weeks ago
This movie. I love....It's for any human being to learn from......lorrine .I love her part......she's a very strong woman...to where her friend wanted to hide from the real world.......mattie:was hurt by two men 's she love the most....basil father, and basil himself....she found her strength through God and the street on brewster place....It's just a down to earth movie.....that's real in every asepect...this movie: All the fridays movie and the color purple....are the best....
dgww5983 3 weeks ago
I like this movie!
MissAblue676792 1 month ago
Thank you a million times over for posting this movie @mixedmovies1, this is truly a classic and one of my all time favorites that I haven't been able to find. I really appreciate it and you... God Bless!
MsLadybird8 1 month ago
What a great movie!!!
TheAnointedVocalist 1 month ago
it's crazy how so many have so much to say bout a person being gay or lesbian, but don't speak up on how sick it is to rape, kill, molest etc...smdh
ljcollins78 1 month ago 3
Gorbachev, tear down this wall.
Monkeyradar 2 months ago
1 of my all time favs ! for life....LOVED IT !
keithj4u 2 months ago
EXCELLENT MOVIE (And Tear Jerker Too :(( LOL) One Of My ALL TIME Favorite Films!!!
Free2BeCG1 2 months ago
I wonder how many walls are built in neighborhoods like this?
Treva1977 2 months ago
I love this movie..
INFAMOUSCMT 2 months ago
Aweosme Movie :D
MVRTA108 3 months ago
If there were a white version of this movie starring Meryl Streep, she damn sure would've walked away with an Oscar.
Meela234 3 months ago 3
@Meela234 The truth is so painful.
K2quared 2 months ago in playlist the women of brewster place
@Meela234 RIGHT?! No justice, no peace in this mutha!
gameshowluvr86 2 months ago
what the hell? She gets raped and thats an excuse to kill someone? what an idiot.
saywhat248 3 months ago
@saywhat248 You don't know what's it's like getting your pussy ravaged without your permission. It sucks balls.
LoveThyNeighbor123 3 months ago
@saywhat248 Your the idiot, being raped to is a horrible experience. Image someone entering your body without permission! On top of that she was beat. She couldnt even tell who she was hitting with that stick, she thought it was round two.
jlltruthseeker 3 months ago
@saywhat248 she was in shock, she thought he was the man that raped her
traboe 1 month ago
3 ppl built the wall
721rem 4 months ago
Thank you so much for this upload.
KingRobertBaratheon 5 months ago
What I wanna know is.. How did Oprah not get an Oscar for her role in this movie? She was AMAZING, and so was the rest of the cast!!
luv2bnvd 5 months ago 3
@luv2bnvd ~ Same reason she didn't get one for Color Purple and the cast of the movie too, its simple the powers that be only feel its okay to recognize people of color in acting roles OCCASIONALLY, look how long it took for a black actor to win best actress...its a damn ass shame, this world is still run my racist white people....
tricianfredrmarried 4 months ago 2
Thank you so much for uploading this wonderful movie! I remember watching this when I was a child, and it's still one of the greatest films I've ever seen.
BearSensei327 5 months ago
I just hope every child saw them tear down that wall. Do you know how much ignorance you can erase in a child just by them seeing that? Chidlren are not stupid they know just why that wall had to go. And they didn't beg the powers that be to do it, They did it they damn selves. Love it!!
zippitydoodah25 5 months ago
Rest in peace, Vesta Williams. Thank you for such a glorious wonderful voice, girl. GOD bless you baby.
zippitydoodah25 5 months ago 2
I love this movie! Everyone did such a good job! And Vesta singing the theme song is just the icing on the cake! Brings tears to my eyes. RIP Vesta!
sdwalm 5 months ago
11:28 Vesta's voice is AMAZING. It shakes the soul.
NOrleansbro 5 months ago
Dedicating this Powerful and Dramatic Footage to ~ ALL~ Women who have Torn Down Walls! Remember to Lift each other Up Instead of Tearing each other Down!
Beautiful blessings~~~
JeannieGreer 6 months ago
In the book, Lorraine died at the end. I can never watch the end of this movie...
norestrictions12 6 months ago
@norestrictions12 i literally felt sick reading what happened to lorraine in the book, it was even worse than the movie
traboe 1 month ago
@traboe you're right it was but it was a great book to read too. Also in the book it explained where she got that God awful name for her son although it was sweet in retrospect. I think the movie did the book justice, they were both good.
MsLadybird8 1 month ago
"It is always something standing in the way of good."
Perfectlace 6 months ago
she over reacted when she killed him
lenabina86 6 months ago
A VERY POWERFUL AND GOOD MOVIE... WITH A STRONG MESSAGE...
queenzadula 6 months ago
how come we never know what happens to baisl character
PenelopeChlo3 7 months ago 3
AMAZING MOVIE!!!!!!!
Shalababii100 7 months ago 5
Love this movie....thanks for having it
vharris04 7 months ago 4
Excellence!
KHSweet29 8 months ago 4
I haven't seen this in a long time and I was overjoyed with tears because our black women united in justice and equality!
NaturalElicia 8 months ago 5
Oprah shouldve gotten an oscar for this and color purple. This is scene was soooo powerful.
pimpstress228 8 months ago 5
What a good movie! Sad when Loraine gets raped. I can not watch that scene. Also really heartbreaking when poor Ben gets beaten. Just awful! I forget how good of an actress Oprah is. She has so much expression and passion in her expressions, words and movement. Wow. Thank you for posting!
danagradaya 9 months ago
@danagradaya the rape scene in the book is even worse, she was gang-raped
traboe 9 months ago
I read the book years ago and it stated that Loraine was actuallly gang raped by Cee Cee and several of his friends. The book described in graphic details what happened it was horrible and hard to read! The reason why she attacked Ben was because she was so traumatized by the experience she couldn't get it out of her head , she kept picturing Cee Cee and when she saw how Ben was moving toward her she just snapped!!!
shae1178 9 months ago 2
@shae1178 , Gloria Naylor was interviewed and that interview was posted online, a lot of details were left out . She stated that Loraine killed Ben on purpose because it bothered her that Ben had a lesbian daughter that he had abandoned just like her parents abandoned her. Also when Ciel came back and told Etta and Matty she had a good man she failed to tell them that the man was white, They would not have approved of it. Loraine blamed Ben for not answering the door the night she was raped.
MrCovering 9 months ago
@MrCovering I read most of that information in the book however, it has been a long time since I've read the book and I wasn't under the impression that people looked down on Ben's daughter because she was a lesbian as a matter of fact I thought it was because she was disabled. I will be sure to look at the interview.
shae1178 9 months ago
@shae1178 I just read the book. Bens daughter is disabled bu the lesbian, lorraine I think her name is, isnt ben's daughter but the girlfriend of tee who live in brewster place. Lorraine & ben are friends and he thinks of her as his daughter
angelbeckwith 9 months ago
@shae1178 , I'm reading book rags/wiki/The_Women_of_Brewster_Place_(novel). I stand corrected Bens daughter wasn't a lesbian she was a prostitute.
MrCovering 9 months ago in playlist The Color Purple
@MrCovering I thought bens daughter was mentally handicapped
traboe 9 months ago
I read the book years ago and it stated that Loraine was actuallly gang raped by Cee Cee and several of his friends. The book described in graphic details what happened it was horrible and hard to read!
shae1178 9 months ago
Yeah, raping her because she was a lesbian was really going to make a man out of him to show her what she is missing. A cowardly bastard.
ChicagoTyme 10 months ago 2
Vesta Williams sang the HELL outta this! I used to watch this all the time on my grandmother's VHS tape. I almost broke the tape because I would rewind it so many times to hear this being sung at the beginning and end of the movie. It's a very inspiring and uplifting piece that symbolizes the inner strength that we Black people have inside.
JumpStreet1983 10 months ago 6
Thank you so much for posting. I have wanted to see this movie again for years & couldn't find it!
janzora 10 months ago
I used to think tearing down the wall was inspirational but now that I look at it from an adult point of view, it was a plain waste of time. The neighborhood should have been going after "C.C. and them" instead!
RETROGEMS 11 months ago
@RETROGEMS I think the point was that the wall kept them enclosed and it shut them off from civilization in a way. That kind of isolation breeds the kind of acts they saw that night. When people's whole lives are confined to a few streets-what is left to do but to attack one another with gossip, viciousness and yes, of course physical violence. It limited them. They were tearing down a wall of oppression which kept them all lumped in together as if they were all part of the same bad element.
GirlieRat 10 months ago 7
@RETROGEMS They did the right thing tearing down that ugly funky wall. Besides they didn't know who to get at that time. Tear down that wall and let the law get the piece of shit.
zippitydoodah25 5 months ago
@RETROGEMS The woman was raped near that wall. The kid (Larenz Tate) was digging in the dump where that wall is. Even though Robin Givens tried to beautify the wall, it was still seen as an inconvenience. The wall is a symbol of a barrier and it was not till the end where the woman of Brewster place finally put their differences aside and took action to break down that barrier.
narcissusverbena 4 months ago
Ironically it was Oprah who was apprehensive about change but it was a spontaneous act that led the community to tear down that wall.
narcissusverbena 4 months ago
beautiful movie...as a man inspires me in uniting with others to overcome obstacles the music is so awesome
tonioincolumbus 11 months ago
oprah's slave limp is hilarious
kevinhagan17 11 months ago 2
@kevinhagan17 yes it is she can't run without the limp lol. but ms girl has to do it if she has to portray an old woman.
oprahdiva 11 months ago
who saw this on tv1 last night?
kevinhagan17 11 months ago 10
@kevinhagan17 i"m watching right now sept 11 2011, came on 12pm i couldn't leave the house had to stay and watch this, fucking asshole CC raping that sweet lady, put his ass in jail, hope she testifies against him, too bad she hurt that man when he came to help, she was just scared and terrified and didn't wanna trust no one, kept thinking CC was after her again, that happens to rape victims a'lot, I love Oprah's words at 9:55-10:45, that has an effect on us today
popoff21 5 months ago
@kevinhagan17 i"m watching right now sept 11 2011, came on 12pm i couldn't leave the house had to stay and watch this, fucking asshole CC raping that sweet lady, put his ass in jail, hope she testifies against him, too bad she hurt that man when he came to help, she was just scared and terrified and didn't wanna trust no one, kept thinking CC was after her again, that happens to rape victims a'lot, I love Oprah's words at 9:55-10:45, that has an effect on us today
popoff21 5 months ago
does anybody know the song being played as they tore down the wall?
bigthrills12 11 months ago
very depressing movie :(
PaulaDDS 11 months ago
Truly a classic
MzByrd05 11 months ago 2
The point is very clear,the wall represented all the evil that blocks out the good
in peoples lives,nd the only wy of breaking free is to tear the walls of evil down
nd let good in.POWERFUL!
xbowsiex1 11 months ago 2
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What the fuck was the point of fuvking up the wall it didn't kill nobody
evelynjanfan300 11 months ago
@evelynjanfan300 The wall kept closed in and shut off from the rest of the world. It's like society separating the haves from the have nots, or it's like society telling them that they're not good enough to be part of the rest of the world.
honeegrrl 11 months ago 16
@evelynjanfan300 It was a pissy funky wall and it had to go
zippitydoodah25 4 months ago
@evelynjanfan300 who the hell wants to look at a stankin' wall all the time. Why could they not just plant some pretty palm trees? I know the answer. Its because looking at palm trees would give any rational person lovely thoughts. And since thats a poor area they get a filthy wall. Next time BLOW IT DOWN!
zippitydoodah25 4 months ago
POWER!!
rainbowk11d 11 months ago 2
WOW! A VERY POWERFUL MOVIE!!!
PeterPiperBoy 11 months ago 2
Thanks for posting the whole movie it was great
keisha89thedrummer 1 year ago 2
Beautiful movie!!
What a story to explore so many dimensions of psychology.
I learned that we must pull together and work as a community to get what is most healthy for society. :)
jege1885 1 year ago 3
omg i cant believe she beat him upside the head like that
sharronlove222 1 year ago 2
@sharronlove222 I know....I cired when I first saw that.
ncatina 11 months ago 2
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sharronlove222 1 year ago