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True Identity is a 1991 comedy film directed by Charles Lane, who also stars in the film. The movie features Lenny Henry, Frank Langella, Anne-Marie Johnson, and James Earl Jones.
Synopsis[]
Miles Pope is a desperate actor who accidentally has a run in with the mob. In order to hide, he disguises himself as a white man and is hired as a hitman to kill himself.
Cast[]
- Lenny Henry as Miles Pope
- Frank Langella as Leland Carver / Frankie Luchino
- Anne-Marie Johnson as Kristi
- James Earl Jones as himself
- Charles Lane as Duane
- Peggy Lipton as Rita
- Melvin Van Peebles as Taxi Driver
- J. T. Walsh as Houston
- Andreas Katsulas as Anthony
- Austin Pendleton as Othello's Director
Trivia[]
- This remains Lenny Henry's only American movie. He was to produce three more with Disney, but following this film's flop, the other two were cancelled. He would also make the 2008 film Penelope which was an American-British co-production.
- This was the first Disney produced film to have a black director at the helm.
- The movie was inspired by a famous sketch on Saturday Night Live titled "White Like Me", which Andy Breckman wrote, wherein Eddie Murphy decides to go undercover as a white man.
- Charles Lane cast himself in the film so that he wouldn't get fired. Additionally, he made uncredited revisions to Andy Breckman's script. He asked Robert Townsend if he could borrow a scene from his film Hollywood Shuffle, which he allowed.
Video[]
True Identity Movie Trailer 1991 - TV Spot
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