Will (1981)
A former athlete recovers from drug addiction with the help of a homeless boy.
A girls’ basketball coach battles a heroin addiction while mentoring a 12-year-old street kid adopted by Will and his wife.
- Date of release
- 1981-01-01
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Jessie Maple
Casting
- Obaka Adedunyo — Will
- Loretta Devine — Jean
- Robert Dean — Little Brother
- Audrey Maple — Audrey
- Ellwoodson Williams — Bonaker
- Mimi Ayers — LaVern Hampton
- J.W. Smith — Jeff
- Jesse D. Goins — Jewell
- Darryl Alladice — Roy
- Maiwanda Bullock — Basketball Coach
- John Reed — Referee
- Reno Huntley, Jr. — Boy on Stair
Interesting facts
Will is a 1981 American drama film directed by Jessie Maple. It was the first independent feature-length film directed by an African-American woman. The movie was filmed on location in Harlem with a budget of $12,000 and featured a then-unknown Loretta Devine in her first film role.
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