A Rage in Harlem (1991)

Rye Goddamn Whiskey

Having never drank alcohol, Jackson (Forest Whitaker) accidentally gets drunk when he develops a taste for rye whiskey. Goldy (Gregory Hines) and Big Kathy (Zakes Mokae) look on with shock.

Directed by Bill Duke.

Released in 1991 by Miramax Films.

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  • character-type: Gambler
  • character-type: Bartender
  • character-type: Drunk
  • action: Threaten
  • action: Drink
  • editors-choice: Drunken Fools
  • primary-genre: Thrillers
  • primary-genre: Action and Adventure
  • secondary-genre: Action & Adventure
  • secondary-genre: Crime Action & Adventure
  • secondary-genre: Action Comedies
  • secondary-genre: Gangster Movies
  • mood: Quirky
  • mood: Tuff
  • primary-occasion: Night on the Town
  • secondary-occasion: Happy Hour
  • prop: Whiskey
  • prop: Money
  • setting: Bar
  • theme: Self Control
  • actor: Zakes Mokae
  • actor: James Spinks
  • actor: Gregory Hines
  • actor: Forest Whitaker
  • director: Bill Duke
  • producer: Forest Whitaker
  • producer: Stephen Woolley
  • producer: Kerry Rock
  • producer: William Horberg
  • producer: Ron Stacker Thompson
  • cinematographer: Toyomichi Kurita
  • composer: Jeff Vincent
  • composer: Elmer Bernstein
  • editor: Curtiss Clayton
  • costume-designer: Nele Samples
  • production-designer: Steven Legler
  • role-name: Goldy
  • role-name: Bartender
  • role-name: Big Kathy
  • role-name: Jackson
  • screenwriter: Bobby Crawford
  • screenwriter: Chester Himes
  • screenwriter: John Toles-Bey
  • year: 1991
  • studio: Miramax Films