She's gotta have it

Lee, Spike, (film director,, film producer,, screenwriter,, actor.). Hicks, Tommy, (actor.). Terrell, John Canada, (actor.). Dowell, Raye, (actor.). Lee, Joie Susannah, 1962- (actor.). Merkerson, S. Epatha, 1952- (actor.). Lee, Bill, 1928- (actor,, composer (expression)). Dickerson, Ernest R., 1952- (director of photography.). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, (publisher.). Island Pictures, (film distributor.). Forty Acres & a Mule Filmworks, (production company.). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., (film distributor.). Tracy Camilla Johns (Nola Darling), Redmon[d] Hicks/Tommy R. Hicks (Jamie Overstreet), John Canada Terrell (Greer Childs), Raye Dowell (Opal Gilstrap), Joie Lee (Clorinda Bradford), Spike Lee (Mars Blackmon), Epatha Merkerson (Dr. Jamison), Bill Lee (Sonny Darling). (Cast).

Summary: A statuesque and charismatic woman is trying to figure out what she wants in life. She has a good job as a commercial artist and designer, a spacious Brooklyn apartment, and three boyfriends. Each of them is far from her ideal man, but each fulfills a different need for her. Between her juggling act--accompanied by total honesty about who she is and what she's doing--and the childish squabbling of the three men, she makes some rather nebulous points about gender relations and the double standard.

Record details

Physical Description: videodisc
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Brooklyn, NY : Forty Acres and a Mule Filmworks ; Beverly Hills, CA : Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, ©2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1986. One actor variously identified in opening credits, closing credits, and container as Redmon Hicks, Redmond Hicks, Tommy Hicks, and Tommy R. Hicks. Special features: Previews (3 min.).
Formatted Contents Note:	Main titles/Bed-Stuy -- Soul mates -- What men say -- How they met -- Freaky -- Opal -- The sculptor -- Precision -- Family -- Nola's birthday -- Rivalry -- Dumb question -- She's gotta have it -- Sex therapy -- Thanksgiving -- Spokes in a wheel -- Nightmare -- Greer's last stand -- No regrets -- A friend in need -- Interlude -- Decision -- Ownership -- End titles.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Photographed by Ernest Dickerson ; music composed and conducted by Bill Lee ; production design, Wynn Thomas.
Participant or Performer Note:	Tracy Camilla Johns (Nola Darling), Redmon[d] Hicks/Tommy R. Hicks (Jamie Overstreet), John Canada Terrell (Greer Childs), Raye Dowell (Opal Gilstrap), Joie Lee (Clorinda Bradford), Spike Lee (Mars Blackmon), Epatha Merkerson (Dr. Jamison), Bill Lee (Sonny Darling).
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: Rated R.
System Details Note:	DVD; region 1; NTSC; 5.1 Dolby digital surround, Dolby mono.; widescreen presentation, 1.66:1 aspect ratio, single layer.
Language Note:	In English with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	National Film Registry, 2019