Dancehall queen / Palm Pictures ; Island Jamaica Films presents in association with Hawk's Nest Productions ; produced by Carolyn Pfeiffer, Carl Bradshaw ; written by Suzanne Fenn, Ed Wallace, Don Letts ; directed by Don Letts, Rick Elgood.

In this Jamaican melodrama, single mother Marcia works as a street vendor to support her two daughters. However, she also needs the financial assistance of "Uncle" Larry, who demands repayments in the form of sex with Marcia's teen daughter Tanya. After Marcia's vending stall is threatened by brutal...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Dancehall queen (Motion picture)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Island Jamaica Films
Hawk's Nest Productions
Palm Pictures
Other Authors: Letts, Don
Elgood, Rick
Pfeiffer, Carolyn
Bradshaw, Carl
Fenn, Suzanne
Wallace, Ed
Reid, Audrey
Campbell, Paul (Actor)
Davis, Carl (Actor)
Anderson, Cherine
Danvers, Mark
London, Michael
Beenie Man, 1972-
Lady Saw
Anthony B.
Franklyn, Chevelle
Badarou, Wally
Language:Creoles and Pidgins, English-based (Other)
English
Language of the Original:
Creoles and Pidgins, English-based (Other)
Language and/or Writing System:
In English (Jamaican dialect) with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Published: New York : Palm Pictures, [1998], ©1998.
Edition:Full screen version.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Women > Jamaica > Drama.
Dancers > Jamaica > Drama.
Reggae music > Drama.
Kingston (Jamaica) > Drama.
Dancers.
Reggae music.
Women.
Jamaica.
Jamaica > Kingston.
Motion pictures > Jamaica.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Motion pictures
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Olivine.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
In this Jamaican melodrama, single mother Marcia works as a street vendor to support her two daughters. However, she also needs the financial assistance of "Uncle" Larry, who demands repayments in the form of sex with Marcia's teen daughter Tanya. After Marcia's vending stall is threatened by brutal thug Priest, she devises a retaliatory plan. The dressmaker Mrs. Gordon sews a sexy costume so Marcia can compete for the cash prize in the Dancehall Queen contest. When no one recognizes her in this outfit, she uses the disguise to pit Priest and Larry against each other.
Note:Based on a story by edition Wallace and Carl Bradshaw.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1997.
Digitally remastered.
Features: theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AN4 D0026864 VideoDVD
9W9 D0000717 VideoDVD
CL4 D0044028 VideoDVD
ISBN:1588178501
9781588178503
Credits:Director of photography, Louis Mulvey; editor, Suzanne Fenn ; score, Wally Badarou ; music supervisor, Maxine Stowe.
System Details:DVD; NTSC; Dolby digital 2.0.
Cast:
Audrey Reid, Paul Campbell, Carl Davis, Cherine Anderson, Mark Danvers, Pauline Stone Myrie, Patrice Harriston, Anika Grason, Donald Thompson, Henry Brown, Carl Bradshaw, Michael London. Concert performers: Beenie Man, Lady Saw, Anthony B, Chevelle Franklyn.