Kingdom Come

LL Cool J Director: Doug McHenry, Doug McHenry Doug McHenry, Doug McHenry,

Overview

A small, little-seen comedy from 20th Century Fox, Kingdom Come should find a new audience on DVD thanks to this pleasant edition. The picture is excellent, presented in an anamorphic widescreen format with a 2.35:1 aspect ratio. The sound is a clear Dolby Surround 5.1 transfer. As for extras, viewers get a commentary from director Doug McHenry, a promotional featurette, a music video, and a bevy of trailers and TV spots. Kingdom Come is a pleasant little comedy that's worth seeking out. This DVD edition makes it even more so.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/25/2001
UPC:	0024543023975
Original Release:	2001
Rating:	PG
Source:	Fox Searchlight
Time:	1:34:00

Special Features

Closed Caption; Commentary by director Doug McHenry; Kirk Franklin Music Video: "Thank You"; Featurette; Theatrical trailer; 4 TV spots; Anamophic widescreen (Aspects ratio 1.85.1); Audio: English 5.1; Dolby surround; Subtitles: English, Spanish

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

LL Cool J	Ray Bud Slocumb
Jada Pinkett Smith	Charisse Slocumb
Vivica A. Fox	Lucille Slocumb
Loretta Devine	Marguerite
Anthony Anderson	Junior Slocumb
Whoopi Goldberg	Raynelle Slocumb
Toni Braxton	Juanita Slocumb
Cedric the Entertainer	Reverend Hooker
Darius McCrary	Royce
Richard Gant	Clyde
Masasa	Delightful
Dominic Hoffman	Antoine Depew
Patrice Monscell	Merline Depew
Clifton Davis	Charles Winslow
Kellita Smith	Bernice
Aloma Wright	Veda
Tamala Jones	Lady #2
Ellen Cleghorne	Lady #1
Natalie Wilson	Lady #3
Tamala J. Mann	Lady #2
Sandra Nicole Shepherd	Lady #4
Tony Paul	Tiny
Chuck Campbell	Pedal Steel Player
Frank Macchia	Conductor

Technical Credits

David Dean Bottrell

Jessie Jones

Doug McHenry	Director
Doug McHenry	Director
Karen Agresti	Set Decoration/Design
Marcos Alvarez	Set Decoration/Design
Barbara Augustus	Makeup
Edward Bates	Producer
Tyler Bates	Score Composer
Rochelle Bates	Executive Producer
Big Daddy	Stunts
David Dean Bottrell	Screenwriter
Erwin M. Cukurs	Set Decoration/Design
David E. Diano	Camera Operator
Simon Dobbin	Production Designer
Kirk Franklin	Songwriter
Richard Halsey	Editor
Hester Hargett	Co-producer
Chris Hayes	Camera Operator
James Alan Hensz	Asst. Director
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck	Costumes/Costume Designer
Bruton Jones	Art Director
Jessie Jones	Screenwriter
Debbie Jones	Stunts
Wayne Kelsee	Stunts
Francis Kenny	Cinematographer
L. King-Devoreaux	Stunts
Eric Mansker	Stunts
John Morrissey	Producer
Judy Murdock	Makeup
Beverly Jo Pryor	Makeup
Robi Reed-Humes	Casting
Carlton L. Russell	Stunts
EFX Shop	Editor,Sound/Sound Designer
Lawrence Turman	Executive Producer
George S. Vrattos	Special Effects
Derrick L. Wade	Musical Direction/Supervision
Shelley A. Wallace	Set Decoration/Design
William Washington	Stunts
Russell Williams	Sound Mixer,Sound/Sound Designer
Dana Woods	Stunts

Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Sister's Letter (Titles) [:02]
2. Uncle Bud's Passed [3:39]
3. Mean as a Snake [2:22]
4. Junior & Charisse [2:57]
5. Ray Bud & Lucille [1:07]
6. The Earring [2:27]
7. We're a Family [2:55]
8. Jesus Got the Knob [:52]
9. Royce's Play [1:45]
10. Corn Dogs & Caskets [2:13]
11. Two Dollars a Letter [2:28]
12. Brothers [1:10]
13. What is Life? [3:24]
14. The Funeral Home [3:56]
15. Daddy Looks Dead [6:37]
16. Rich & Stupid [:58]
17. Juniors's Prayer [3:01]
18. Going Quick [7:14]
19. Bernice [:26]
20. A Minute With Mama [3:00]
21. Funeral Day [1:45]
22. Waiting for the Preacher [1:42]
23. Forgiveness & A Fizzy Cream [1:38]
24. Class & Dignity [3:38]
25. The Most Cherished Treasure [1:43]
26. Try Me [5:07]
27. Last Goodbyes [1:13]
28. End Titles [:49]

Menu

Side #1 --
   Play Movie
   Language Selection
      English 5.1 Dolby Digital
      English Dolby Surround
      Director's Commentary
      Captions & Subtitles: English
      Captions & Subtitles: Spanish
      Captions & Subtitles: None
   Scene Selection
   Special Features
      Featurette
      Music Video: Kirk Franklin "Thank You"
      Theatrical Trailer
      TV Spots
         The Slocumbs
         Join the Family
         Big Event
         Guys
      Commentary by Director Doug McHenry: On
      Commentary by Director Doug McHenry: Off

Editorial Reviews

African-American ensemble films -- at least, those not directed by Spike Lee, John Singleton, or the Hughes -- have often been automatically dismissed, compartmentalized as having little appeal beyond their target audience. But when one comes along that offers more characters than caricatures, like Kingdom Come, it should not be casually overlooked. This particular ensemble is filled with young and unexpectedly rich talent, overseen by veteran Whoopi Goldberg in the passive role of the sage widow, a shepherd stepping aside to admire her flock. Several performers who made their names in other fields -- such as LL Cool J, Cedric the Entertainer, and Toni Braxton -- show surprising subtlety and natural ability. The more seasoned professionals are the ones who sometimes edge toward the outrageous, particularly Jada Pinkett Smith as an unruly mother with an unfaithful husband and too many rugrats. But first-time director Doug McHenry does a good job reigning them in, unwilling to lose his film to any extant pressures toward going slapstick. Even with a conventional story full of the usual conflicts, one can sense the dialogue (by playwrights Jessie Jones and David Dean Bottrell, who wrote the source material) steering clear of the most obvious avenues, crediting the characters rather than undercutting them. In its best moments, Kingdom Come even approaches a version of The Big Chill, with the funeral serving not only as a catalyst for confrontations among a dysfunctional clan, but a clear window into a character.

All Movie Guide

Kingdom Come, a seriocomic smorgasbord of African American star spotting (look, Toni Braxton!)...is a shotgun marriage of gross-outs and family clashes.... As the weirdest relative, Jada Pinkett Smith nails a certain down-home type as a cuckolded wife, morphing from...harpy to an elegantly nauseated Cruella De Vil.

Village Voice

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