Movie Details:
Based on | The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat by Edward Kelsey Moore |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Drama |
Release date | August 23, 2024 |
Running time | 2hr 4min |
Age rating | PG-13 |
Starring | Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Sanaa Lathan Uzo Aduba Mekhi Phifer Julian McMahon Vondie Curtis-Hall |
Directed by | Tina Mabry |
Screenplay by | Cee Marcellus Tina Mabry |
Produced by | Marty Bowen Wyck Godfrey Isaac Klausner |
Cinematography by | Sean McElwee |
Edited by | Tariq Anwar |
Music by | Kathryn Bostic |
Production Company | Temple Hill Entertainment |
Distributor | Searchlight Pictures |
Cast & Characters:
- Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as Odette Henry
- Kyanna Simone as Young Odette
- Sanaa Lathan as Barbara Jean Maxberry
- Tati Gabrielle as Young Barbara Jean
- Uzo Aduba as Clarice Baker
- Abigail Achiri as Young Clarice
- Mekhi Phifer as James Henry
- Dijon Means as Young James
- Julian McMahon as Chick Carlson
- Ryan Paynter as Young Chick
- Vondie Curtis-Hall as Lester Maxberry
- Cleveland Berto as Young Lester
- Russell Hornsby as Richmond Baker
- Xavier Mills as Young Richmond
- Donna Biscoe as Minnie
- Tony Winters as Big Earl
- Raymond Greene-Joyner
- Jason Turner
Storyline:
The film follows lifelong best friends Odette (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor), Barbara Jean (Sanaa Lathan), and Clarice (Uzo Aduba) known as “The Supremes”, who share the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood from decades of weathering life’s storms. Through the joys and sorrows of life, marriage, and children, happiness and blues, love and loss, new shades of heartbreak and illness threaten to stir up the past when the trio sees their bond put to the test as they face their most challenging times yet.
About The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat Movie:
The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat is an American comedy-drama film, based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Edward Kelsey Moore. It was directed by Tina Mabry and written by Mabry and Cee Marcellus.
The film stars Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Sanaa Lathan, Uzo Aduba, Mekhi Phifer, Julian McMahon, Vondie Curtis-Hall, and Russell Hornsby.
Filming began on October 12, 2022, in Wilmington, North Carolina, and wrapped up by November 11, 2022.
The film was released by Searchlight Pictures on Hulu in the United States on August 23, 2024.