- Actors: Wendell B. Harris Jr., Timothy Alvaro, Dave Barber, Marti Bowling, Alfred Bruce Bradley
- Directors: Wendell B. Harris Jr.
- Writers: Wendell B. Harris Jr.
- Producers: Dan Lawton
- Format: Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC, Import
- Language: English, French
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
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- Studio: Paradox
- Release Date: Dec 18 2007
- Run Time: 94 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000W8OMAY
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4.0 out of 5 stars
cool black flick, no hood no hoes,
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This review is from: Chameleon Street (VHS Tape)
Very good. Kinda arty, but down to earth.I wish someone would put it out on DVD.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Witty and Intelligent Film,
By Ibochild (Pasadena, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Chameleon Street (VHS Tape)
Wendell B. Harris has crafted one of the most sophisticated African-American films to come along in years. Based on a true story, the film follows the life of Douglas Street (played by Harris). Increasingly frustrated and desperate for money, Street impersonates several different characters. A big winner at Sundance about ten years ago, the film got little more than a token theatrical release. Fortunately, through its release on homevideo, this inspired film was given a new lease on life. The film is highlighted by well-crafted and witty dialog that captures the frustrations of many men (not just African American men) in a fresh and compelling way. One of the best scenes in the film, involves a verbal sparring match between Street and a "local" in a bar. Brilliant. If you're looking for an intelligent serio-comedy, CHAMELEON STREET is an excellent choice. This is particularly true if you're looking for an alternative to the formulaic movies that Hollywood studios regularly crank out. CHAMELEON STREET is a film for the literate filmgoer who wants to be stimulated as well as entertained.
5.0 out of 5 stars
a fabulous seriously funny film,
By Don Byron (Woodstock, NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Chameleon Street (VHS Tape)
a van peebles-esque tour de force with a kind of orson welles twist. this is one of the best african-american independent films of the last 20 years, made by a true artist who seems equally at home with blaxploitation and cocteau's beauty and the beast. the failure to find an audience for this film speaks to a recurring problem: no one seems to have much confidence that a film like this with diverse aesthetic references made by a black artist can or should have an audience. i certainly see this in my own work in the music business. the film is curious because it is not specifically a film about race or racism but hits it hard. and it's main character's ability to remake himself as needed is a nice metaphor for a new kind of black-identified archetype: a person who's flexible, literate, not locked in to the conventions of what we black folk are supposed to be able to know.
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