The Wood

July. 16,1999      R
Rating:
7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

In the panicky, uncertain hours before his wedding, a groom with prenuptial jitters and his two best friends reminisce about growing up together in the middle-class African-American neighborhood of Inglewood, California. Flashing back to the twenty-something trio's childhood exploits, the memories capture the mood and nostalgia of the '80s era.

Omar Epps as  Mike
Richard T. Jones as  Slim
Taye Diggs as  Roland
Sanaa Lathan as  Alicia
LisaRaye McCoy as  Lisa
De'Aundre Bonds as  Stacey
Antwon Tanner as  Boo
Tamala Jones as  Tanya
Jascha Washington as  Mike's Brother
Patricia Belcher as  Mrs. Hughes

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