For over 40 years, members of the Joseph family have gathered at Big Mama Joe’s house to feast on soul food and familial love. Every Sunday, there was a mouth-watering array of fried chicken, catfish, cornbread, collards, potato salad, mac and cheese, biscuits, gravy, sweet potatoes and pie all lovingly prepared by Mama Joe (Irma P. Hall) and her three daughters, Teri, Maxine and Bird. These sisters could not be more different. Teri (Vanessa L. Williams) is an ambitious lawyer married to attorney/aspiring recording artist Miles (Michael Beach). As the wealthy ones in the otherwise middle-class clan, they are constantly helping out other family members, something that Teri resents, but always does. Bird (Nia Long) is the baby sister who at the beginning of the film marries Lem Davis (Mekhi Phifer), an ex-con struggling to stay straight. Bird has just opened a beauty shop thanks to a loan from Teri. Maxine (Viveca A. Fox) is a pregnant housewife happily married to hard-working Kenny (Jeffrey D. Sams). Their two children are cute little Kelly and 10-year-old Ahmad (Brandon Hammond), the story’s narrator. He and Mama Joe share a special bond and he knows that she is the glue that keeps the family together. When Mama Joe falls ill, the glue weakens, old wounds between the sisters open, and familial chaos ensues, leaving only Ahmad to somehow obey his grandmother’s wishes and reunite the family. Based on incidents from the life of screenwriter/director George Tillman, Soul Food is an upbeat comedy-drama, that while a little long, uneven in the middle and somewhat contrived in its attempts to manipulate the heartstrings, presents an African American family in a positive light. Its message could apply to any family: unity is strength., Matriarch Mama Joe has held her family together for 40 years around a Sunday dinner of soul food. When diabetes hospitalises her, the dinners stop and tensions among her three daughters start to break the family apart. Two of the sisters feud continuously: Teri is jealous of Maxine’s marriage and irritated that everyone assumes her corporate salary is open to the rest of the family’s uses., Matriarch Mama Joe has held her family together for 40 years around a Sunday dinner of soul food. When diabetes hospitalises her, the dinners stop and tensions among her three daughters start to break the family apart. Two of the sisters feud continuously: Teri is jealous of Maxine’s marriage and irritated that everyone assumes her corporate salary is open to the rest of the family’s uses. Maxine resents Teri’s bossiness and insensitivity to family tradition. Bird, the youngest, newly married to an ex-con, accepts a favour from an old lover that leads to her husband’s arrest. Mama Joe’s grandson Ahmad cooks up a scheme to bring the family together, back to the table., Warm and touching family drama centred around a plentifully stocked dinner table. Mamma Joe, the matriarch of an extended African American family, lays on famous Sunday ‘soul food’ feasts at which the family come together and resolve their differences. However, when Mamma Joe falls ill the family begins to fracture, leaving one young man, Ahmad – through whose eyes the story is told – trying to keep the relatives from descending into all-out war., This hit domestic comedy-drama is based on George Tillman Jr’s own family, is about the fortunes of an extended African-American family recalled through the eyes of young narrator Ahmad (Brandon Hammond). Ahmad’s world revolves around his grandmother, Big Mama Joseph (Irma P. Hall) and her three daughters: workaholic lawyer Teri (Vanessa Williams), newlywed salon owner Bird (Nia Long), and Ahmad’s housewife mom, Maxine (Vivica A. Fox). Each sister is in turmoil. Teri has lost patience for her husband Miles (Michael Beach), who wants to quit the law and take up music. Bird doesn’t realise that her husband Lem (Mekhi Phifer) is about to be humiliated by her ex-boyfriend (Mel Jackson). And while Maxine’s relationship with her husband Kenny (Jeffrey D. Sams) is going well, her relationship with her jealous sister Teri needs fixing. These conflicts boil over at Big Mama’s traditional Sunday dinners, where the matriarch plays peacemaker. The ritual faces extinction, however, when Big Mama suffers a stroke – but Ahmad is waiting in the wings to take her place., Saga of three sisters who must sort out their differences when their beloved mother becomes ill. The story is seen through the eyes of Ahmad, the young son of one of the sisters., A close Chicago clan begins to fall apart when the matriarch, Mama Joe, becomes ill. But her grandson plots to reunite his troubled family in a way that would make Mama proud—by gathering them all around the dinner table on a Sunday afternoon. Vanessa L. Williams, Vivica A. Fox, Nia Long, Irma P. Hall, Michael Beach, Mekhi Phifer, Brandon Hammond., Family drama centring around a well-stocked dinner table as the matriarch of an extended African-American family lays on renowned Sunday ‘soul food’ feasts at which her family comes together to resolve any differences. But when she falls ill, the family begins to fracture, leaving the youngest son to try and hold it together.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “Soul Food ” ?
A: The main cast includes Vanessa Williams,Vivica A. Fox,Nia Long,Irma P. Hall,Michael Beach,Mekhi Phifer,Brandon Hammond,Jeffrey D. Sams,Gina Ravera,Carl Wright,Mel Jackson,Morgan Mechelle Smith,John M. Watson Sr.,M.T. Alexander,Lawrence Petty,Marcia Wright,Bernard Mixon,Hamp Clemons,Theron Touche Lykes,Martell Hill Edmond,Ras Majah Couzan,James W. Boinski,Mike Bacarella,Joan Collaso,Donn C. Harper,George Brashear,Larry C. Tankson,Austin Curtis,Sylvester Phifer,Malik Yoba,Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds,Kevon Edmonds,Melvin Edmonds,Jo Jo Hailey,K-Ci,Simon Horrocks,Randy Walker,Tamara Braun,John Carter,Sharon King,David Obermeyer,Salvador Pérez,Tom Ryba,Cydney Harris,Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds,Jeffrey Lyle Segal,Cat’ania McCoy-Howze,Michael McQuarn,Joe Bristol,George Tillman Jr.,Maxine Shepard,Paul Elliott.
Q: When Did the “Soul Food” Released?
A: The Movie “Soul Food” originally aired on 1997-09-26 and released in the year of 1997.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “Soul Food” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “Soul Food” ?
A: “Soul Food” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
