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She's Gotta Have It ()

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Story of a woman and her three lovers.
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Nola Darling
Tommy Redmond Hicks ...
Jamie Overstreet (as Redmond Hicks)
John Canada Terrell ...
Greer Childs (as John Terrell)
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Mars Blackmon
Raye Dowell ...
Opal Gilstrap
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Clorinda Bradford
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Doctor Jamison (as Epatha Merkerson)
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Sonny Darling
Cheryl Burr ...
Ava
Aaron Dugger ...
Noble
Stephanie Covington ...
Keva
Renata Cobbs ...
Shawn
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Toby (as Cheryl Singleton)
Monty Ross ...
Dog #1
Lewis Jordan ...
Dog #2
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Dog #3
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Dog #4 (as Reggie Hudlin)
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Dog #5
Marcus Turner ...
Dog #6
Gerard Brown ...
Dog #7
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Dog #8 (as Ernest Dickerson)
Eric Wilkins ...
Dog #9
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Dog #10 (as Fab Five Freddy Braithwaite)
Scott Sillers ...
Dog #11
Geoffrey Garfield ...
Dog #12
Kathy Banks ...
Receptionist
Steve Nicks ...
Soundman
Steve Ning ...
Soundman
Pamm R. Jackson ...
Female Walk On (as Pamm Jackson)

Directed by

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Spike Lee

Written by

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Spike Lee ... (written by)
 
Zora Neale Hurston ... (opening quotation)

Produced by

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Pamm R. Jackson ... associate producer (as Pamm Jackson)
Spike Lee ... producer (as Shelton J. Lee)
Prince ... executive producer (uncredited)

Music by

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Bill Lee

Cinematography by

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Ernest R. Dickerson ... (as Ernest Dickerson)

Editing by

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Spike Lee

Editorial Department

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Dave Pultz ... color timer (uncredited)

Production Design by

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Wynn Thomas

Art Direction by

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Ron Paley

Costume Design by

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John Michael Reefer

Makeup Department

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Larry M. Cherry ... key hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Monty Ross ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Wayne Salazar ... opening sequence

Art Department

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Michael G. Bruce ... opening credits designer (as Michael Bruce)
James Cheeseman ... leadman
Tom Gilmour ... art department assistant
Clarence P. Jones Jr. ... set dresser (as Clarence Jones)
Beth Kuhn ... scenic artist
Naomi Weinstein ... art department assistant

Sound Department

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Barry Alexander Brown ... sound designer
Robert Cardelli ... sound effects editor: Access (as Bob Cardelli)
Carol Everson ... sound recordist
Eugene Gearty ... sound effects editor: Access
Athan Gigakos ... sound mixer (as Athens Giggiakos)
Paul Holtzman ... sound recordist
Paul Holzman ... sound recordist
Wayne Koehler ... assistant sound engineer
Alan Mintz ... foley artist
Steve Ning ... sound recordist
Marcus Turner ... boom operator
Walter Willemstad ... adr engineer / foley engineer
Walter Willumstad ... adr engineer / foley engineer

Camera and Electrical Department

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Roderick Giles ... key grip
Ted Heys ... second electric
J. Alan Hostetter ... opening credits cinematographer (as Alan Hostetter)
Michael Hunold ... gaffer (as Mike Hunold)
David Lee ... still photographer
Frank Perl ... first assistant camera
Dean Pollack ... camera loader / second assistant camera
Frank Prinzi ... first assistant camera
Daniel Shulman ... key grip (as Dan Schulman)
Robert D. Tucker ... key grip (as Robert Tucker)
Li-Shin Yu ... first assistant camera (as Li Shin)
Norm Staples ... still photographer (uncredited)

Music Department

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Joe Chambers ... musician: bell tree, drums, percussion and glockenspiel
Stanley Cowell ... musician: piano
Virgil Jones ... musician: trumpet and flugelhorn
Bill Lee ... conductor / musician: bass
Babatunde Olatunji ... composer: additional music
Vince Traina ... music engineer / music mixer
Harold Vick ... musician: soprano and alto sax
Cedar Walton ... musician: piano
Kenny Washington ... musician: drums

Script and Continuity Department

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Mindy Rodman ... continuity / script supervisor

Transportation Department

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John Monroe ... transportation: This Van Man Can

Additional Crew

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Kathy Banks ... production assistant
James Cheeseman ... piano tuner
Chris David ... production assistant
Taylor David ... production assistant
Chris Davies ... production assistant
Geneva Francais ... caterer: The African Brown Bag
Clark Grain ... production assistant
Pamm R. Jackson ... promotions (as Pamm Jackson)
Lisa Jones ... production assistant
Jay Kessel ... production assistant
Jeff Kevin ... choreographer (as Kevin Jeff)
Sharon Langley ... production assistant
Cinqué Lee ... production assistant
David Lee ... still photograph montages
Leslie Mentel ... production assistant (as Leslie Mantel)
James Mitchell ... production assistant
Magdalena Mitchell ... key production assistant
Edward Pryor ... production assistant
Cyril St. Aubyn ... production assistant
Davis Taylor ... production assistant
Susan Jacobs ... publicist (uncredited)
Loretha C. Jones ... legal services (uncredited)
John Pierson ... producer's representative (uncredited)

Thanks

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Wade Barker ... acknowledgment
Barry Brown ... special thanks
Dwight Brown ... acknowledgment
Gerard Brown ... acknowledgment
Cheryl Burr ... special thanks
Barry Cohen ... acknowledgment
Debra Cohen ... special thanks
Jeff Cohen ... special thanks
Carol Cooper ... acknowledgment
Brian Copeland ... acknowledgment
Courtney Counts ... special thanks
Dave Davidson ... acknowledgment
Earl Davis ... acknowledgment (as Dean Earl Davis)
Guy Davis ... special thanks
Pat Davis ... acknowledgment
Ernest R. Dickerson ... special thanks (as Ernest Dickerson)
Frank Drumwright ... acknowledgment
Ronnie Dyson ... special thanks
Val Edmonds ... acknowledgment
Larry Fishburne ... special thanks
James Flournoy ... acknowledgment
Geneva Francais ... acknowledgment
Charles Fuller ... acknowledgment
Howard Funsch ... acknowledgment
Geoffrey Garfield ... acknowledgment
Kelvin Garvanne ... acknowledgment / special thanks (creditOnly)
Cynthia Gehrig ... acknowledgment
Nelson George ... special thanks
Nancy Gerstam ... acknowledgment
George Glee ... acknowledgment
Brian Goodin ... acknowledgment
Ellie Hamerow ... acknowledgment
W. Christine Harrison ... acknowledgment
Stephanie Hightower ... special thanks
Ben Hill ... acknowledgment
Cheryl Hill ... acknowledgment
Warrington Hudlin ... acknowledgment (as Warrington Hudin)
Charles Huggins ... acknowledgment
Pamm R. Jackson ... special thanks (as Pamm Jackson)
Catherine James ... acknowledgment
Argie Johnson ... acknowledgment
Jeh Johnson ... acknowledgment
Pam Johnson ... acknowledgment
Lisa Jones ... acknowledgment
Loretha C. Jones ... acknowledgment
Jay Kessel ... acknowledgment
Pat Kramish ... acknowledgment
The Lee's ... acknowledgment
Bill Lee ... special thanks
David Lee ... special thanks
Leonard Lee ... acknowledgment
Mabry ... acknowledgment (as Ms. Mabry)
James Mack ... acknowledgment
Robert Mallet ... acknowledgment
Jared Mcallister ... acknowledgment
Bob McDowell ... special thanks
Kendall Minter ... acknowledgment
Hajna O. Moss ... special thanks (as Hajna Moss)
Mtume ... special thanks
Amy Olatunji ... acknowledgment
Babatunde Olatunji ... special thanks
Eric Payne ... acknowledgment
John Pierson ... special thanks
The Praters ... acknowledgment
Patricia Rampolla ... acknowledgment (as Pat Rampolla)
B. Ruby Rich ... acknowledgment
Jeanette Ross ... acknowledgment
Monty Ross ... special thanks
Ashley Renee Saunders ... acknowledgment (as Renee Sounders)
Zimmie Shelton ... special thanks
Scott Sillers ... special thanks
E. Donny Smith ... acknowledgment (as Mr. and Mrs. E. Donny Smith)
Earl Smith ... special thanks
Tony Smith ... acknowledgment
Fran Spielman ... acknowledgment
Strafe ... special thanks
The Strawders ... special thanks
Greg Tate ... acknowledgment
Adam Troy ... special thanks
Richard Warren ... special thanks (as as Mr. and Mrs. Richard Warren)
Tico Wells ... acknowledgment
Tracey Willard ... acknowledgment
Heather Williams ... acknowledgment
John Wilson ... special thanks
Patty Wilson ... acknowledgment
Irwin Young ... special thanks
Barbara Zimmermann ... acknowledgment
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

The story of Nola Darling's simultaneous sexual relationships with three different men is told by her and by her partners and other friends. All three men wanted her to commit solely to them; Nola resists being "owned" by a single partner. Written by James Meek

Plot Keywords
Taglines A Seriously Sexy Comedy See more »
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Additional Details

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Also Known As
  • Nola Darling n'en fait qu'à sa tête (France)
  • Nola Darling (Germany)
  • Nola Darling (Spain)
  • 美夢成箴 (Taiwan)
  • Nola Darling (Belgium, Flemish title)
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Runtime
  • 84 min
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Box Office

Budget $175,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $28,473, 10 Aug 1986

Did You Know?

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Trivia Whenever the cast broke for a meal, Spike Lee would tell them not to throw away any aluminum soda cans so he could turn them in for recycling money. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into She's Gotta Have It: Nola (1986). See more »
Soundtracks Nola See more »
Crazy Credits "This film contains no jerri curls!!! And no drugs!!!" See more »
Quotes Nola Darling: It's really about control, my body, my mind. Who was going to own it? Them? Or me? I'm not a one-man woman. Bottom line.
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