The Wood is a 1999 American coming-of-age film directed by Rick Famuyiwa and starring Omar Epps, Richard T. Jones and Taye Diggs. It was written by Famuyiwa and Todd Boyd.
| Director | Rick Famuyiwa |
| Produced by | Albert Berger, David Gale, Douglas Curtis, Momita Sengupta, Ron Yerxa, Todd Boyd, Van Toffler |
| Writer(s) | Rick Famuyiwa, Todd Boyd |
| Starring | Taye Diggs, Omar Epps, Richard T. Jones, Sean Nelson |
| Music | Robert Hurst |
| Cinematography | Steven Bernstein |
| Edited by | John Carter |
| Production, company | MTV Productions |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Released | July 16, 1999 |
| Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6 million |
| Box office | $25 million |
| Netflix ID | 26198935 |
About The Wood
Hours away from his wedding, Roland goes missing. His friend Mike reflects on the misadventures he shared with Roland and their buddy Slim growing up in Inglewood. The story follows their troubles with gang members, the police, and women. The movie's song, "I Wanna Know", won a 2001 ASCAP Film And Television Music Award for Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures.
Achievement of The Wood
The film was directed by Rick Famuyiwa. The Wood was Rick's first feature film.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About The Wood
MTV Films films.. Films directed by Rick Famuyiwa.. Films about weddings.. Films set in the 1980s.. 1990s romantic comedy films.. African-American films.
