Foster Boy Explained

Foster Boy
Director:	Youssef Delara
Screenplay:	Jay Paul Deratany
Producer:	Jay Paul Deratany Anne-Marie Mackay Peter Samuelson Andrew Sugerman
Starring:	Shane Paul McGhie Matthew Modine Louis Gossett Jr.
Cinematography:	Ben Kufrin
Editing:	Andrew Drazek
Music:	Kathryn Bostic
Distributor:	Gravitas Ventures^[1] ^[2]
Runtime:	109 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Gross:	$19,873^[3] ^[4]

Foster Boy is a 2019 American drama film directed by Youssef Delara and starring Shane Paul McGhie, Matthew Modine and Louis Gossett Jr. Shaquille O'Neal served as an executive producer of the film.^{[5] [6]}

Cast

• Shane Paul McGhie as Jamal Randolph
• Matthew Modine as Michael Trainer
• Michael Hyatt as Shaina Randolph
• Michael Beach as Bill Randolph
• Lex Scott Davis as Keisha James
• Anand Desai-Barochia as Sanjay
• Julie Benz as Pamela Dupree
• Louis Gossett Jr. as Judge George Taylor
• Evan Handler as Samuel Collins
• Dominic Burgess as Dan Cohen
• Amy Brenneman as Kim Trainer
• Jordan Belfi as Jeff
• Krystian Alexander Lyttle as Young Jamal
• Grant Harvey as Joey Poule
• Brendan Morrow as Young Joey Poule

Production

James Earl Jones was originally going to play the role played by Gossett.^{[7] [8]}

Reception

Sandie Angulo Chen of Common Sense Media awarded the film three stars out of five.^[9] Matt Fagerholm of RogerEbert.com awarded the film one and a half stars.^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: N’Duka. Amanda. Gravitas Secures Legal Drama ‘Foster Boy’ Starring Matthew Modine, Louis Gossett Jr. & Julie Benz. 27 August 2020. Deadline Hollywood. 15 September 2020.
2. Web site: Roeper. Richard. ‘Foster Boy’: Courtroom melodrama has a cast of pros and something to say. 15 September 2020. Chicago Sun-Times. 25 September 2020.
3. Web site: Foster Boy (2020). Box Office Mojo. October 9, 2020.
4. Web site: Foster Boy (2020). The Numbers. September 28, 2020.
5. Web site: O’Neal. Shaquille. Shaquille O’Neal on Why Foster Care Is the Great Untold Story. 21 February 2020. Variety. 25 May 2020.
6. Web site: O’Neal. Shaquille. Shaquille O'Neal: 'Foster Boy' film premiering in Nashville shines light on the plight of children. 26 September 2019. The Tennessean. 25 May 2020.
7. Web site: Busch. Anita. ‘Foster Boy,’ Legal Thriller About Foster Child, Has Surprising Real-Life Turn Of Events. 5 April 2018. Deadline Hollywood. 21 May 2020.
8. Web site: McNary. Dave. Matthew Modine, James Earl Jones to Star in Drama ‘Foster Boy’ (EXCLUSIVE). 13 November 2017. Variety. 25 May 2020.
9. Web site: Sandie Angulo Chen. Foster Boy. Common Sense Media. 9 November 2020.
10. Web site: Fagerholm. Matt. Foster Boy. 25 September 2020. RogerEbert.com. 9 November 2020.