Kings of the Evening

Kings of the Evening is a 2007 drama film directed and produced independently by Andrew P. Jones.

Plot

The story follows main character Homer Hobbs as he travels in the Great Depression of the 1930s. Hobbs is a young African-American man who concludes his 2-year jail sentence and returns to his bleak hometown with a lack of opportunities. Here he meets four strangers Clarence, Gracie, Benny, Lucy, all finding themselves in similar positions. Together they participate in activities that provide hope that there is a way to escape, even if just for the evening.

Cast

Tyson Beckford as Homer Hobbs
Glynn Turman as Clarence
Lynn Whitfield as Gracie
Reginald T Dorsey as Benny
Linara Washington as Lucy
Bruce McGill as Mr. Cheedle
James Russo as Ramsey
Lou Myers as Counter Man
Willard E. Pugh as Henry
Ryan Lee as Beggar

Character synopsis

Homer Hobbs rents a room in a boarding house run by a firm hand, a beautiful yet weary woman who has had a hard life. Homer has now begun to discover himself and lands a job at a cement factory. Kind hearted Clarence feels marginalized to barely existing on his slow to arrive government checks. Benny is a sharp dresser who is jobless. Lucy is pretty and vivacious while she works long hours as a seamstress in a sweatshop, dreaming to open her own dress shop.

Production

Director/Producer Andrew P. Jones co-wrote the screenplay with his father, Robert Page Jones, who drew upon his youth during the Great Depression. Reginald T. Dorsey also served as a producer on the movie and played Benny.

Release

Kings of the Evening has a MPAA rating: PG for thematic elements, language throughout, some violence and smoking. Running time is 1 hour, 40 minutes. Genre is period drama with a domestic total gross of $99,270.