Gregory Hines directed WHAT? A forgotten '90s taboo romance that dares you to look away.
An ill-fated, tender romance between an adult white male tutor and his 17-year-old African-American female student.
Direction
Hines' only directorial feature—uneven but weirdly personal.
Acting
Kirkland's fragile performance outclasses the material.
Director
Gregory Hines
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gregory Hines, primarily known as a dancer and actor, never directed again after this—one wonders if the critical silence convinced him to stay in front of the camera.
The film's 3.8 TMDB rating with only 4 votes suggests it barely exists in cultural memory—possibly because distributors sensed the premise aged like milk left in a hot car.
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