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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Profanity, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 2000 DVD Release: 06/19/2001 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan Edition: Television Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 56 mins Studio: HBO Home Video Total Copies: 1 Genres: Comedy Drama, Romantic Drama, Urban Drama

In this drama based on the novel by Terry McMillan, Zora (Sanaa Lathan) is a woman who dreams of becoming a singing star, meanwhile supporting herself as a schoolteacher. Franklin (Wesley Snipes), a father of two whose divorce is about to become final, has lost his job as a construction worker and is trying to scrape up the money to launch his own business. Neither is looking for a relationship, but when Zora moves into Franklin's neighborhood, they find they're attracted to each other and must deal with the ups and downs of being in love. Produced for the premium cable network HBO, Disappearing Acts also stars John Amos and CCH Pounder; Lisa Jones wrote the screenplay from McMillan's novel. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Wesley Snipes - Franklin Swift
Sanaa Lathan - Zora Banks
Lisa Anderson - Claudette
Regina Hall - Portia

Gina Prince-Bythewood's adaptation of Terry McMillan's -Disappearing Acts comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer. A closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround, while a Spanish soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Stereo. English, Spanish, and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include biographies of the cast and crew, a making-of featurette, and additional material featuring cast members Wesley Snipes and Sanaa Lathan. This is a fine disc from HBO/Rysher. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide