Personal Problems

Personal Problems

165 mins | Drama | Aug. 10, 1980

An “experimental soap opera” centered on a Harlem nurse, her husband, her father-in-law, and her lover.

Personal Problems

165 mins | Drama | Aug. 10, 1980

Personal Problems
An “experimental soap opera” centered on a Harlem nurse, her husband, her father-in-law, and her lover.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers
Original title Personal Problems
Directors Bill Gunn
Writers Ishmael Reed

Cast

Vertamae Grosvenor

as Johnnie Mae Brown

Walter Cotton

as Charles Brown

Bill Gunn

as Mr. Damien

Ishmael Reed

as Manager of Doggie Diner

Jim Wright

as Father Brown

Margo Williams

as Della

Sam Waymon

as Raymon

Michele Wallace

as Sharon

John H. Wells

as Numbers Man

Miamani Mutima

as Woman in Café

Carey Barnes

as Patient's Uncle

Tres/Marshall M. Johnson, III

as Aikijutso Waiter

Michael Watts

as Patient

Lester Williams

as Patient's Brother

Dr. Alan Beckles

as Doctor

Dr. William Grant

as Doctor

Kip Hanrahan

as White radical in bar

Kenny de Louche

as Musician in bar

Vincent Hall

as Musician in bar