The Obama Effect (2012)
A people's past, a nation's future, one man's passion.
85 min
A serious health scare ignites John Thomas, an insurance salesman in his 50s, to take a closer look at his life. Motivated by a misguided obsession with getting Barack Obama elected, John takes an overwhelming involvement in the Presidential campaign. While John becomes obsessed with the ideal of change that Obama represents for Americans, he has in turn neglected to create positive change in his own life, particularly with regard to his health and familial relationships. John hides his health problems from his strong, yet supportive wife, Molly, creating a strain on their marriage. John seeks the support of a Republican relative, MLK, who initially starkly resists supporting a Democratic candidate. John's son, Kalil, rebels against his father's avid support of Obama by supporting the Republican candidate as well. John neglects to support his daughter, Tamika, at a crucial moment in her life...
- Release date
- July 13, 2012
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Charles S. Dutton as John Thomas
- Katt Williams as MLK
- Vanessa Bell Calloway as Molly Thomas
- Toneey Acevedo as Older Hispanic Man
- Kristen Ariza as Mrs. Kay
- Mark Ashworth as Nigel The Butler
- Giselle Bonilla as Maria Santiago
- Bill Lee Brown as Tank
- Reggie Brown as Barack Obama
- Yakira Chambers as Passerby #3
Crew
- Charles S. Dutton · Director
- Charles S. Dutton · Writer
- Barry Hankerson · Writer
- Samuel Z. Jean · Writer
- Sidra Smith · Writer
- Barry Hankerson · Producer
- Robert A. Johnson · Producer
- Ifeanyi Njoku · Producer
- Harry Smith · Producer
- Rick Stone · Composer
- Daniel Pearl · Cinematographer
- Sean Hubbert · Editor
- Stevie 'Black' Lockett · Casting director