Cinematic background from The Wood 1999 - In the panicky, uncertain hours before his wedding, a groom with prenuptial jitters and his two best friends reminisce about growing up together in the middle-class African-American neighborhood of Inglewood, California. Flashing back to the twenty-something trio's childhood exploits, the memories capture the mood and nostalgia of the '80s era.

The Wood

1999

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Directors:
Rick Famuyiwa
Writers:
Rick Famuyiwa, Todd Boyd
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Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A group of men sitting at a table with food on it; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A young man sitting in front of a computer desk; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A man with a white t - shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – Two young men sitting at a table in front of a drink; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A man sitting on a couch next to another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A young black man in a black and white jacket is touching his hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A couple of men sitting at a table eating food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A young man smiles for the camera while holding a brown bag; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A group of young men standing next to each other holding a basketball; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A man sitting on top of a couch next to another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A person with a person in the background; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A young man in a suit smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A young black man wearing a plaid shirt and a tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A young man is looking into the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A woman in a brown dress and a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A young man in a leather jacket looking to his left; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A man and a woman hugging each other in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A man in a suit and tie smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A person wearing a white t - shirt; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A group of people sitting in a classroom; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A young man eating a piece of pizza; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A young man in a red and blue striped shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A man with a black and white jacket on; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A person wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A young man with dark skin wearing a black jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A woman smiling for the camera in front of a curtain; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A young man in a brown and white jacket looking to his left; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A group of young men standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A young man talking to another young man in front of a chain link fence; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A group of people sitting at a table with plates of food on it; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A group of young men standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A man and a woman dancing together at a party; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A young man with his eyes closed and his head tilted to the side; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A group of young men standing on a basketball court; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A group of young men sitting next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – Two young men standing next to each other in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A man with a beard and a necklace is pointing to his face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A man in a suit and tie driving in a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A man sitting in front of a table with books on top of it; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A group of young men standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A man and a woman embracing each other in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A group of people standing in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A young man smiles as he watches another man play a game; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A man and a woman adjusting their neck ties; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A group of young men sitting next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A group of young men sitting at a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A group of men sitting on top of a yellow couch; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A group of young people standing around each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A group of young people hugging each other in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A man and a woman are talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A woman in a white uniform holding a purse; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A police officer is holding a flashlight in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – Two young people smile while looking at a cell phone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A young man's face with light shining on it's eyes; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A man with a beard is sitting in front of a pink wall; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A man and a woman hugging each other in front of a window; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – Two men sitting at a table with food and drinks; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A young man in front of a chalkboard; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – Two young men standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A man sitting in front of a table with two cups; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A young man in a black and white jacket smiles for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A young man sitting in front of a table lamp; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A person holding a pencil; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A young boy sitting on a bed in a bedroom; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A man in a black suit and a yellow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A man and a woman embracing each other in front of a dark background; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A young man wearing a red and white striped shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A group of people standing in a line; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Wood” (1999), directed by Rick Famuyiwa – A man in a suit and tie looking at another man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle