Waterproof
Eli Zeal is about to learn that to err is human... and to forgive divine.
Single mother Tyree Battle struggles to keep her young son Thaniel away from the gang-plagued city streets that he is mixed up in. Under severe gang pressure, Thaniel accidentally shoots Jewish shopkeeper Eli Zeal in a botched robbery attempt. Tyree, protecting her son from the law, kidnaps Eli and flees to her hometown of Waterproof.
- 6.2
- 2000
- Released
- 1h 34m
Whitman Mayo
Sugar
April Grace
Tyree Battle
Burt Reynolds
Eli Zeal
Cordereau Dye
Thaniel BattleBrandon Crawford
Gang Kid #1
Ja'net DuBois
Viola Battle
Orlando Jones
Natty Battle
Anthony Lee
'Brother Big' BattleLou Criscuolo
Garage ManagerAl Wiggins
D.C. DetectiveGil Johnson
Chris HardwickLeland L. Jones
Rev. Ferris GrouseDarrell Harlee
Church Piano Player
Joe Inscoe
Dr. AustinWhitney Tucker
Tyree, 6 years oldChuck Kinlaw
Deputy Vizard
Louis C. Robins
D.C. Detective (uncredited)
Released
en
Reviews
**_Aged Burt Reynolds visits a black family in rural Louisiana_** A white shop owner from DC (Reynolds) is injured and whisked away by a black cab driver (April Grace) to her family’s modest home in the Deep South where he stays longer than expected. Shot in October-November, 1997, “Waterproof” was not released until 2000-2001, but it’s a well-done Southern Gothic that respects the intellige