Miss Evers' Boys

Miss Evers' Boys Information

Miss Evers' Boys is a 1997 HBO television film starring Alfre Woodard and Laurence Fishburne, based on the true story of the decades-long Tuskegee experiment. It was directed by Joseph Sargent and adapted from the 1992 stage play written by David Feldshuh. The film was nominated for eleven Emmy Awards and won in four categories, including Outstanding Made for Television Movie.

Plot

The film tells the story of the Tuskegee experiment, a U.S. Federal Government secret medical experiment on poor African Americans in the years 1932-1972, designed to study the effects of untreated syphilis. The story is told from the perspective of the small town nurse Eunice Evers (Alfre Woodard) who is well aware of the lack of treatment, but feels her role is to console the involved men, many of whom are her direct friends. In 1932 she is sent to help Dr. Brodus (Joe Morton) and Dr. Douglas (Craig Sheffer) to help them "treat" rural black men in the town of Tuskegee ,Alabama she i sent around town to tell the people that the government is funding their treatment for free but unaware to them the government will soon run a study not helping them. She then come across 3 men in a abandoned schoolhouse Willie Johnson (Obba Babatundé), Bryan Hodman, "Big" Ben Washington who agree for treatment unbeknownst to Willie he actually has syphilis.

Cast

Actor	Role
Alfre Woodard	Eunice
Laurence Fishburne	Caleb Humphrey
Craig Sheffer	Dr. Douglas
Joe Morton	Dr. Sam Brodus
Obba Babatundé	Willie Johnson
Ossie Davis	Mr. Evers
E.G. Marshall	The Senate Chairman

Awards and nominations

Awards

1997 Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie
1997 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie " Alfre Woodard
1997 Emmy Award for Outstanding Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie - Single Camera Production " Michael Brown
1997 Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or a Special " Donald M. Morgan
1997 CableACE Award for Made for Cable Movie
1998 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress " Miniseries or Television Film " Alfre Woodard

Nominations

1997 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special " Laurence Fishburne
1997 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special " Obba Babatundé
1997 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special " Ossie Davis
1997 Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Special " Walter Bernstein
1997 Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries or a Special " Jaki Brown, Robyn M. Mitchell, Shay Griffin
1997 Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography " Dianne McIntyre
1997 Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special " Wynona Price, Matthew W. Mungle
1998 Golden Globe Award for Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV

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