- Country: USA
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Release: 2012-07-13
- Director: Charles S. Dutton
- Writers: Charles S. Dutton , Barry Hankerson , Samuel Z. Jean , Sidra Smith
- Language: English
- Stars: Charles S. Dutton , Katt Williams , Vanessa Bell Calloway , Toneey Acevedo , Kristen Ariza , Mark Ashworth , Giselle Bonilla , Bill Lee Brown , Reggie Brown (VI) , Yakira Chambers
- Runtime: 85 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: The Obama Effect (United Kingdom) , The Obama Effect , The Obama Effect (United States of America)
- Plot: 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, as she has recently fallen in love and become engaged to be married. John faces additional discord with his other son, Jamel, an up-and-coming boxer, who gets mixed up with a shady manager, Slim, as he rises toward a professional boxing career. Joshua, John's recently-paroled brother, also struggles as he attempts to find work in a tough economy and to maintain his new marriage. When Molly discovers that John has been hiding his health scares from her, she urges him to take positive action to improve his bad habits. John works to get back on the right path with his health and family as Obama soars to success in the campaign.
- IMDB:tt2207006
The Obama Effect Cast · · · ALL
Charles S. Dutton
Director
Charles S. Dutton
John Thomas
Katt Williams
MLK
Vanessa Bell Calloway
Molly Thomas
Giselle Bonilla
Maria Santiago
Bill Lee Brown
Tank
John Diehl
Steve Warren
Jenny Gago
Dede Santiago
Meagan Good
Tamika Jones
Lonnie Henderson
Sebastian Thomas
Vernetta Jenkins
Michele Obama
Toneey Acevedo
Older Hispanic Man
Kristen Ariza
Mrs. Kay
Mark Ashworth
Nigel the Butler
Angelina Cortez
The Obama Girl
Richie Gibbs
Redneck Friend
Xango Henry
Duane The Guard
Cleo King
Rebecca Thomas
CJ Mac
Joshua
Carlos Moreno Jr.
Young Latino Man
Ashley Noel
Karen Thomas
Shanga Parker
Prison Guard
Emilio Rivera
(I)
Hector Santiago
Shelley Robertson
Lola Jackson
Jamie Tisdale
Nicole Reilly
Diego J. Torres
Luis Santiago