Barry

2016
TV-MA
1h 44m

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6.0/10

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A young Barack Obama, known to his friends as "Barry," arrives in New York City in the fall of 1981 to begin his junior year at Columbia University. His experiences over that pivotal school year lay the foundation for his views on race, government, and what it means to be an American.

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A look into the early life of U.S. President Barack Obama.A look into the early life of U.S. President Barack Obama.A look into the early life of U.S. President Barack Obama.

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IMDb RATING

6.0/10

7.8K

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See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Debut feature film of actor Devon Terrell who portrays the young Barack Obama.

Goofs
Barry is seen wearing a Casio F91W watch throughout the movie. The movie is set in the early 1980's, but that model watch wasn't released until 1991.

Quotes
Charlotte: Where are you from?
Barry: Hawaii. Indonesia. Kenya. Take your pick.
Charlotte: Really? Um... Ni vizuri kukutana na wewe.
Barry: Really? What? In front of all these people? I mean, you're very pretty, and I'm flattered, but...
Charlotte: No, that's not what I was trying to say-...
Barry: I'm just messing with you. I have no idea what you just said.

Connections
Features Black Orpheus (1959)

Soundtracks
Rappers Convention Pt 1
Written and Performed by Harlem World Crew
Under license from CT Media
Courtesy of NowAgain Records, LLC

I wonder who felt compelled to change the the facts: 1- Ann Dunham was 18 when she had Barak. Why have her say she was 19? 2- Obama Sr got a masters at Harvard. Why have Barry say it was a PhD?

3- no comment how he got from Occidental to Columbia?

4- in the eighties I was pulled over in my own town because my car was covered in salt from driving on the highway in the winter. As I'm not black I couldn't claim racism was his reason for pulling me over. But I did appreciate the police looking into any suspicious vehicles.

Nothing in this movie explains 20 years with Jeremiah Wright, how Barack met Michelle, or any of the other missing pieces of information from Barak's past.