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Bootlebat Since: Dec, 2012
2015-05-03 19:55:15

ok remembered a few more things: At one point the girl is wearing too much makeup and someone says she looks like a racoon. Also I think the badguy's name might have been Roy

Bootlebat Since: Dec, 2012
2015-05-26 11:55:07

bump. I really wish I could remember because I was absent the next day so didn't get to see how it ended

Edited by Bootlebat
jgrif57003 Since: Oct, 2012
2016-09-30 16:01:50

Animated or live-action? I thought of Our Friend, Martin first but that can't be it because you didn't mention MLK.

Bootlebat Since: Dec, 2012
jgrif57003 Since: Oct, 2012
2016-10-01 07:33:56

Remember any names (other than Roy)? I presume the girl was white because her uncle was the one that slammed the lid. The Reddit version said it was the husband of the lady who told the story. You said you were absent the next day, which implies you saw it in school. Which class were you in? Was the movie based on a true story?

Bootlebat Since: Dec, 2012
2016-10-01 08:58:13

I don't think it was based on a true story. Also yes the girl was white. I'm pretty sure it was history class based on the subject matter.

Edited by Bootlebat
jgrif57003 Since: Oct, 2012
2016-10-01 11:14:10

The TV movie Hope from 1997 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119312/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt has a girl with a racist uncle Ray, which is close. The person on Reddit thought it was Ray (the movie about Ray Charles), but that came out too late. It also says there is a female dance teacher in Hope that could have remembered the piano incident.

Bootlebat Since: Dec, 2012
2016-10-01 14:51:05

I think your right as i remember thinking the bad guy's name might be Percy as well. Can anyone find some clips or something online so i can confirm

jgrif57003 Since: Oct, 2012
2016-10-01 15:06:24

Unfortunately, I cannot seem to locate any legitimate clips. If you can find someone that has seen it, maybe you can ask them if the piano scene is in it.

Bootlebat Since: Dec, 2012
2016-10-13 12:18:18

If someone can confirm I can close this

Bootlebat Since: Dec, 2012
jgrif57003 Since: Oct, 2012
2021-08-22 23:08:55

Here's the full movie of Hope, you can check to see if it matches what you remember: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_7ieQ13ycY EDIT: I searched through the subtitles and confirmed that the scene you described appears in the movie. Solved!

Edited by jgrif57003
Bootlebat Since: Dec, 2012
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