Shelby Coles (Halle Berry) is engaged to marry talented white jazz musician Meade Howell, but the pair face opposition from both Meade's family, who object to an inter-racial marriage, and Shelby's parents, who want her to marry a professional. As Shelby is afflicted by pre-marital doubts, handsome Lute McNeil arrives on the scene, determined to make Shelby his at any cost.
Halle Berry
as Shelby Coles
Eric Thal
as Meade Howell
Lynn Whitfield
as Corinne Coles
Carl Lumbly
as Lute McNeil
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
as Ellen Coles
Cynda Williams
as Liz Odis
Peter Francis James
as Isaac Coles
Michael Warren
as Clark Coles
Shirley Knight
as Gram (Miss Caroline)
Ronn Carroll
as Dr. Havermeyer
Richard Brooks
as Lincoln Odis
Gabriel Casseus
as Hannibal
