The story of the real-life unlikely relationship between an outspoken civil rights activist and a local Ku Klux Klan leader in 1971 North Carolina.
The Best of Enemies features rough, psychological, sincere, suspense and based on true events style.
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In the original script, Cecil Gaines meets President Barack Obama. Lee Daniels considered asking the president to play himself. Since the film was shot during the height of the 2012 presidential election, Daniels decided to cast actor Orlando Eric Street in the role instead. The scene was shot but ultimately discarded, and archival footage of the real President Obama was used.
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Terrance Howard and Forest Whitaker later starred in Empire which Lee Daniels and Danny Strong also created. (2015) Terrance Howard played Lucious Lyon who is a main character and Forest Whitaker played Uncle Eddy who was a recurring character.
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David Oyelowo plays a member of the Freedom Riders, young people who rode buses from the north to the south to participate in non-violent protests, demonstrations, and other activities in support of black rights. He would later play Martin Luther King Jr. in the movie "Selma".
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Melissa Leo was cast as Mamie Eisenhower, but her scenes were cut.
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This is Oprah Winfrey's first on-screen film role since Beloved (1998) in which she does not play herself.
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Mila Kunis was considered to play Jacqueline Kennedy.
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First inspired by a feature article published November 7, 2008, in the Washington Post: "A Butler Well Served by This Election."
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The original cast also included Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, and Zac Efron in unspecified roles.
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Lee Daniels admitted that he tried to convince as many stars as he could to appear in the film, even for bit parts, to improve marketability.
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Liam Neeson was considered to play Lyndon B. Johnson.
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The film has 41 credited producers.
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Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding Jr, David Oyelowo, and Elijah Kelly all previously worked together in Red Tails (2012).
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Matthew McConaughey was cast as John F. Kennedy, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. James Franco was considered to replace him.
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On Gloria's vanity mirror in the bedroom are two pictures of children. One of them is a photo of Oprah Winfrey as a child.
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Some aspects of the movie conflicted with the real life happenings of Eugene Allen; the inspiration for the character Cecil Gaines. In the movie, Gaines was caught stealing cake from a hotel, got hired as a waiter at the same hotel and later impressed a White House administrator who happened to be there. In real life, Allen just applied for the job and got it. Gaines' sons were depicted as one having died in Vietnam and the other joining the Black Panthers. In real life, Allen's son who went to Vietnam survived and went on to work for the State Department. The affair by his alcoholic wife was also made up for the movie.
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