Troy (who is illiterate) signs papers rerouting half of Gabriel's pension to a psychiatric hospital, forcing Gabriel to be institutionalized. Cory lashes out and throws his helmet at Troy, who warns his son not to disrespect him again. Troy also refuses to sign papers that would allow Cory to be recruited for college football. Troy later finds out that Cory did not return to his job, and so tells the coach that Cory is no longer allowed to play. Bono finds out that Troy is cheating on Rose with Alberta, a woman he sees at Taylor's (a bar) and encourages him to break it off. On learning that Cory is not working at his after-school job at the A&P because it interferes with football practice, Troy demands that he return to the job, despite Cory's attempts to convince him that he will work weekends instead of during the week.Īfter complaining about his company's racist employment practices, Troy is promoted to driving the garbage truck, becoming the first African-American to do so in Pittsburgh.
Rose asks Troy to build a fence around their house, and Troy asks that Cory help him on Saturdays.
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Rose later tells Troy that Cory is being scouted by a college football team, but Troy is dismissive of Cory's chances of playing professional football and refuses to sign the permission slip, saying he does not want Cory to fail in athletics as he did.
Lyons, Troy's son from a previous relationship, visits him on Troy's payday to borrow money this upsets Troy, who believes a man has a responsibility to work hard to find his own way and provide for his family. Troy claims to have survived a near-fatal bout of pneumonia in his youth by defeating Death in a wrestling match, upon which Death vowed to return for a rematch. He then played in the professional Negro leagues but he never made it to Major League Baseball, which held a "color barrier" until 1947. While serving prison time for killing a man during a robbery, he met Bono and revealed himself to be a talented baseball player. Troy left home at 14 after beating up his abusive father, and became a robber to sustain himself. Rose suggests to Troy that Gabe might be better off residing in a hospital. Gabe sometimes gets in trouble with the law for his erratic behavior. Gabriel has since moved out to live across the street at "Miss Pearl's" house, so Troy no longer gets rent money from Gabe, which places the family under financial strain. Troy's younger brother, Gabriel, sustained a head injury in World War II that left him mentally impaired, for which he received a $3,000 government payout that Troy subsequently uses as a down payment on a home for his family. In 1950s Pittsburgh, Troy Maxson lives with his wife Rose and their son Cory, and works as a garbage collector alongside his best friend, Jim Bono. It also received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor for Washington and a Best Supporting Actress win for Davis. The film was chosen by the American Film Institute as one of the top ten films of 2016, and was nominated for numerous awards, including four Oscar nominations at the 89th Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actor (Washington), Best Supporting Actress (Davis) and Best Adapted Screenplay, with Davis winning for her performance.
Critics found the film "extremely powerful and effective." It was also a commercial success, grossing $64 million against a $24 million production budget. It received positive reviews from critics, with praise directed at Washington's performance and direction, Davis's performance, the screenplay, pacing, cinematography and emotional tone, though some criticized the transfer from stage to screen for its lack of a cinematic feel. Principal photography took place from April 25 to June 14, 2016, in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.įences was released in the United States on December 16, 2016, by Paramount Pictures. In addition to Washington, the film also stars Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson and Saniyya Sidney. Fences is a 2016 American period drama film starring, produced and directed by Denzel Washington and written by August Wilson, based on his Pulitzer Prize-winning 1985 play of the same name.
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