The Help (2011)

by Kathryn Stockett (Director/Screenwriter)

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In 1960s Mississippi, Skeeter, a southern society girl, returns from college determined to become a writer but turns her friends' lives and a small Mississippi town upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. Aibileen, Skeeter's best friend's housekeeper, is the first to open up, to the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community.… (more)

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Title:	The Help
Authors:	Kathryn Stockett
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The Help [2011 film] by Tate Taylor (Director/Screenwriter) (2011)

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Great story about black help for the wealthy in the 50's and 60's. This is being made into a movie.

lilel17 | Jan 13, 2011 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Taylor, Tate	Director/Screenwriter	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Stockett, Kathryn	Original book	main author	all editions	confirmed
Chastain, Jessica	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Davis, Viola	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Howard, Bryce Dallas	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Janney, Allison	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
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The Help by Kathryn Stockett

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The Help: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Various Artists

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The Help [2011 film]

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The Help

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Niceville

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Jackson, Mississippi, USA

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African-American Civil Rights Movement

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The Help (2011 | IMDb)

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Stuart: I've never met a woman that says exactly what she's thinking.
Skeeter: Well, I got plenty to say.

Minny: Eat my shit.
Hilly: What'd you say?
Minny: I said eat... my... shit.
Hilly: Have you lost your mind?
Minny: No, ma'am. But you is about to. 'Cause you just did.

Skeeter: I'm sorry, but were you dropped on your head as an infant, or were you just born stupid?

Aibleen: You is kind. You is smart. You is important.

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In 1960s Mississippi, Skeeter, a southern society girl, returns from college determined to become a writer but turns her friends' lives and a small Mississippi town upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. Aibileen, Skeeter's best friend's housekeeper, is the first to open up, to the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community.

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