Weekend With The Family, A (TV One 2016, Marques Houston, Karruche Tran)

A Weekend With The Family follows Travis Stankershet, a young attorney who looks to gain a position at a prestigious law firm. Travis’ loving girlfriend Courtney Clancy decides to arrange a surprise family weekend get-together, however plans blow up with the arrival of his outlandish family, the Stankershets.

In the film the star-crossed lovers struggle to hold onto their relationship all while their two families wage war in an explosion of hilarity. Trying to blend a family with cultural and ideological differences is much harder than they anticipated. When Far East customs come up against the salt of the earth folks from the Deep South, hilarity ensues. In the end, Travis must find a way to make the two families peacefully co-exist long enough for him to propose to the woman he loves.

production details
USA / TV One – Silent Partner Ent Group. / Broadcast Sunday 17 July 2016 at 7.00pm

Writers: Christopher B. Stokes, Chaz Echols / Director: Christopher B. Stokes

cast
Marques Houston as Travis Stankershet
Karrueche Tran as Courtney Clancy
Wendy Raquel Robinson as Nip Stankershet
Clifton Powell as Dingo Stankershet
Dorien Wilson as John Clancy
Suzanne Whang as Sue Clancy
Shondrella Avery
Black Thomas
Chantel Jeffries
Tammy Townsend
Jarell “J-Boog” Houston

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