He instructs Don not to go out without him for the rest of the tour. In Louisville, Kentucky, a group of white men beat Don and threaten his life in a bar before Tony rescues him. As the tour progresses, Tony is impressed with Don's talent on the piano and is increasingly appalled by the discriminatory treatment that Don receives from his hosts and the general public when he is not onstage. Tony and Don initially clash as Tony feels uncomfortable being asked to act with more refinement, while haughty Don is displeased by Tony's habits. Don's record label gives Tony a copy of The Negro Motorist Green Book, a guide for African-American travelers to find motels, restaurants, and filling stations that would serve them in the Jim Crow South. They embark with plans to return to New York City on Christmas Eve. Don hires Tony on the strength of his references.
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Don Shirley, an African-American pianist in need of a driver for his eight-week concert tour through the Midwest and Deep South. In the Bronx in 1962, Italian-American bouncer Tony Lip searches for new employment while the Copacabana is closed for renovations. Ali also won the Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, and BAFTA Awards for Best Supporting Actor. It also won the Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture, the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and the National Board of Review award for the best film of 2018, and was chosen as one of the top 10 films of the year by the American Film Institute. It won the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor (for Ali). Green Book received numerous awards and nominations. The film received positive reviews from critics, with praise for the performances of Mortensen and Ali, although it also drew some criticism of its depiction of both race and Shirley. It was then theatrically released in the United States on November 16, 2018, by Universal Pictures, and grossed $321 million worldwide.
Green Book had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2018, where it won the People's Choice Award. It is named after The Negro Motorist Green Book, a guide book for African-American travelers published by Victor Hugo Green from 1936 to 1966. Written by Farrelly alongside Lip's son Nick Vallelonga and Brian Hayes Currie, the film is based on interviews with Lip and Shirley, as well as letters Lip wrote to his then-wife. Starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali, the film is inspired by the true story of a 1962 tour of the Deep South by African-American pianist Don Shirley and Italian-American bouncer and later actor Frank "Tony Lip" Vallelonga, who served as Shirley's driver and bodyguard. Green Book is a 2018 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Peter Farrelly.
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