Cato Caldwell Douglass is overwhelmed by the suicide of his longtime friend and colleague, Paul Cummings. As Cato tries to make sense of his friend's death, he recalls how they met in a ... See full summary
When It Clicks (1998) Online
Cato Caldwell Douglass is overwhelmed by the suicide of his longtime friend and colleague, Paul Cummings. As Cato tries to make sense of his friend's death, he recalls how they met in a college creative writing course after World War II, how their competitive friendship grew, and how difficult relationships and racism threatened to keep him from achieving his goal of becoming a writer.
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
 | Joe Morton | - | Cato Caldwell Douglass |
 | Toby Stone | - | Joyce Gethers |
| Mike Snow | - | White Waiter #1 |
| Chris Armbrister | - | White Waiter #2 |
 | Tom Verica | - | Paul Cummings / Kaminsky |
| Dwight Kennedy | - | Doorman #1 |
 | Weston Nathanson | - | Doorman #2 |
 | Bess Armstrong | - | Betsy Cummings |
 | Roddy McDowall | - | Professor Bark |
| Debora Sutton | - | Newscaster (as Debora 'DJ' Sutton) |
| Elizabeth Dressler | - | Attractive Student |
 | Vanessa Bell Calloway | - | Catherine Douglass |
| Bangle the Dog | - | Herself |
| Solomon Jordan Adeniyi | - | Baby Glen-4 Months |
| James Yaker | - | Student #1 |
The working title of this film was !Click Song.
This film was adapted from the novel, !Click Song, by John A. Williams.
The novel title, !Click Song, refers to "The Click Song" ("Qongqothwane"), a Xhosa folk song of South Africa made famous around the world by Grammy Award-winning South African singer, Miriam Makeba.