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Crooklyn (1994)
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Synopsis
Spike Lee
and his siblings Cinque Lee and
Joie Lee
co-wrote this nostalgic but unglamorized look at a family growing up in Brooklyn in the 1970s, inspired by their own childhood. Woody Carmichael (
Delroy Lindo
) is a jazz musician whose career is in a slump; he once made a good living as a session musician, but he has moved away from it to devote himself to more serious music, a choice that has not worked out well from a financial standpoint. His wife Carolyn (
Alfre Woodard
) works as a school teacher to keep food on the table. The Carmichaels have five children, a bright and introspective daughter named Troy (Zelda Harris) and four sons with a habit of causing trouble, and they all share an apartment in a brownstone in Brooklyn. Crooklyn follows the Carmichaels as the kids learn the funny and painful lessons of growing up, Mom and Dad balance their love for each other against the financial and personal difficulties of the creative life, and they all try to get along with the often eccentric neighbors on their block. Crooklyn's soundtrack is enlivened by classic 70s R&B hits, including selections by Sly and the Family Stone, The Jackson Five,
Curtis Mayfield
, The Staple Singers, and The Chambers Brothers. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Cast
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Uncle Brown
Frances Foster
Aunt Song
David Patrick Kelly
Jim
Delroy Lindo
Woody Carmichael
Norman Matlock
Clem
Alfre Woodard
Carolyn Carmichael
Spike Lee
Snuffy
N.Jeremi Duru
Right Hand Man
Zelda Harris
Troy
Christopher Knowings
Nate
Patriece Nelson
Viola
Sharif Rashed
Wendell
Ivelka Reyes
Jessica
Tiasha Reyes
Minnie
Isaiah Washington
Vic
Tse-Mach Washington
Joseph
Carlton Williams
Clinton
José Zuñiga
Tommy La La
Production Crew
Chris Shriver
Art Director
Cinqué Lee
Associate Producer
Joie Lee
Associate Producer
Robi Reed
Casting
Arthur Jafa
Cinematographer
Monty Ross
Co-producer
Terence Blanchard
Composer (Music Score)
Ruth E. Carter
Costume Designer
Spike Lee
Director
Barry Alexander Brown
Editor
Mike Ellis
First Assistant Director
Skip Lievsey
Musical Direction/Supervision
Jon Kilik
Producer
Preston Holmes
Producer
Spike Lee
Producer
Wynn P. Thomas
Production Designer
Cinqué Lee
Screenwriter
Joie Lee
Screenwriter
Spike Lee
Screenwriter
Ted Glass
Set Designer
Rolf Pardula
Sound/Sound Designer
Steve Kirshoff
Special Effects
Year: 1994
Runtime: 112
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG13
for drug content
Category: Feature
Genre
Comedy Drama
Color type
Deluxe prints
Duart
Sound
Dolby
Produced by
Universal
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