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Crooklyn
Sign in to saveCrooklyn is a 1994 American comedy-drama film produced and directed by Spike Lee, who wrote it with his siblings Joie and Cinqué. Taking place in the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, during the summer of 1973, the film primarily centers on a young girl named Troy Carmichael (played by Zelda Harris in her film debut), and her family. Troy learns life lessons through her rowdy brothers Clinton, Wendell, Nate, and Joseph; her loving but strict mother Carolyn (Alfre Woodard), and her naive, struggling father Woody (Delroy Lindo).
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6.8From Spike Lee comes this vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school-teacher, her stubborn jazz-musician husband and their five kids living in '70s Brooklyn.
Cast
- Alfre Woodard as Carolyn Carmichael
- Delroy Lindo as Woody Carmichael
- David Patrick Kelly as Tony Eyes / Jim
- Zelda Harris as Troy Carmichael
- Carlton Williams as Clinton Carmichael
- Sharif Rashed as Wendell Carmichael
Themes
- 1970s
- jazz singer or musician
- dysfunctional family
- teacher
- urban
- parenthood
- brooklyn, new york city
- semi autobiographical
- street kid
- euphoric
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Key facts
- Film.budget
- $14 million
- Film.gross
- $13.6 million
- Film.name
- Crooklyn
- Film.image
- Crooklyn poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Spike Lee
- Film.producer
- Spike Lee
- Film.screenplay
- Joie Susannah LeeCinqué LeeSpike Lee
- Film.story
- Joie Susannah Lee
- Film.music
- Terence Blanchard
- Film.cinematography
- Arthur Jafa
- Film.editing
- Barry Alexander Brown
- Film.distributor
- Universal Pictures
- Film.studio
- 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
- Film.runtime
- 115 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 115
- FilmAffinity ID
- 571445
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- publication date
- 1995-06-22
- title
- Crooklyn
- review score
- 6.7/10
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- Themes and analysis
- Release and reception
- Soundtrack
- Year-end lists
- Legacy
- See also
- References
- External links
Crooklyn is a 1994 American comedy-drama film produced and directed by Spike Lee, who wrote it with his siblings Joie and Cinqué. Taking place in the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, during the summer of 1973, the film primarily centers on a young girl named Troy Carmichael (played by Zelda Harris in her film debut), and her family. Troy learns life lessons through her rowdy brothers Clinton, Wendell, Nate, and Joseph; her loving but strict mother Carolyn (Alfre Woodard), and her naive, struggling father Woody (Delroy Lindo).
A distinctive characteristic of Crooklyn is its soundtrack, composed almost completely of music from the 1960s and 1970s. The exception is the hit single "Crooklyn" by the Crooklyn Dodgers, a rap crew consisting of Buckshot, Masta Ace, and Special Ed. A two-volume release of the soundtrack became available on CD concurrent with release of the film.