Crooklyn (1994)

Directed by

Spike Lee

Genre

drama film, biographical film, comedy drama, hood film, coming-of-age film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 163 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1973 Brooklyn, a young girl named Troy Carmichael navigates life with her four rowdy brothers and her parents. Her mother is strict and loving while her father is a struggling dreamer. Through summer adventures and family challenges, Troy grows up and learns about resilience.

nostalgicwarmbittersweetlivelyhumorousfamily-orientedslice-of-lifeearthy

What happens

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. As in his past films such as School Daze, Do the Right Thing, and She's Gotta Have It, Spike Lee appears in Crooklyn. He plays a young glue huffer named Snuffy, who likes to bully the local children. New Yorkers selected the film in 2017 for simultaneous screenings across New York City as part of that year's "One Film, One New York" contest. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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