Underplayed Gems

Clockers (1995)

Clockers poster
Directed by
Spike Lee
Genre
drama film, crime film, mystery film, hood film, coming-of-age film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 08m
Rated
R
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 360 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In New York City, a young drug dealer named Strike gets caught up in a murder investigation. The film follows his struggle to navigate the violent streets and the pressure from police and his boss.

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What happens

Clockers is a 1995 American crime drama film directed by Spike Lee. It is an adaptation of the 1992 novel of the same name by Richard Price, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Lee. The film stars Harvey Keitel, John Turturro, Delroy Lindo, and Mekhi Phifer in his debut film role. Set in New York City, Clockers tells the story of Strike (Phifer), a street-level drug dealer who becomes entangled in a murder investigation. The film originally entered production with Martin Scorsese attached to direct; he had previously collaborated with Price on his 1986 film The Color of Money. Scorsese eventually dropped out of production to focus on his passion project Casino, at which point Lee stepped in to direct and rewrite the script, Scorsese remained a co-producer alongside Lee. Clockers was released by Universal Pictures on September 15, 1995 and received generally positive reviews from film critics, but was a box office failure, grossing only around $13,071,518 on a $25 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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