| Crooklyn | |
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| Directed by | Spike Lee |
| Screenplay by | Joie Susannah Lee Cinqué Lee Spike Lee |
| Story by | Joie Susannah Lee |
| Produced by | Spike Lee |
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| Cinematography | Arthur Jafa |
| Edited by | Barry Alexander Brown |
| Music by | Terence Blanchard |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $14 million[1] |
| Box office | $13,642,861[1] |
Crooklyn is a 1994 American semi-autobiographical 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,[2] the film primarily centers on a young girl named Troy Carmichael (played by Zelda Harris), 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.
Crooklyn is the second of two films directed by Spike Lee to earn a PG-13 rating in the United States, as did Malcolm X. Others were restricted to adults.
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.
- ^ a b "Crooklyn (1994) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on October 30, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ Clark, Ashley (September 12, 2017). "Spike Lee Looks Back on Crooklyn". Vulture. Archived from the original on October 30, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2019.