40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
Universal Pictures
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When there’s murder on the streets, everyone is a suspect.
Strike is a young city drug pusher under the tutelage of drug lord Rodney Little. When a night manager at a fast-food restaurant is found with four bullets in his body, Strike’s older brother turns himself in as the killer. Detective Rocco Klein doesn’t buy the story, however, setting out to find the truth, and it seems that all the fingers point toward Strike & Rodney.
Andre Gonzales
May 8, 2023 · via TMDB
Thought this movie would've been better. Pretty boring not much action or anything to keep you interested.
Badlands1
Aug 3, 2017 · via TMDB
This is a criminally underrated gem, a urban movie about drug dealers that feels nothin like your typical gangsta movie, it doesn't have constant rap playing the whole way through, but a poignant classical soundtrack from Blanchard, Albeit still great 90's hip hop in it. The emotion and color of the sets are tangible. I wouldn't really call this a Spike Lee joint, because Scorsese produced it, it has a much more professional and serious feel than Spikes previous corny work. The 90's Brooklyn hip hop street reality feel is there but this film hits a much deeper note in the soul, skip the mainstream trailer, it might be the reason this failed in the mainstream, when it sours with true underground heads.
talisencrw
Apr 17, 2016 · via TMDB
Spike Lee is an unfortunate instance of a very talented filmmaker who's obvious talent in craftsmanship doesn't come across in contemporary mainstream cinema because of issues having nothing to do with cinema itself. I realize that in becoming great at anything in one's life, other things have to suffer, and with him it seems, at least to me, that for everything he has undoubtedly accomplished in the filmic realm, it's created a type of 'idiot savant' (it's simply an existing term--I certainly don't mean it pejoratively)--that is, in social skills, at least pertaining to self-marketing, or getting across one's persona in the field, he is lacking--and it negatively impacts his cinema. And that's a dirty rotten shame, because this was a fine film. He and his excellent approach to cinema remind me of the Heisenberg principle and make me: a) wish Lee could find more happiness in his life, so that he can come across better, and thus have his personality not negatively influence cinephiles like me; and b) wonder, like in 'A Beautiful Mind', if he was happier and more pleasant, if it would negatively impact his filmmaking? Philosophical questions such as this tend to keep me up at night, unless I have some red wine, milk or chamomile tea to wear me out and soothe me. 'Clockers' worked for me. Keitel was really on a roll when he worked in this, with 'Bad Lieutenant', 'Reservoir Dogs', 'Pulp Fiction' and 'Smoke' all around this time. It was certainly a great vintage for him, and a fine time to sample his acting.
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Harvey Keitel
Det. Rocco Klein
John Turturro
Det. Larry Mazilli
Delroy Lindo
Rodney Little
Mekhi Phifer
Ronald 'Strike' Dunham
Isaiah Washington
Victor Dunham
Keith David
André the Giant
Regina Taylor
Iris Jeeter
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
Errol Barnes
Sticky Fingaz
Scientific
Fredro Starr
Go
Elvis Nolasco
Horace
Lawrence B. Adisa
Stan
Hassan Johnson
Skills
Frances Foster
Gloria
Michael Imperioli
Detective Jo-Jo
Lisa Arrindell
Sharon, Victor's Wife
Paul Calderon
Jesus at Hambones
Brendan Kelly
Big Chief
Mike Starr
Thumper
Graham Brown
Mr. Herman Brown
Steve White
Darryl Adams
Spike Lee
Chucky
Arthur J. Nascarella
Bartucci
Harry Lennix
Bill Walker
Bray Poor
Detective #1
Christopher Wynkoop
Detective #3
Paul Schulze
Detective #4
J.C. MacKenzie
Medic Frank
Norman Matlock
Reverend Paul
Leonard L. Thomas
Onion, Bar Patron
Michael Badalucco
Cop #1
Rick Aiello
Cop #2
Scot Anthony Robinson
Earl
Richard Ziman
Moe
David Batiste
T
Ron Brice
Dead Man Begging
Ken Garito
Louie
Brian Konowal
Teen #2
Michael Cullen
Narc #1
Tim Kelleher
Narc #2
Skipp Sudduth
Narc #3
Patrick Ferraro
Bike Cop #1
Marc Webster
EMS Technician
Malik Hassan Sayeed
Director of Photography
Ruth E. Carter
Costume Design
Spike Lee
Director
Geeta Gandbhir
Assistant Editor
Sam Pollard
Editor
Robi Reed
Casting
Jon Kilik
Producer
Martin Scorsese
Producer
Spike Lee
Producer
Malcolm D. Lee
Producer's Assistant
Terence Blanchard
Original Music Composer
Skip Lievsay
Sound Designer
Richard Price
Novel
Richard Price
Screenplay
Spike Lee
Screenplay
Sep 15, 1995
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