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- PG-131994 · Drama · 1h 52m
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, the film primarily centers on a young girl named Troy Carmichael (played by Zelda Harris), and her family.
- $14 million
- May 13, 1994
- Spike Lee
- Terence Blanchard
May 13, 1994 · Set in 1973 Brooklyn, Crooklyn follows the Carmichael family, a schoolteacher, a jazz musician and their five kids. The film features a lively cast, a diverse soundtrack and a nostalgic portrait of a vibrant community.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Spike Lee
- 1994-05-13
A semi-autobiographical film by Spike Lee about a Brooklyn family in 1973. Follow the adventures of Troy and her siblings as they deal with school, neighbors, and their parents' struggles.
A film review of Spike Lee's 1994 film "Crooklyn", which tells the story of the Carmichaels, a family with four boys and a girl, who live in a brownstone on a street where everybody knows everybody else, and have their problems, just like everybody else, but also possess a lot of life and love. The reviewer praises the film's visual and emotional authenticity, its actors, and its message of childhood as a beginning.
Mar 5, 2023. Rated: 4/5 • Sep 16, 2019. As her teacher mother, Carolyn (Alfre Woodard), and her jazz musician father, Woody (Delroy Lindo), worry over monthly bills, grade-schooler student Troy...
- (33)
- Spike Lee
- PG-13
- Alfre Woodard
A funny, poignant slice-of-life portrait of a Black middle class family in 1970s Brooklyn, focusing on the coming-of-age of the family's only girl. Based on the memories of director Spike Lee. 4,363 IMDb 7.0 1 h 53 min 1994. X-Ray 13+. Drama · Comedy · Inspiring · Touching.
Aug 5, 1994 · A Family Tree Grows in Spike Lee's "Crooklyn" is a film based on his own childhood in a Brooklyn brownstone, growing up in a secure and safe world where people look out for each other. The film is about a girl who comes of age during a summer marked by a trip and a death, and shows an African-American family that is not dysfunctional or on drugs.
