Crooklyn

    Genre
    Comedy, Drama
  • |
    • Runtime
    115 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    PG-13
  • |
    • Release Date
    1994
  • |
    • Countries
    USA
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Spike Lee
WRITTEN BY:
Spike Lee, Cinqué Lee, Joie Lee (story)
CAST INCLUDES:
Delroy Lindo, Alfre Woodard, David Patrick Kelly

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

Deemed by the Washington Post as "an enjoyable, emotional symphony" (Washington Post), Spike Lee (DO THE RIGHT THING, MALCOLM X) delivers a vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school teacher, her stubborn jazz musician husband and their five kids living in Brooklyn in 1973. CROOKLYN is an episodic celebration of family.

SYNOPSIS

As her teacher mother, Carolyn (Alfre Woodard), and her jazz musician father, Woody (Delroy Lindo), worry over monthly bills, grade-schooler student Troy Carmichael (Zelda Harris) banters and bonds with her four brothers. Against her will, Troy is sent to her aunt’s southern home for a summer visit, but when she returns to her bustling Brooklyn neighborhood, she learns that a family member is gravely ill. Already mature, Troy is forced to face to some very grown-up facts about life and loss.

Crooklyn

    Genre
    Comedy, Drama
  • |
    • Runtime
    115 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    PG-13
  • |
    • Release Date
    1994
  • |
    • Countries
    USA
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Spike Lee
WRITTEN BY
Spike Lee, Cinqué Lee, Joie Lee (story)
CAST INCLUDES
Delroy Lindo, Alfre Woodard, David Patrick Kelly
Deemed by the Washington Post as "an enjoyable, emotional symphony" (Washington Post), Spike Lee (DO THE RIGHT THING, MALCOLM X) delivers a vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school teacher, her stubborn jazz musician husband and their five kids living in Brooklyn in 1973. CROOKLYN is an episodic celebration of family.

As her teacher mother, Carolyn (Alfre Woodard), and her jazz musician father, Woody (Delroy Lindo), worry over monthly bills, grade-schooler student Troy Carmichael (Zelda Harris) banters and bonds with her four brothers. Against her will, Troy is sent to her aunt’s southern home for a summer visit, but when she returns to her bustling Brooklyn neighborhood, she learns that a family member is gravely ill. Already mature, Troy is forced to face to some very grown-up facts about life and loss.

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