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A new look at the old neighborhood. - Crooklyn
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Title: Crooklyn

Release Date: 13 May 1994

Runtime: 1h 54m

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Director: 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Universal Pictures, Child Hood Productions

Production Companies: 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Universal Pictures, Child Hood Productions

Overview: From Spike Lee comes this vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school-teacher, her stubborn jazz-musician husband and their five kids living in '70s Brooklyn.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.8 (143 votes)

Cast

  • Carolyn Carmichael: Alfre Woodard
  • Woody Carmichael: Delroy Lindo
  • Tony Eyes / Jim: David Patrick Kelly
  • Troy Carmichael: Zelda Harris
  • Clinton Carmichael: Carlton Williams
  • Wendell Carmichael: Sharif Rashed
  • Joseph Carmichael: Tse-Mach Washington
  • Nate Carmichael: Christopher Knowings
  • Tommy La La: José Zúñiga
  • Vic Powell: Isaiah Washington
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