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Straight Out Of Brooklyn

1991, Movie, R, 91 mins

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While STRAIGHT OUT OF BROOKLYN scrupulously avoids the glamorous violence that so often passes for black life in the movies, novice director Matty Rich hasn't replaced it with anything substantial. Dennis Brown (Lawrence Gilliard, Jr.) was raised in a brutal housing project in Brooklyn. His parents, Ray (George T. Odom) and Frankie (Ann D. Sanders), have done their best to provide their children with a stable home and a sense of pride in themselves and their heritage as bla... read more leave a comment
Synopsis: A teenager from the projects struggles to make sense of his family, his friends and his prospects in this award-winning drama.
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Posted: 8/28/2009
Account of the life of a black youth growing up in a housing project with an alcoholic father. Rich was still in his teens when he wrote and directed this downbeat drama!
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Length: 02:06
Posted: 3/17/2008
Year: 1991
Rated R

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Cast
George T. Odom: Ray Brown
Ann D. Sanders: Frankie Brown
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.: Dennis Brown
Barbara Sanon: Carolyn Brown
Reana E. Drummond: Shirley
Matty Rich: Larry

 

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