Crooklyn

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Summary:
Spike Lee and his siblings Cinque Lee and Joie Lee co-wrote this nostalgic but unglamorized look at a family growing up in Brooklyn in the 1970s, inspired by their own childhood. Woody Carmichael (Delroy Lindo) is a jazz musician whose career is in a slump; he once made a good living as a session musician, but he has moved away from it to devote himself to more serious music,... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Alfre Woodard - (Carolyn Carmichael)
Delroy Lindo - (Woody Carmichael)
David Patrick Kelly - (Jim)
Zelda Harris - (Troy)
Carlton Williams - (Clinton)
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Review:
Spike Lee takes a break from sensationalism with Crooklyn, a wistful yet uncompromising look at the lower middle-class Brooklyn of his youth. Episodic and told through the eyes of the family's lone daughter, Troy, played by the revelatory Zelda Harris, Crooklyn is rich with atmosphere and classic R&B tunes from the early '70s. But... Continue >>

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