Clockers (1995)

Director:

Spike Lee

Writers (WGA):

Richard Price (book)
Richard Price (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

13 September 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Crime | Mystery

Tagline:

When there's murder on the streets, everyone is a suspect.

Plot:

Strike is a young city drug pusher under the tutelage of drug-lord Rodney Little, who, when not playing...

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Train | Drug Lord | Street Gang | Crime Scene

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Harvey Keitel	...	Det. Rocco Klein
John Turturro	...	Det. Larry Mazilli
Delroy Lindo	...	Rodney Little
Mekhi Phifer	...	Ronald 'Strike' Dunham
Isaiah Washington	...	Victor Dunham
Keith David	...	André the Giant
Peewee Love	...	Tyrone 'Shorty' Jeeter (as Pee Wee Love)
Regina Taylor	...	Iris Jeeter
Thomas Jefferson Byrd	...	Errol Barnes (as Tom Byrd)
Sticky Fingaz	...	Scientific
Fredro Starr	...	Go (as Fredro)
Elvis Nolasco	...	Horace (as E.O. Nolasco)
Lawrence B. Adisa	...	Stan
Hassan Johnson	...	Skills
Frances Foster	...	Gloria

MPAA:

Rated R for strong graphic violence, strong language and drug content.

Runtime:

128 min | Argentina:129 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #33764) | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Australia:R | Argentina:16 | Canada:18A | Finland:K-16 | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18

Filming Locations:

88th Precinct - 298 Classon Avenue, Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks

Trivia:

Was originally supposed to be directed by Martin Scorsese. He changed his mind, opting instead to direct Casino (1995). Scorsese then asked Spike Lee if he wanted to direct. Lee accepted, and Scorsese was given an executive producer credit.

Goofs:

Continuity: After speaking with Det. Rocco Klein outside the police station, the shadows of the buildings change size, and the position of Rodney's car is different in each of the three shots showing Ronald approaching the car and getting on.

Quotes:

Det. Rocco Klein: Errol. I thought you were dead.
Errol Barnes: I was. I came back.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Directors: The Films of Spike Lee (#2.7)" (????)

Soundtrack:

Illa Killa

Spike Lee's early film is solid

Spike Lee's urban drama about a drugpusher who the police become suspicious towards after a man is found with 4 bullets in him in their neighborhood. This is a good early film from Spike Lee, he later built on this film's theme with much better films in He Got Game and The 25th Hour. But this one was also solid, with some very good performances and certain very good scenes. The screenplay was pretty good, based on Price's own book, and i liked Phifer, Turturro and Keitel a lot in this. Good cinematography from Malik Hassan Sayeed and editing from Smuael D. Pollard. Terence Blanchard's score is also not bad. overall a solid mid 90s film from Spike Lee.--- IMDb Rating: 6.8, my rating: 8/10