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:

Jewish Cop | Italian American Cop | African American | Murder | Police

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:

Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #33764) | Philippines:R-18 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA (cable rating) | 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:

During the time that Martin Scorsese was to direct this project, the screenplay focused primarily on the life of Rocco Klein. When Spike Lee took over the project, he shifted the attention to Strike.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Rodney is destroying Strike's car, he stomps his bare leg through the windshield, and then vigorously pulls it back up and out. Since all windshields are made of safety glass which holds most of the glass shards on a plastic film, his ankle would have been shredded.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

References Thief (1981)

Soundtrack:

Children of the Ghetto

Perfect movie

Clockers refers to drug dealers who work around the clock on an organized schedule. The movie takes place in no other city than New York, Spike Lee's trademark as a director. Strike (Phiefer) is a clocker who works with his friends in the park selling high potency drugs to neighborhood people, under the command of Rodney, the drug dealer of the area. Rodney tells Strike if he wants to get off the benches he should kill a man named Daryl who is selling ounces and making lots of cash, Strike considers it, but he isn't a killer. That night Strike's brother Victor comes into the bar and is mentally upset and talks to Strike. A little later Daryl is killed by four gunshots, one in the leg, one in the head, one in the chest, and one caught between his teeth. Spike Lee shows off the gritty urban street crime life here perfectly. Harvey Keitel and John Turturro play homicide detectives who take the case, and the clockers are the main suspects.

Clockers is a surreal look at the drug buisness, friendship, descision making, and death in the city. This movie has a flawless cast, the clockers, the detectives, and Rodney and Harold the dealers are perfect. The script is great too, as it has suprises, good dialogue, action, and setting. The direction is almost perfect, especially the last scene with the train, Spike Lee is one of the most underrated directors ever. This movie is made to please, action lovers will find it interesting, and film buffs should find it fascinating! Keep an open mind from beginning to end and analyze ever scene with its content. Great movie 10/10