The 1994 Spike Lee’s movie Crooklyn directed and produced by Spike Lee. Starring Zelda Harris as Troy, Alfre Woodard as Carolyn, and Delroy Lindo as Woody. This film is about the family life of the Carmichaels and the life lessons that Troy learns with her brothers, her strict mother, and her dream chasing father.
Released in 1994 and running a little long at 115 minutes [fragment]. My favorite black director goes soft trying to be edgy in this easygoing story of growing up in Brooklyn back in the day. I loved it, but not as a Spike picture [this is a veryinteresting idea - I hope you develop it more], rather as remembering what a neighborhood was all about and family and kids and just because they are all black there is a lot I remember like it.
About as edgy as it gets is Spike in a small role as Snuffy the glue sniffer gets hit in the head by Zelda Harris as Troy - the real star of this film and I wonder where she went? Alfre Woodard as Carolyn Carmichael and Delroy Lindo as Woody Carmichael are great as the parents who are trying to raise their 5 [write out numbers through ten] kids in Crooklyn - "crooked Brooklyn" - but it's hard and there are tragic things that happen and at the end young Troy is now the anchor of the family. It's future is not certain.The soundtrack is wonderful [Yes!] representing music from the 70s; the acting is first rate as Spike always finds talent and the story. While soft [overtly nostalgic and melodramatic?] by Spike standards, Crooklyn is still very strong by white standards and sad in many ways besides being hopeful.
About as edgy as it gets is Spike in a small role as Snuffy the glue sniffer gets hit in the head by Zelda Harris as Troy - the real star of this film and I wonder where she went? Alfre Woodard as Carolyn Carmichael and Delroy Lindo as Woody Carmichael are great as the parents who are trying to raise their 5 [write out numbers through ten] kids in Crooklyn - "crooked Brooklyn" - but it's hard and there are tragic things that happen and at the end young Troy is now the anchor of the family. It's future is not certain.The soundtrack is wonderful [Yes!] representing music from the 70s; the acting is first rate as Spike always finds talent and the story. While soft [overtly nostalgic and melodramatic?] by Spike standards, Crooklyn is still very strong by white standards and sad in many ways besides being hopeful.
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