Straight Out of Brooklyn (1991)
- Starring:
- Lawrence Gilliard, Jr., George T. Odom, (more)
- Director(s):
- Matty Rich
- Category:
- Drama, Television
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My RatingSynopsis of Straight Out of Brooklyn
Matty Rich's Straight out of Brooklyn is an unflinching portrait of an African-American family struggling to survive in a Brooklyn housing project. The family's oldest son (Lawrence Gilliard Jr.) decides that the easiest way to get his family out of the projects is by robbing a local drug dealer, but that plan turns disastrous when the pusher and his gang track the boy and his family down. Rich was only 19 years old at the time he wrote and directed Straight out of Brooklyn (he also appears as Larry in the film). ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 83 mins
Complete Cast of Straight Out of Brooklyn
- Lawrence Gilliard, Jr. - Dennis Brown
- Ann D. Sanders - Frankie Brown
- Reana E. Drummond - Shirley
- Mark Malone - Kevin
- David Belgrave - Grocery Clerk
- Lawrence Clifford, Jr.
- William Erskine - Man in Bar
- Soraya Hyppolite - Woman in Grocery Store
- James Arnold Mayes - Man in Bar
- Robert N. Nash - Skeet
- Joseph Pillonia - Gas Station Manager
- Ulysses Rivers - Voiceover
- Joseph A. Thomas - Saledene
- George T. Odom - Ray Brown
- Barbara Sanon - Carolyn Brown
- Matty Rich - Larry
- Albertha Moody - Secretary in Employment Office
- Dorise Black - Ms. Walker
- Krystal Davis - Luther's Girlfriend
- J.R. Hill - Bartender
- Booker T. Matthews - Uncle Scotty
- James McFadden - James
- Walter Meade - Man in Grocery Store
- Billy R. - Gas Station Customer
- Fran Sperling - Sarah
- Ali Shahid Abdul Wahha - Luther
- Director(s):
- Matty Rich
- Writer(s):
- Matty Rich
- Producer(s):
- Matty Rich, Ira Deutchman, Lidsay Law
- Categories:
- Television, Drama
- 1991 - Independent Spirit Awards - Best First Feature
- 1990 - Sundance Film Festival - Special Jury Recognition: Dramatic
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