Straight out of Brooklyn / The Samuel Goldwyn Company, American Playhouse Theatrical Films presents a Blacks 'N Progress production ; written, produced & directed by Matty Rich.
Publisher:
HBO Video,
Copyright Date:
1991
Description:
1 videocassette (83 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
George T. Odom, Anne D. Sanders, Lawrence Gilliard, Jr., Matty Rich. Originally produced as a motion picture.
Summary:
Noted as the debut of Matty Rich (he was 19 when he made the film), this is the story of a young man desperate to get out of the Brooklyn Red Hook projects where he, his family and his friends live. He feels trapped there, surrounded by drugs and danger, so he and his friends pull a robbery to obtain the funds to take them out of Brooklyn forever.
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