DIRECTOR: Spike Lee
MPAA RATING: R
RUNNING TIME: 129 Minutes
STUDIO: Universal
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| CAST: Mekhi Phifer, Harvey Keitel, John Turturro, Delroy Lindo, Isaiah Washington
DIRECTOR: Spike Lee MPAA RATING: R RUNNING TIME: 129 Minutes STUDIO: Universal |
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Clockers is a Spike Lee view on the terrible world of drug dealing among young teens. When a young teen's (Mekhi Phifer) brother (Isaiah Washington) confesses of a murder, a hard-nosed detective (Keitel) begins to question the suspected murderer's younger brother. Phifer plays Strike, a drug pusher who feels trapped in the underworld, but can't find a way out.
Strike is the leader of the "clockers", who are the lowest end of the drug-pushing chain. He and his members hang out on street benches and such and sell small packages of drugs to anyone and everyone. The whole gang is backed by Rodney, played by a wonderfully menacing Delroy Lindo. He's slick in his business, as he tells Strike that if he kills Daryl Adams, a fast-food manager who has banished clockers from his business, that he'll quickly rise in the drug chain. The whole mystery in the movie is finding out who shot Daryl. The movie is full of energy and has a nasty edge to it, much like Boyz N the Hood, which doesn't necessarily deal with drugs, but also gives a troubling look on violent crimes committed. Hood is the better overall picture, but Clockers gets its message across as well. Phifer is strong in his debut as the "caught-in-the-middle" Strike. Another powerful movie from Lee with an always important message. |
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