Red Hook summer, directed by Spike Lee ; original screenplay, James McBride, Spike Lee ; producer, Spike Lee ; 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks in association with Variance Films presents a Spike Lee joint
Type
Label
Red Hook summer, directed by Spike Lee ; original screenplay, James McBride, Spike Lee ; producer, Spike Lee ; 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks in association with Variance Films presents a Spike Lee joint
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; for brief violence, language, and a disturbing situation
Main title
Red Hook summer
Oclc number
817741415
Responsibility statement
directed by Spike Lee ; original screenplay, James McBride, Spike Lee ; producer, Spike Lee ; 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks in association with Variance Films presents a Spike Lee joint
Runtime
120
Summary
The latest in Spike Lee's Chronicles of Brooklyn series, RED HOOK SUMMER tells the story of Flik Royale, a young boy from Atlanta who has come to spend the summer with his religious grandfather, Bishop Enoch Rouse, in the housing projects of Red Hook. Between his grandfather's preaching and the culture shock of city life, Flik's summer appears to be a total disaster, until he meets Chazz Morningstar, a girl his age, who shows Flik the brighter side of Brooklyn
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
- Johns, Tracy Camila
- Byrd, Thomas Jefferson, 1950-
- Hornsby, Bruce
- Domingo, Colman
- Peters, Clarke
- Ransone, James, 1979-
- Aziza, de'Adre
- Batiste, Jon, 1986-
- Image Entertainment (Firm)
- Lysaith, Toni
- McBride, James, 1957-
- Forty Acres & a Mule Filmworks
- Parker, Nate, 1979-
- Variance Films
- Lee, Spike
- Henderson, Stephen, 1949-
- Brown, Jules, (Actor)
- Simms, Heather Alicia
Subject
- Public housing -- Drama
- African American boys -- Drama
- Families -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama
- City and town life -- Drama
- Feature films
- Grandparent and child -- Drama
- African Americans + Conduct of life -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
Content
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Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor18
- Johns, Tracy Camila
- Byrd, Thomas Jefferson, 1950-
- Hornsby, Bruce
- Domingo, Colman
- Peters, Clarke
- Ransone, James, 1979-
- Aziza, de'Adre
- Batiste, Jon, 1986-
- Image Entertainment (Firm)
- Lysaith, Toni
- McBride, James, 1957-
- Forty Acres & a Mule Filmworks
- Parker, Nate, 1979-
- Variance Films
- Lee, Spike
- Henderson, Stephen, 1949-
- Brown, Jules, (Actor)
- Simms, Heather Alicia
- Genre2
- Subject10
- Public housing -- Drama
- African American boys -- Drama
- Families -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama
- City and town life -- Drama
- Feature films
- Grandparent and child -- Drama
- African Americans + Conduct of life -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Content1
- Actor13
- resource.filmdirector1
- resource.filmproducer1
- composerexpression1
- resource.productioncompany2
- Publisher1
- resource.screenwriter2
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