Movie
1995
Clockers is a 1995 American crime drama film directed by Spike Lee. It is an adaptation of the 1992 novel of the same name by Richard Price, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Lee. The film stars Harvey Keitel, John Turturro, Delroy Lindo, and Mekhi Phifer in his debut film role. Set in New York City, Clockers tells the story of Strike (Phifer), a street-level drug dealer who becomes entangled in a murder…
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One of the most significant Hollywood trends in early 1990s were films dealing with sad realities of drug-infested black inner city neighbourhoods, many of them made by black film makers. By mid 1990s the novelty wore off and saturation effect began to hurt even the most talented and most respected film makers who would tackle those subjects. One of the examples could be seen in *Clockers*, 1995 crime drama directed…More
