Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983)

Zack Homer takes over managing the barbershop after Joe is killed for trying to rip off his "investor", Mr. Lovejoy. All Zack wants to do is run a traditional barbershop giving traditional ... See full summary »

Director:

Spike Lee

Writer:

Spike Lee

Stars:

Monty Ross, Donna Bailey, Stuart Smith

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Monty Ross	...	Zachariah 'Zack' Homer
Donna Bailey	...	Ruth Homer
Stuart Smith	...	Thaddeus (Teapot)
Tommy Redmond Hicks	...	Nicholas Lovejoy
Horace Long	...	Joe Ballard
LaVerne Summer	...	Esquire
Africanus Rocius	...	Spinks
Robert Delbert	...	Fletcher
Alphonzo Lewis	...	Deacon
William Badgett	...	Silas
Herbert Burks	...	True God
Vanita Taylor	...	Jehovah's Witness
Lynn Dummett	...	Jehovah's Witness
Loretta Cragett	...	Model
Curtis Brown	...	Photographer

Storyline

Zack Homer takes over managing the barbershop after Joe is killed for trying to rip off his "investor", Mr. Lovejoy. All Zack wants to do is run a traditional barbershop giving traditional haircuts, but modern styles have passed him by and business is slow. One evening, Mr. Lovejoy shows up to offer Zack the same deal he gave to Joe. It could turn his business around, but what will he have to give in return?

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Plot Keywords:

barbershop | new york city | bedford stuyvesant | student film | numbers racket | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 March 1983 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$11,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, New York University (NYU), Tisch School of the Arts (NYU)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was Spike Lee masters thesis when he attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

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Quotes

Zachariah: I sure as hell don't do no faggoty curls!

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Connections

References E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

User Reviews

Early thesis film proves Spike Lee worthy of filmmaker

Joes Bed-Stuy Barbershop is Spike Lee's thesis film for NYU graduate school. With this film it is clear that Spike Lee would go on and make better and greater films. Spike Lee's film about a barber shop centers around the main character Zack. Zack takes over the barbershop after Joe is mysteriously murdered. But it becomes apparent that Zack will follow in Joe's footsteps down the wrong path. The movie is a glimpse into the world of an urban jungle where it's survival of the fittest whether you like it or not.