A young man living in poverty makes a plan to rob a drug dealer and change the life of his family.A young man living in poverty makes a plan to rob a drug dealer and change the life of his family.A young man living in poverty makes a plan to rob a drug dealer and change the life of his family.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 5 nominations
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
- Dennis Brown
- (as Larry Gilliard Jr.)
Ali A. Wahhab
- Luther
- (as Ali Shahid Abdul Wahhab)
Joseph Pampillonia
- Gas Station Manager
- (as Joseph Pillonia)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaTo raise financing for his film, Matty Rich went on a local radio station in Brooklyn, asking for pledges. The next day about 50 people showed up and he raised $77,000 in the space of 20 minutes.
- Alternate versionsEmmitt H Thrower played the role of Father of Larry. Scenes cut from movie.
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Excellent movie worth seeing
Being from NY originally, one often drives by the Red Hook section, this film doesn't skim the surface, everyone should see it.
While it was a low budget film, the acting is first-rate. George Odom is the father, I also thought the mother was realistically portrayed by Ann D. Sanders... as a woman who simply has no options, and is worried about her son and daughter. When she tries to get help from the employment agency, we see the hypocrisy of the counselor, telling her to get help, when she clearly has no intention of offering help.
Larry Gilliard Jr. is excellent as Dennis (he also had a recent role in "The Machinist", with Christian Bale, where he was quite good). This movie is worth seeing because you feel for the characters, it is not just gratuitous violence, and deals with the mindset of the characters.
Hopefully, Matty Rich will make more movies of this genre. Highly recommended.
While it was a low budget film, the acting is first-rate. George Odom is the father, I also thought the mother was realistically portrayed by Ann D. Sanders... as a woman who simply has no options, and is worried about her son and daughter. When she tries to get help from the employment agency, we see the hypocrisy of the counselor, telling her to get help, when she clearly has no intention of offering help.
Larry Gilliard Jr. is excellent as Dennis (he also had a recent role in "The Machinist", with Christian Bale, where he was quite good). This movie is worth seeing because you feel for the characters, it is not just gratuitous violence, and deals with the mindset of the characters.
Hopefully, Matty Rich will make more movies of this genre. Highly recommended.
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- MarieGabrielle
- Jan 30, 2006
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Fugir de Brooklyn
- Filming locations
- 322 Myrtle Ave, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA(Store Larry and Kevin checking out girl)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $450,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,712,293
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $58,918
- May 27, 1991
- Gross worldwide
- $2,712,293
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
- Color
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By what name was Straight Out of Brooklyn (1991) officially released in Canada in English?
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