Sucker Free City (2004) (TV)

Director:

Spike Lee

Writer:

Alex Tse (writer)

Release Date:

21 February 2009 (Sweden)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

On these streets, everybody's got a gang.

Plot:

Sucker-Free City, or S.F.C., revolves around the conflicts among white, black, Latino and Asian street gangs in San Francisco.

Plot Keywords:

Ghetto

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Ben Crowley	...	Nick Wade
Ken Leung	...	Lincoln Ma
Anthony Mackie	...	K-Luv
Darris Love	...	Sleepy
Laura Allen	...	Samantha Wade
T.V. Carpio	...	Angela Tsing
Kathy Baker	...	Cleo Wade
James Hong	...	Kwok
Lamont Bentley	...	Ahmir
Ewan Chung	...	Edwin Leong
Omari Hardwick	...	Dante Ponce
Marguerite Moreau	...	Jessica Epstein
Judy Pace	...	Mama June
Eyal Podell	...	Stephan Cashen
Stanford Chase	...	Peter Wu (as Stanford Poon)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, pervasive language, drug content and some sexual material.

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Cantonese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | USA:R | UK:15 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A

Company:

40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks

Movie Connections:

Features To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Very disappointing. Props to Spkie Lee for his attempt, but it was far from accurate

If he wanted to be accurate, he should have chosen some Frisco natives and not a bunch of NY actors who know nothing about the Sucka Free (not Sucker Free). I've lived in SF my entire life, and folks here do not talk or act the way these actors did. Everything was over-dramatized, and the only cat I saw from the Bay was JT the Bigga Figga with his little cameo as a rapper. No shock that he was the only one in the film who really dressed like cats out here (ie his Warriors jersey). Not once did I notice anyone wearing any Giants or 9ers gear; instead he fitted them in some cheesy made-up SF or Oakland jerseys that aren't even sold around here. HP has no bowling alleys, black and Asian gangbangers do NOT wear head or wristbands with the colors of Africa or China's Olympic team, nor does every Chinese gangster wear a Yao Ming jersey and try and sound black while shooting hoops. Further, while there now is a significant yuppie community that has invaded the Mission, all that was shown was some white dude and a self-proclaimed "100% West Coast Boriqua." This is NOT New York! Puerto Ricans here are few and far between, and the Latinos in the Mission are very, very different from the ONE that was shown here, who was without a doubt from NY. Also, HP is not the only black neighborhood in the City. An accurate depiction would have shown the drama between HP sets in their own hood as well as vs. Fillmore, Sunnydale, Lakeview, etc.

This film could've been much better if Lee had done some more homework and had a better storyline to work with.