Red Hook Summer (2012)

A middle-class boy from Atlanta finds his worldview changed as he spends the summer with his deeply religious grandfather in the housing projects of Red Hook, Brooklyn.

Director:

Spike Lee

Writers:

Spike Lee (screenplay), James McBride (screenplay)

Stars:

Limary Agosto, Jules Brown, Thomas Jefferson Byrd

3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Limary Agosto	...	Lourdes
Sumayya Ali	...	Lil' Peace Of Heaven Baptist Church Of Red Hook Choir Member
Turron Kofi Alleyne	...	Butter
De'Adre Aziza	...	Colleen Royale
Jonathan Batiste	...	Da Organist Tk Hazelton
Quincy Tyler Bernstine	...	Hazel
Daniel Breaker	...	Cliff
Jules Brown	...	Flik Royale
Charles Anthony Bryant	...	Lil' Peace Of Heaven Baptist Church Of Red Hook Choir Member
Janinah Burnett	...	Lil' Peace Of Heaven Baptist Church Of Red Hook Choir Member
Thomas Jefferson Byrd	...	Deacon Zee
Courtney D. Carey	...	Lil' Peace Of Heaven Baptist Church Of Red Hook Choir Member
Jim Davis	...	Lil' Peace Of Heaven Baptist Church Of Red Hook Choir Director
Jim Davis	...	Lil' Peace Of Heaven Baptist Church Of Red Hook Choir Director
Colman Domingo	...	Blessing Rowe

Storyline

A middle-class boy from Atlanta finds his worldview changed as he spends the summer with his deeply religious grandfather in the housing projects of Red Hook, Brooklyn.

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Plot Keywords:

color in title | place name in title | three word title | season in title | written and directed by cast member

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for brief violence, language and a disturbing situation

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 May 2013 (Brazil)

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$40,070 (USA) (10 August 2012)

Gross:

$338,803 (USA) (16 November 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks

Technical Specs

Runtime:

121 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References Do the Right Thing (1989)

User Reviews

Spike Lee!!!!

I give this film an 8 out of 10 only because of it's obviously miniscule budget, a few more takes on some of the scenes and we would have yet another great 'Spike Lee Joint'. Gotta let you know, Spike Lee is my favorite director, has been since the death of Stanley Kubrick, and, although neither here or there, they both made/make superior films whose appreciation oftentimes came way too late! The film begins a bit preachy in its dialog, contemporary religious and social and political pontifications, and I am OK with that, it's what Spike has always done. The slice of life tale of a young boy spending a summer with an extremely religious grandfather he's just met, and the unexpected denouement is very good storytelling and very worthy of Spike Lee. I really wanna spoil the story, but, please, see it for yourself.