The Education of Sonny Carson

19741974
RR
1h 44min

The Education of Sonny Carson (1974)

A gifted young man is caught up in gang life.A gifted young man is caught up in gang life.A gifted young man is caught up in gang life.

Director
- Michael Campus
Writers
- Sonny Carson(autobiography)
- Fred Hudson
Stars

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The Education of Sonny Carson (1974)

The Education of Sonny Carson (1974)

The Education of Sonny Carson (1974)

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A gifted young man is caught up in gang life.

street gang gang warfare heroin addiction drug abuse poverty 9 more

Taglines
- You learn a lot in the streets.
Genre
- Drama
Certificate
- R
Parents guide

Trivia
Ghostface Killah sampled this movie and used it as an intro in one of his songs.

Quotes
Wolfe: He *gots* to die. He got - I got to take him off of here. That's right. I *gotta* take him off of here. Because there's only one, and that's me, you understand? For all of that fightin', you understand? The sucker think he good. The sucker think he can whoop me. And I knew he can't whoop me, huh? Hey, boy, the nigger whole style is chump, you understand? When it comes to me, you understand? Just let me get mines first. Then after I get mines, y'all can do what y'all wanna do.

Connections
Featured in Brooklyn Boheme (2011)

Soundtracks
Where Do I Go From Here (Sonny Carson's Theme)
Music by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Lyrics by Bob Kessler
Sung by Leon Ware

Top review

just part of the story

sonny died this year, and this movie is just a testament to part of his greatness. it is wonderful tale, that could is so visually stimulating because it drips truth. only a true story could convey so much emotion.

sonny we miss you.

and i hope another movie will tell the rest of your story; your life.

helpful•7

3

tyrenallen
May 26, 2003

Release date
- July 17, 1974 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Die Erziehung des Sonny Carson
Filming locations
- Bedford Ave at Putnam Ave, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Production company
- Paramount Pictures
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Gross US & Canada
- $1,092,563

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Runtime
- 1h 44min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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