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The Education of Sonny Carson

  • 19741974
  • RR
  • 1h 44m
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6.8/10
539
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Rony Clanton in The Education of Sonny Carson (1974)
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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.
IMDb RATING
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    • Michael Campus
    • Sonny Carson(autobiography)
    • Fred Hudson
  • Stars
    • Rony Clanton
    • Don Gordon
    • Joyce Walker
    • Michael Campus
    • Sonny Carson(autobiography)
    • Fred Hudson
  • Stars
    • Rony Clanton
    • Don Gordon
    • Joyce Walker
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    • 11Critic reviews
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    Rony Clanton
    Rony Clanton
    • Sonny Carson
    Don Gordon
    Don Gordon
    • Pigliani
    Joyce Walker
    • Virginia
    Paul Benjamin
    Paul Benjamin
    • Pops
    Thomas Hicks
    • Young Sonny
    Mary Alice
    Mary Alice
    • Moms
    Ram John Holder
    Ram John Holder
    • Preacher
    Jerry Bell
    • Lil Boy
    Ray Rainbow Johnson
    • Benny
    Derrick Champ Ford
    • Wolfe
    Roger Hill
    Roger Hill
    • Lil John
    Chris Forster
    • Donovan
    George Miles
    • Uncle Cal
    B.T. Taylor
    B.T. Taylor
    • Crazy
    Roger D.A. Davis
    • Willie
    Eleanora Douglas
    • Sally Jean
    Clifton Steere
    • Psychiatrist
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    Dennis Kear
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    • 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

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    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.
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    • tyrenallen
    • May 26, 2003

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    • Release date
      • July 17, 1974 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Bedford Ave at Putnam Ave, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • 1 hour 44 minutes
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