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Fresh

  • 19941994
  • RR
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
13K
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Samuel L. Jackson, Giancarlo Esposito, Sean Nelson, and N'Bushe Wright in Fresh (1994)
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Death and violence anger a twelve-year-old drug courier, who sets his employers against each other.Death and violence anger a twelve-year-old drug courier, who sets his employers against each other.Death and violence anger a twelve-year-old drug courier, who sets his employers against each other.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
13K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
9,947
167
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    • Director
      • Boaz Yakin
    • Writer
      • Boaz Yakin
    • Stars
      • Sean Nelson
      • Giancarlo Esposito
      • Samuel L. Jackson
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Boaz Yakin
    • Writer
      • Boaz Yakin
    • Stars
      • Sean Nelson
      • Giancarlo Esposito
      • Samuel L. Jackson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 116User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 5 nominations

    Videos2

    Fresh
    Trailer 1:27
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    Trailer 0:16
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    Photos34

    Samuel L. Jackson and Sean Nelson in Fresh (1994)
    Samuel L. Jackson in Fresh (1994)
    Samuel L. Jackson and Sean Nelson in Fresh (1994)
    Samuel L. Jackson in Fresh (1994)
    L-R Luis Lantigua, Sean Nelson, Paul J.Q. Lee
    Fresh (1994)
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    Top cast

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    Sean Nelson
    Sean Nelson
    • Fresh
    Giancarlo Esposito
    Giancarlo Esposito
    • Esteban
    Samuel L. Jackson
    Samuel L. Jackson
    • Sam
    N'Bushe Wright
    N'Bushe Wright
    • Nichole
    Ron Brice
    • Corky
    Jean-Claude La Marre
    • Jake
    • (as Jean LaMarre)
    José Zúñiga
    José Zúñiga
    • Lt. Perez
    Luis Lantigua
    • Chuckie
    Yul Vazquez
    Yul Vazquez
    • Chillie
    Cheryl Freeman
    Cheryl Freeman
    • Aunt Frances
    Anthony Thomas
    • Red
    Curtis McClarin
    • Darryl
    • (as Curtis L. McClarin)
    Charles Malik Whitfield
    Charles Malik Whitfield
    • Smokey
    Víctor González
    • Herbie
    Guillermo Diaz
    Guillermo Diaz
    • Spike
    • (as Guillermo Díaz)
    Robert Jimenez
    • Salvador
    Jerome Butler
    • James
    Cortez Nance Jr.
    • Reggie
    • Director
      • Boaz Yakin
    • Writer
      • Boaz Yakin
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Producer Lawrence Bender plays the character "Long Haired Yuppie-Scum" in this film, who he played in Pulp Fiction (1994) and Four Rooms (1995), both written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, implying that this film does takes place in the same universe as all of Tarantino's films, and most of Robert Rodriguez's films.
    • Goofs
      When Fresh is seen playing chess with his Sam, Sam moves the chess pieces with one hand while hitting the clock with the other. This is illegal in speed chess.
    • Quotes

      Chuckie: I got the dope moves.

      Esteban: You got the what?

      Chuckie: I got the stupid juice, I bust the stupid moves.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Natural Born Killers/Blankman/Fresh/Wagons East/The Advocate (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Jesus Children of America
      Written by Stevie Wonder

      Published by Black Bull Music / Jobete Music Co.

      Performed by Johnny Gill

      Produced by Chuckii Booker for Big Dog Productions

      Courtesy of Motown Records

    User reviews116

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    9/10
    Great Movie
    This movie didn't have to rely on BIG NAMES to make this movie great. It didn't have to rely on lots of on screen killing to be great. This movie was great because the dialog between the characters as well as the screen play were excellent all by themselves. The people who did play the parts DID justice to the characters they played. As the movie started and in the first 15 minutes, all I could think was this kid (Sean Nelson) was a punk trying to make a buck. I didn't realize, like most, until the end of the film what this kid was actaully doing, which was playing everyone like they were live chess pieces. He got what he wanted all by playing one against the other. This movie proved that a film does not have to be high budget or big names to be great. If that were the case, The Last Action Hero or Reindeer Games should win an OSCARS for Best Movie.
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    • jtfsouth
    • Apr 14, 2000

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 2, 1994 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • France
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Дерзкий
    • Filming locations
      • Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Lumière Pictures
      • Miramax
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $8,094,616
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,094,616
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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