Death and violence anger a twelve-year-old drug courier, who sets his employers against each other.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Sean Nelson | ... | Fresh | |
| Giancarlo Esposito | ... | Esteban | |
| Samuel L. Jackson | ... | Sam | |
| N'Bushe Wright | ... | Nichole | |
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Ron Brice | ... | Corky |
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Jean-Claude La Marre | ... | Jake (as Jean LaMarre) |
| José Zúñiga | ... | Lt. Perez | |
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Luis Lantigua | ... | Chuckie |
| Yul Vazquez | ... | Chillie | |
| Cheryl Freeman | ... | Aunt Frances | |
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Anthony Thomas | ... | Red |
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Curtis McClarin | ... | Darryl (as Curtis L. McClarin) |
| Charles Malik Whitfield | ... | Smokey | |
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Víctor González | ... | Herbie |
| Guillermo Díaz | ... | Spike | |
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Fresh (Sean Nelson) is a 12-year-old drug dealer who finds himself trapped in a web of poverty, corruption and racial tension in Brooklyn, New York. When his drug-addict sister Nichole (N'Bushe Wright) starts sleeping with local drug lord Esteban (Giancarlo Esposito), Fresh calls upon the skills he learned playing chess with his alcoholic father and speed-chess champion Sam (Samuel L. Jackson) and devises a complex strategy that will free both himself and his sister. Written by heem857
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In a world where criminals make the rules an innocent boy is out to beat them at their own game. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for intense, realistic depiction of urban violence, and for drug content, pervasive language, and some sexuality | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
2 September 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$3,500,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$8,094,616Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$8,094,616Company Credits
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Chess Opponent: Fuck you. Ain't no mate in no four. Fuck you.
Fresh: Would have been four if you were smart. Mate.
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Written by Ruben D.J.
Published by Nueva Era Musical (ASCAP)
Performed by Ruben D.J.
Courtesy of RTP Records and Rodven Records
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Sean Nelson (Fresh) had just turned thirteen when the filming of the movie started. See more »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. See more »Quotes
Fresh: Mate in four.Chess Opponent: Fuck you. Ain't no mate in no four. Fuck you.
Fresh: Would have been four if you were smart. Mate.
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Soundtracks
La Que Mas MeneaWritten by Ruben D.J.
Published by Nueva Era Musical (ASCAP)
Performed by Ruben D.J.
Courtesy of RTP Records and Rodven Records
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"Fresh" (Nelson), the title character and a black kid in his early teens, is a runner for low level drug distributors in the mean streets of NYC with a plan to get out of the ghetto. He plays speed chess with his estranged father and stashes money in a tin can but his plan goes well beyond just saving for a bus ticket. "Fresh" offers good production value, par performances, somewhat stereotypical characters, and lots of grit. However, what sets this critically lauded flick apart from its peers is a human drama with a clever storyline which transcend the usual stuck-in-the-ghetto flicks full of sensational crime stuff. An engaging watch for those into drug/ghetto/crime flicks. (B)