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| Shar-Ron Corley | ... | Jason Petty (as Sharron Corley) | |
| Gabriel Casseus | ... | Midget | |
| Saul Stein | ... | Roscoe | |
| Gwen McGee | ... | Rene Petty | |
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Andre Moore | ... | Ritchie |
| Donald Faison | ... | Tiny Dime (as Donald Adeosun Faison) | |
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Conrad Meertins Jr. | ... | P-Nut |
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Devin Eggleston | ... | Jamal |
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Koran C. Thomas | ... | Ronnie |
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Michele Morgan | ... | Coreen |
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Samantha Brown | ... | Jackie Petty |
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Robert Jason Jackson | ... | Lionel Gentry |
| Roscoe Orman | ... | Judge | |
| Heavy D | ... | Bo-Kane (as Dwight Errington Myers) | |
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Jason and Midget are two young, black teenagers living in Newark,New Jersey, the unofficial car theft capital of the world. Their favourite pastime is that of everybody in their neighbourhood: stealing cars and joyriding. The trouble starts when they steal a police car and the cops launch a violent offensive that involves beating and even shooting suspects. Written by Robert Zeithammel <zeit@cip.physik.uni-muenchen.de>
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The only things that matters is the ride.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for pervasive strong language and some violence, drugs and drinking | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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19 April 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Mafia de New Jersey See more »Edit
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Budget:
$5,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$1,395,028, 23 April 1995Gross USA:
$3,565,508Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Written by Dr. Butcher (as A. Venable)
Produced by Dr. Butcher
Performed by Dr. Butcher
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Filmed during a time Newark, New Jersey was infamous for being the "car theft capitol" of the USA. Crime has greatly decreased since then, since the introduction of gentrification within the communities. See more »Goofs
When P-Nut an Tiny Dime steal the black Honda the boom mic and a crew member are reflected on the drivers side door. See more »Quotes
Ronnie: Felt like a truck and shit, man. Except now they got me on heroin or some shit.See more »
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Referenced in At the Movies: Blues Brothers 2000/Illtown/The Replacement Killers (1998) See more »Soundtracks
FusionWritten by Dr. Butcher (as A. Venable)
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I just wanted to inform anyone who may be interested that the the movie "New Jersey Drive" was my personal favorite off alltime. I admire the work Nick Gomez and Spike Lee put into this masterpiece of a movie. This movie made quite an impression on me because of its realness and its appreciation of detail of life in urban New Jersey. It struck a chord with me, personally, because I grew up with friends like those depicted in the movie. It further made an impression with me because I used to spend time in Teaneck several years ago, so some of the characters were kept "real". At times, this movie seemed like a documentary because you didn't know whether or not these were real events taking place. Although movies like "Boys in the Hood" and "Menace II Society" grab more attention, I personally feel these movies were somewhat "enhanced" to appeal to a broader audience. "New Jersey Drive" was an uncompromising piece of "in your face" reality. Lee and Gomez covered every detail in this urban drama from the music, clothing, slang, and location.Unlike some of the movies I mentioned earlier, the actors performed as if they weren't "actors". Nothing was compromised in order to make good "theater". The only misfortune to come from this movie was the fact that many people "slept" on it. I look forward to more works of art from Nick and Spike in the hopefully near future.