Red Hook Summer (2012)

A middle-class boy from Atlanta finds his worldview changed as he spends the summer with his deeply religious grandfather in the housing projects of Red Hook, Brooklyn.

Director:

Spike Lee

Writers:

Spike Lee (screenplay), James McBride (screenplay)

Stars:

Jules Brown, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Toni Lysaith

4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Limary Agosto	...	Lourdes
Sumayya Ali	...	Lil' Peace Of Heaven Baptist Church Of Red Hook Choir Member
Turron Kofi Alleyne	...	Butter
De'Adre Aziza	...	Colleen Royale
Jonathan Batiste	...	Da Organist Tk Hazelton
Quincy Tyler Bernstine	...	Hazel
Daniel Breaker	...	Cliff
Jules Brown	...	Flik Royale
Charles Anthony Bryant	...	Lil' Peace Of Heaven Baptist Church Of Red Hook Choir Member
Janinah Burnett	...	Lil' Peace Of Heaven Baptist Church Of Red Hook Choir Member
Thomas Jefferson Byrd	...	Deacon Zee
Courtney D. Carey	...	Lil' Peace Of Heaven Baptist Church Of Red Hook Choir Member
Jim Davis	...	Lil' Peace Of Heaven Baptist Church Of Red Hook Choir Director
Colman Domingo	...	Blessing Rowe
Shani Foster	...	Lil' Peace Of Heaven Baptist Church Of Red Hook Choir Member

Storyline

A middle-class boy from Atlanta finds his worldview changed as he spends the summer with his deeply religious grandfather in the housing projects of Red Hook, Brooklyn.

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Plot Keywords:

three word title | season in title | place name in title | color in title | written and directed by cast member | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for brief violence, language and a disturbing situation

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 May 2013 (Brazil)

Also Known As:

Verão em Red Hook

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$40,070, 12 August 2012, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$338,803, 18 November 2012

Company Credits

Production Co:

40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Isaiah Whitlock Jr.'s third time portraying Detective/Agent Amos Flood in a Spike Lee Film. The first and second times were in 25th Hour (2002) and She Hate Me (2004), respectively.

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Connections

Referenced in Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (2014)

User Reviews

Brilliant

Red Hook Summer, was funny, thought provoking, tugged at your emotions, and made you think...Classic Spike! You felt a sense of nostalgia with the return of characters Mookie (Do the Right Thing) and Nola Darling (now Mother Darling - She's Gotta Have It). The use of colors was wonderful, as usual Spike and his director of photography has a way of bringing the viewer right into the scene both visually and emotionally. I felt like I was living in Red Hook. The third act of the film was one of the most powerful scenes I have viewed in a looooong time...particularly with films of color. The symbolism Spike used just gave me goose bumps. That makes me want to see this film at least another 3 times, just to study the genius of this filmmaker. The overall music used in this film by Judith Hill and Bruce Hornsby was light and warm - a perfect contrast to the set of the film taking place in the projects of Red Hook - where there's much "death" - I suppose that is the irony of life. There was of course a turn at the end, and the music became more hard hitting during the last scenes of the film - the combination of the visuals and the music REALLY brought me emotionally into the "disturbing situation", brought tears to my eyes. 10 stars! And "that's the truth, ruth!"