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Straight Out of Brooklyn is a 1991 independent film directed by Matty Rich in his directorial debut. The film is a story about Dennis (played by Larry Gilliard Jr. ), an African-American teen living in a housing project with his sister, mother and abusive, alcoholic father.
A 1991 crime drama film directed by Matty Rich, based on his own experience of growing up in poverty in Brooklyn. The film follows a young man who plans to rob a drug dealer and change his family's life.
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- Crime, Drama
- Matty Rich
- 1991-06
May 3, 2022 · Watch or download the film by Matty Rich about a black teenager's life in social housing and his robbery plan. The movie is available in English and has a synopsis and a ripper's note.
- 79 min
Jun 28, 1991 · A 19-year-old director's autobiographical film about a high school kid in the Brooklyn housing projects. The movie explores the choices between crime and education, and the complexities of family and friendship.
When Dennis (Lawrence Gilliard Jr.), the oldest son of an impoverished family living in a Brooklyn housing project, decides to earn some quick money by...
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- Matty Rich
- R
- George T. Odom
Oct 5, 2012 · The family's oldest son (Lawrence Gilliard Jr.) decides that the easiest way to get his family out of the projects is by robbing a local drug dealer, but that plan turns disastrous when the...
- 2 min
- 105.1K
- Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers
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May 22, 1991 · Rich plays Larry, a troubled teen living in the rough Red Hook section of Brooklyn who decides he wants out and turns to crime to fund his escape. But his plan involves scamming the neighborhood's biggest drug kingpin, a heist that's dangerous at best.
