Straight Out of Brooklyn

1h 31m 1991

Brief Synopsis

The story of despair played out by a black family in Brooklyn's Red Hook housing projects.

Cast & Crew

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Matty Rich

Director

George T Odom

Ray Brown

Ann D Sanders

Frankie Brown

Larry Gilliard Jr.

Dennis Brown

Barbara Sanon

Carolyn Brown

Reana E Drummond

Shirley

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1991
Production Company
American Playhouse; Corporation For Public Broadcasting; J G Films Inc; National Endowment For The Arts; Sound One; The Effects House
Distribution Company
Samuel Goldwyn Company; American Playhouse; HBO Home Video
Location
Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 31m

Synopsis

The story of despair played out by a black family in Brooklyn's Red Hook housing projects.

Director

Matty Rich

Director

Cast

George T Odom

Ray Brown

Ann D Sanders

Frankie Brown

Larry Gilliard Jr.

Dennis Brown

Barbara Sanon

Carolyn Brown

Reana E Drummond

Shirley

Matty Rich

Larry

Mark Malone

Kevin

Ali Shahid Abdul Wahha

Luther

Joseph A Thomas

Saledene

James Mcfadden

James

Dorise Black

Ms Walker

Robert N Nash

Skeet

Fran Sperling

Sarah

Billy R

Gas Station Customer

Joseph Pillonia

Gas Station Manager

Booker T Matthews

Uncle Scotty

J R Hill

Bartender

Walter Meade

Man In Grocery Store

Soraya Hyppolite

Woman In Grocery Store

Krystal Davis

Luther'S Girl Friend

David Belgrave

Grocery Clerk

Albertha Moody

Secretary In Employment Office

William Erskine

Man In Bar

James Mayes

Man In Bar

Ulysses Rivers

Voice Over

Virgil Jones

Performer

Crew

John Altschuler

Special Thanks

Jorge Amador

Special Thanks (Tvc/Movie Makers Theatre)

Lorelei Andrysick

Camera Assistant

Arthur Baker

Song ("Get Into It")

Arthur Baker

Production Consultant ("Straight Out Of Brooklyn (Hip Hop)")

Arthur Baker

Music Supervisor

Bernie Barnett

Special Thanks

Eric Beal

Song ("Get Into It")

Elisha Birnbaum

Foley Artist

Allen Black

Associate Producer

Dorise Black

Casting C Unit Publicist

Shawn Black

Driver

Shawn Black

Grip

Art Blair

Grip

G Bolton

Song ("The Pros")

David Boulton

Adr Engineer

Sharon Boyle

Special Thanks

Chris Brown

Grip

Frankie Brown

Special Thanks

Ray Brown

Special Thanks

Sherman Bryce

Still Photography

Phil Bulla

Other

Kip Bunting

Grip

Kip Bunting

Driver

Kip Bunting

Other

Rodney Carlton

Other

Ian Carmichael

Key Grip

Karen Carrillo

Camera Assistant

Zebedee Collins

Gaffer

Ernest Dancy

Other

Sheila Dancy

Other

Doctor Gerald Deas

Special Thanks (Wlib Radio)

Jacqueline Delibes

Assistant Film Editor

Pam Demetruis

Adr Editor

Jonathan Demme

Special Thanks

Ira Deutchman

Executive Producer

Paul Eliacin

Production Assistant

Jeffrey A. Eplett

Best Boy

Carl Estick

Song ("Come Again")

Donna Farnum

Sound

Hildie Fieremans

Makeup Artist

Glenn E Ford

Special Thanks

Lisa Gadson

Assistant (To The Producer)

Willie Giles

Special Thanks

Gerard K Gilliam

Special Thanks

Gary Goetzman

Special Thanks

Howard Goldstein

Special Thanks

Thomas A Gulino

Sound Editor

Jack Haigis

Editor

Jack Haigis

Music Editor

Robin Halpin

Song ("Sweet Dreams")

Matthew Handal

Assistant Film Editor

Lori Hankinson

Production Assistant

Laurie Hayes

Special Thanks

Lynn Holst

Special Thanks

Sheila Ingram

Other

John Glen James

Assistant Key Grip

William Kozy

Sound

George Lara

Foley Engineer

Queen Latifah

Song

Queen Latifah

Song Performer ("The Pros")

Lindsay Law

Executive Producer

Harold Lee

Song ("Are You Really Real?")

Kevin Lee

Supervising Sound Editor

Ron Lenard

Grip

J C Lodge

Song Producer ("Come Again")

J C Lodge

Song Performer

Lamont Logan

Extra Special Thanks

Antoine Lundy

Song ("Sweet Dreams")

Elizabeth Manne

Production Associate

Shirley Matthews

Assistant (To The Producer)

Shirley Matthews

Casting

Karen Mcmullen

Apprentice Film Editor

Walter Meade

Art Department

Travis Milner

Song ("Are You Really Real?")

Eileen Nelson

Assistant Film Editor

Heather Nicholson

Production Assistant

Errol O'meally

Song; Song Producer ("Come Again")

Triso Pearson

Song ("Are You Really Real?")

Austin Phillips

Boom Operator

Matty Rich

Screenwriter

Matty Rich

Producer

Matty Rich

Song ("A Woman Is A Confusin' Thang")

Beatrice Richardson

Other

Candice Richardson

Extra Special Thanks

Rhamel Richardson

Special Thanks

Mark Riley

Special Thanks (Wlib Radio)

Felix Rodriguez

Grip

Felix Rodriguez

Driver

Joe Rogers

Assistant Engineer (Crossroads Recording Studios)

Sidney Rollack

Special Thanks

John Rosnell

Director Of Photography

Edward Saxon

Special Thanks

Georg Schmithusen

Camera Assistant

Tom Silverman

Special Thanks

Gregory Speed

Assistant Sound Editor

Kelvin Stephens

Grip

Susan Stuart

Production Assistant

Taina Traverso

Makeup Artist

Roberta Lynn Tross

Special Thanks

Brian Vancho

Foley Artist

Mrs. Clara Walker

Special Thanks (Mcdonald'S Diner)

Oswald C Wallace

Grip

Oswald C Wallace

Driver

Malcolm-jamal Warner

Special Thanks

Harold Wheeler

Song Performer ("Take Some Time Out" "In Time Of Need")

Harold Wheeler

Music

Harold Wheeler

Song ("A Woman Is A Confusin' Thang"), Songs

Ken Williams

Song Performer ("A Woman Is A Confusin' Thang")

Steven Wilson

Grip

Steven Wilson

Driver

Erin Wright

Grip

Rodney Wright

Still Photography

Mel Zelnicker

Rerecording

Peter Vander Zwart

Special Thanks

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1991
Production Company
American Playhouse; Corporation For Public Broadcasting; J G Films Inc; National Endowment For The Arts; Sound One; The Effects House
Distribution Company
Samuel Goldwyn Company; American Playhouse; HBO Home Video
Location
Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 31m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1991

Released in United States January 1991

Released in United States May 1991

Released in United States May 31, 1991

Released in United States October 1991

Released in United States on Video December 11, 1991

Released in United States Summer May 22, 1991

Wide Release in United States June 28, 1991

Shown at American Film Market (AFM) II in Santa Monica October 21-27, 1991.

Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 9-20, 1991.

Shown at Deauville Film Festival August 30 - September 9, 1991.

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 26 - May 9, 1991.

Shown at Sundance Film Festival Park City, Utah January 17-27, 1991.

Directorial debut for 19-year-old Matty Rich.

Received a Special Jury Recognition award at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival.

Released in United States 1991 (Shown at Deauville Film Festival August 30 - September 9, 1991.)

Released in United States 1991 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 26 - May 9, 1991.)

Released in United States January 1991 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival Park City, Utah January 17-27, 1991.)

Released in United States May 1991 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 9-20, 1991.)

Released in United States Summer May 22, 1991

Released in United States May 31, 1991 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States on Video December 11, 1991

Released in United States October 1991 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) II in Santa Monica October 21-27, 1991.)

Wide Release in United States June 28, 1991

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