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6.7/10 • 330

1995-09-152h 8m

CrimeDramaMystery

When there’s murder on the streets, everyone is a suspect.

Strike is a young city drug pusher under the tutelage of drug lord Rodney Little. When a night manager at a fast-food restaurant is found with four bullets in his body, Strike’s older brother turns himself in as the killer. Detective Rocco Klein doesn’t buy the story, however, setting out to find the truth, and it seems that all the fingers point toward Strike & Rodney.

Directors
Spike Lee
Editors
Sam Pollard

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Harvey Keitel

    Harvey Keitel

    Det. Rocco Klein

  2. John Turturro

    John Turturro

    Det. Larry Mazilli

  3. Delroy Lindo

    Delroy Lindo

    Rodney Little

  4. Mekhi Phifer

    Mekhi Phifer

    Ronald 'Strike' Dunham

  5. Isaiah Washington

    Isaiah Washington

    Victor Dunham

  6. Keith David

    Keith David

    André the Giant

  7. Peewee Love

    Peewee Love

    Tyrone 'Shorty' Jeeter

  8. Regina Taylor

    Regina Taylor

    Iris Jeeter

  9. Thomas Jefferson Byrd

    Thomas Jefferson Byrd

    Errol Barnes

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talisencrw

Apr 17, 2016

7/10

Spike Lee is an unfortunate instance of a very talented filmmaker who's obvious talent in craftsmanship doesn't come across in contemporary mainstream cinema because of issues having nothing to do with cinema itself. I realize that in becoming great at anything in one's life, other things have to suffer, and with him it seems, at least to me, that for everything he has undoubtedly accomplished in the filmic realm, it's created a type of 'idiot savant' (it's simply an existing term--I certainly don't mean it pejoratively)--that is, in social skills, at least pertaining to self-marketing, or getting across one's persona in the field, he is lacking--and it negatively impacts his cinema. And that's a dirty rotten shame, because this was a fine film. He and his excellent approach to cinema remind me of the Heisenberg principle and make me: a) wish Lee could find more happiness in his life, so that he can come across better, and thus have his personality not negatively influence cinephiles like me; and b) wonder, like in 'A Beautiful Mind', if he was happier and more pleasant, if it would negatively impact his filmmaking? Philosophical questions such as this tend to keep me up at night, unless I have some red wine, milk or chamomile tea to wear me out and soothe me. 'Clockers' worked for me. Keitel was really on a roll when he worked in this, with 'Bad Lieutenant', 'Reservoir Dogs', 'Pulp Fiction' and 'Smoke' all around this time. It was certainly a great vintage for him, and a fine time to sample his acting.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$25,000,000.00
Revenue
$13,100,000.00
Keywords
drug pushertraindrugsdrug lordbrooklyn, new york cityhousing projectinner city life