Crooklyn (1994)

 

Release date: May 13, 1994

Director: Spike Lee

Writer(s): Spike Lee

Starring: Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo, Zelda Harris

Estimated Budget: N/A

U.S. Box office: $13.6 million

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As her teacher mother, Carolyn (Alfre Woodard), and her jazz musician father, Woody (Delroy Lindo), worry over monthly bills, grade-schooler student Troy Carmichael (Zelda Harris) banters and bonds with her four brothers. Against her will, Troy is sent to her aunt's southern home for a summer visit, but when she returns to her bustling Brooklyn neighborhood, she learns that a family member is gravely ill. Already mature, Troy is forced to face to some very grown-up facts about life and loss.