Crooklyn (1994)
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From Spike Lee comes this vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school-teacher, her stubborn jazz-musician husband and their five kids living in '70s Brooklyn.
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... Carolyn Carmichael
... Woody Carmichael
... Tony Eyes / Jim
... Troy Carmichael
... Clinton Carmichael
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Cast
... Carolyn Carmichael
... Woody Carmichael
... Tony Eyes / Jim
... Troy Carmichael
... Clinton Carmichael
... Wendell Carmichael
... Joseph Carmichael
... Nate Carmichael
... Tommy La La
... Vic Powell
... Jessica
... Snuffy
... Uncle Brown
... Aunt Song
... Hector
... Bodega Woman
... Cornell
... Minnie
... Barry
... Delray
... Possom (Greg)
... Richard
... Mrs. Columbo
... Florence
... Cecil
... Kesha
... Cathy
... Brenda
... Right Hand Man
... Clem
... Viola
... Ray-Ray
... Rick
... Peanut
... Juan
... West Indian Store Manager
... Sheila
... Con Ed Man
... Tammy
... TV Evangelist
... Louie
... Monica
... Drunk Woman
... Tito
... Vicki
... Funeral Mourner
... Neighbor
... Neighbor
... Judy
... Jody
... Boy In Street
... Supermarket Customer
... Supermarket Customer
... Supermarket Customer
... Supermarket Customer
... Jesse Plasto
... Jose Rillo
... Aunt Maxine
Crew
... Director
... Production Design
... Supervising Sound Editor
... Foley Supervisor
... Sound Mixer
... Screenplay
... Sound Effects Editor
... Production Supervisor
... Art Direction
... Editor
... Costume Design
... Associate Producer
... Steadicam Operator
... Producer
... Production Coordinator
... Foley Editor
... Property Master
... Co-Producer
... Still Photographer
... ADR Editor
... Set Decoration
... Original Music Composer
... Director of Photography
... Music Supervisor
... Foley Editor
... Screenplay
... ADR Editor
... Associate Producer
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Dialogue Editor
... Script Supervisor
... Screenplay
... Story
... Casting
... Executive Producer
... Steadicam Operator
... Sound Designer
... Extras Casting
... Foley Editor
... Assistant Camera
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