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Straight Out of Brooklyn (1991)

More powerful than Boyz N the Hood. Truer than New Jack City.

A Special Jury Award winner at the Sundance Film Festival, this drama stars a then-19-year-old Matty Rich (who also wrote and directed it). 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.

Release: 1991-05-22
Runtime: 91 min
Rating: 6.2 / 10
Cast
George T. Odom
George T. Odom
Ray Brown
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Ann D. Sanders
Frankie Brown
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
Dennis Brown
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Barbara Sanon
Carolyn Brown
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Reana E. Drummond
Shirley
Matty Rich
Matty Rich
Larry