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The Resource Crooklyn : a Spike Lee joint, Universal Pictures presents a 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks production in association with Child Hoods Productions ; story by Joie Susannah Lee ; screenplay by Joie Susannah Lee, Cinqué Lee and Spike Lee ; produced and directed by Spike Lee

Crooklyn : a Spike Lee joint, Universal Pictures presents a 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks production in association with Child Hoods Productions ; story by Joie Susannah Lee ; screenplay by Joie Susannah Lee, Cinqué Lee and Spike Lee ; produced and directed by Spike Lee

Label
Crooklyn : a Spike Lee joint
Title
Crooklyn
Title remainder
a Spike Lee joint
Statement of responsibility
Universal Pictures presents a 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks production in association with Child Hoods Productions ; story by Joie Susannah Lee ; screenplay by Joie Susannah Lee, Cinqué Lee and Spike Lee ; produced and directed by Spike Lee
Contributor
Actor
Cinematographer
Composer
Director
Film editor
Producer
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
Director Spike Lee fashions a bold, flavorful picture of family life in a crowded but cozy Brooklyn neighborhood nicknamed "Crooklyn" by the Carmichaels, who experience one very special summer in their hometown under difficult but often wonderful circumstances
Cataloging source
FTL
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Arthur Jafa ; editor, Barry Alexander Brown ; original music, Terence Blanchard ; co-producer, Monty Ross
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG-13
Language note
In English or dubbed French with optional subtitles in Spanish; optional English captions for the hearing impaired
LC call number
  • PN1997
  • PN1995.9.N4
LC item number
  • .C787 1999
  • C766 1999
NLM call number
20515
NLM item number
Universal
PerformerNote
Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo, David Patrick Kelly, José Zuniga, Isaiah Washington, Ivelka Reyes, Spike Lee, N. Jeremi Duru, Frances Foster, Norman Matlock, Patriece Nelson, Joie Susannah Lee, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Tse-Mach Washington, Carlton Williams, Christopher Knowings, Sharif Rashed, Zelda Harris
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1962-
  • 1953-
  • 1952-
  • 1924-
  • 1979-2003.
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Lee, Spike
  • Lee, Joie Susannah
  • Lee, Cinqué.
  • Woodard, Alfre
  • Lindo, Delroy
  • Kelly, David Patrick.
  • Zúñiga, José.
  • Washington, Isaiah.
  • Reyes, Ivelka.
  • Duru, N. Jeremi.
  • Foster, Frances
  • Matlock, Norman
  • Nelson, Patriece.
  • Curtis-Hall, Vondie.
  • Washington, Tse-Mach.
  • Williams, Carlton
  • Knowings, Chris.
  • Rashed, Sharif.
  • Harris, Zelda.
  • Jafa, Arthur.
  • Brown, Barry Alexander.
  • Blanchard, Terence.
  • Forty Acres & a Mule Filmworks
  • Child Hoods Productions
  • Universal Pictures (Firm)
  • Universal Studios Home Video (Firm)
Runtime
114
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Families
  • Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • African Americans
  • Teachers
  • Musicians
  • Teachers
  • Musicians
  • African Americans
  • Families
  • New York (State)
  • New York (State)
Technique
live action
Label
Crooklyn : a Spike Lee joint, Universal Pictures presents a 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks production in association with Child Hoods Productions ; story by Joie Susannah Lee ; screenplay by Joie Susannah Lee, Cinqué Lee and Spike Lee ; produced and directed by Spike Lee
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Released in 1994 as motion picture
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1994
  • Special features : production notes; cast and filmmakers' bios; film highlights; web links
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocm42032844
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Extent
1 videodisc (114 min.)
Isbn
9780783230528
Lccn
42032844
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
025192051524
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
20515
Recording technique
stamping
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD, NTSC, region 1; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby digital 5.1 surround
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Crooklyn : a Spike Lee joint, Universal Pictures presents a 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks production in association with Child Hoods Productions ; story by Joie Susannah Lee ; screenplay by Joie Susannah Lee, Cinqué Lee and Spike Lee ; produced and directed by Spike Lee
Publication
Note
  • Released in 1994 as motion picture
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1994
  • Special features : production notes; cast and filmmakers' bios; film highlights; web links
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocm42032844
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Extent
1 videodisc (114 min.)
Isbn
9780783230528
Lccn
42032844
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
025192051524
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
20515
Recording technique
stamping
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD, NTSC, region 1; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby digital 5.1 surround
Video recording format
DVD

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