Movie is in excellent condition, like brand new, guaranteed. Starring harvey keitel, john turturro, delroy lindo, mekhi phifer. Set in new york city, clockers tells the story of strike. Clockers by owen gleiberman updated september 15, 1995 at 04. John turturro, mikhi phifer, harvey keitel and a screenplay from richard price. From the smooth soul of seal, desree, and chaka khan, through the hiphopjazz fusions of buckshot lefonque, to the intense crooklyn dodgers jeru the damaja, chubb rock, o. All original discs, cases, sleeves, artwork and inserts. Noticeably absent from the subgenre was spike lee, whose early works both critical and financial successes. Clockers is a 1995 american crime drama film directed by spike lee. When theres murder on the streets, everyone is a suspect. Spike lee, its startling to realize, has never made a movie that confronted the apocalyptic breakdown. Terence blanchard clockers original motion picture score archives.
Shelton jackson spike lee is an american film director, producer, writer, and actor. Director spike lee, producer martin scorsese and writer richard price, along with music by seal, marc dorsey, desree and chaka khan, deliver a film so. Clockers is rated r under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Last year nba 2k17s fan favourite mycareer mode was a spike lee joint. Spike lee s clockers takes a mighty swipe at the culture of gunpacking crack dealers who waste lives, demoralize neighborhoods and keep police officers busy, busy, busy.
Clockers is a 1995 american drama film directed by spike lee. Strike is a young city drug pusher under the tutelage of druglord rodney little, who, when not playing with model trains or drinking moo for his ulcer, just likes to chill with his brothers near the benches outside the project houses. This year its not quite as crazy but much more fun. It is an adaptation of the eponymous 1992 novel by richard price, who also cowrote the screenplay with lee. Spike lee joint collection clockers jungle fever do the. The film stars harvey keitel, john turturro, delroy lindo, and mekhi phifer in his debut film role. Filmmaker spike lee presents his new film, clockers, an adaptation of richard prices novel about life in the inner city of the same name. Spike lee and martin scorsese join forces in the riveting story of strike mekhi phifer, a hardworking clocker 24hour drug dealer whose trouble begins when.
The soundtrack to spike lee s adaptation of richard prices drugdealermurder drama clockers is alive with firstrank hiphop and soul artists, accurately reflecting the urban sounds of 1995. Clockers, derived from richard prices novel via a script by price and director spike lee, is a twohour reality check that begins with the phoniest trick in the book. The dilemma of clockers, spike lee s punishing, confused adaptation of richard prices novel about the urban drug trade, is summed up early on, during an impromptu debate between strike mekhi. Spike lee, terence blanchard, harry garfield, alex steymark.
Spike lee is an american film director, producer, writer, and actor, noted for his films that deal with controversial social and political issues. Looking to feast your eyes on clockers on your tv or mobile device at home. Nba 2k17 mycareer story, ultimate guide to creating. Clockers movie 1995 harvey keitel, john turturro, delroy lindo. His production company, 40 acres and a mule filmworks, has produced over 35 films since 1983. It is an adaptation of the 1992 novel of the same name by richard price, who also cowrote the screenplay with lee. Lee s films are typically referred to as spike lee joints and the closing credits always end with the phrases by any means necessary, ya dig and sho nuff. A clocker is a 24hour drug dealer, and strike phifer is the hardestworking one on the streets. Clockers full movie watch online, stream or download chili.
When a night man at a fastfood restaurant is found with four bullets in his body, strikes older brother turns himself in as the killer. Harvey keitel, wesley snipes, spike lee, denzel washington, alfre woodard, john turturro, annabella sciorra. Spike lee s adaptation of a solid, if overpraised, crime novel by richard price the wanderers, sea of love is slickly made and well acted. Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the spike lee directed movie via subscription can be.
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