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The Quintessential Truth, Ruth
Summer in the Bed-Stuy neighborhood of Brooklyn is sizzling. Blacks, Puerto Ricans, Italians, Koreans, and whites have to find a way to coexist but racism cuts all ways.
Sal Frangone (Danny Aiello) runs a pizzeria with his sons Pino (John Torturro) and Vito (Richard Edson). The young African-American Mookie (Spike Lee) is their delivery guy.
Tensions grow the temperature rises until the inevitable explosion.
Others in the cast are Samuel L. Jackson as the deejay Love Daddy; Joie Lee as Mookie’s sister Jade; Miguel Sandoval and Rick Aiello as the cops; Rosie Perez as Mookie’s baby mama; Giancarlo Esposito as Buggin’ Out; Martin Lawrence as Cee; Ossie Davis is “da mayor” of the neighborhood; Ruby Dee as Mother Sister; Roger Guenveur Smith as the developmentally disabled Smiley.
Written and directed by Spike Lee.
Run time: 2 hours
Rated R.
My personal rating: B
Summer in the Bed-Stuy neighborhood of Brooklyn is sizzling. Blacks, Puerto Ricans, Italians, Koreans, and whites have to find a way to coexist but racism cuts all ways.
Sal Frangone (Danny Aiello) runs a pizzeria with his sons Pino (John Torturro) and Vito (Richard Edson). The young African-American Mookie (Spike Lee) is their delivery guy.
Tensions grow the temperature rises until the inevitable explosion.
Others in the cast are Samuel L. Jackson as the deejay Love Daddy; Joie Lee as Mookie’s sister Jade; Miguel Sandoval and Rick Aiello as the cops; Rosie Perez as Mookie’s baby mama; Giancarlo Esposito as Buggin’ Out; Martin Lawrence as Cee; Ossie Davis is “da mayor” of the neighborhood; Ruby Dee as Mother Sister; Roger Guenveur Smith as the developmentally disabled Smiley.
Written and directed by Spike Lee.
Run time: 2 hours
Rated R.
My personal rating: B
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