Crooklyn

Synopsis: Spike Lee's vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school teacher, her stubborn jazz musician husband and their five kids living in Brooklyn in 1973.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Spike Lee
Production: MCA Universal Home Video
  3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Metacritic:
65
Rotten Tomatoes:
73%
PG-13
Year:
1994
115 min
3,508 Views


# Trash men didn't

get my trash today #

# Oh, why

Because they want more pay #

# Buses on strike

Wanna raise the fare #

- On your mark, get set, go!

- # So they can help pollute the air #

# But that's what makes

the world go 'round #

# The ups and downs, a carousel #

I'm beatin' you.

# Changing people's heads

all around #

# Changing people's heads

all around #

# Go underground

young man #

# People make

the world go 'round #

[Indistinct Chatter]

# Wall Street losin' dough

on every share #

# They're blaming it #

# On longer hair #

# Big men smokin'

in their easy chair #

# On a fat cigar

without a care #

Ten, twenty, thirty, forty,

fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety...

# But that's what makes

the world go 'round #

# The ups and downs

a carousel #

# Changing people's heads

all around #

# Go underground

young man #

# People make

the world go 'round #

Grandma, Grandma,

sick in bed.

She called the doctor

and the doctor said.

Let's get the rhythm of her head.

Ding-dong.

Let's get the rhythm

of the hands.

Let's get the rhythm

of the feet.

[Indistinct Shouting]

[Cheering]

The odd finger is it.

# But that's what makes

the world go 'round #

# The up and downs

a carousel #

- Yeah.

- # Changing people's heads all around #

# Go underground

young man #

# People make

the world go 'round #

# People make the world

go 'round #

[Indistinct]

# People make

the world go 'round #

[Boy]

Wow! Look at that one!

# People make

the world go 'round #

Red light, green light,

one, two, three.

- You!

- # People make the world go 'round ##

Top of the innin'. Billy Bruton is up.

My man Bruton.

Home run.

One-ten, even.

Home run! It's outta there!

Outta the park!

- You're cheatin'.

- I'm not. One, ten.

[Indistinct Chatter]

- You ain't showed me the cards.

- Just look at it.

[Speaking Italian]

- [Hinges Squeaking]

- Hey, number three!

Hey, mister number three!

I told you. I run a respectable

roomin' house over here.

And you ain't paid your rent

in two months. What gives, huh?

[Speaking Spanish]

I pay, okay?

[Speaks Spanish] I pay!

- No mas. Basta.

- Hey, "son a bitcha!"

[Indistinct Chatter]

[Boy]

That's a disgrace!

[Chatter Continues]

Shut up.

Come on, Troy the boy.

Hit it, Troy the boy. Ha!

You ain't hit nothin'!

Look at that!

You hit air!

- [Grunts]

- [Grunts]

- Whoops.

- [Glass Crashing]

- I told you so!

- Lucky shot.

[Blowing Horn]

Dinner!

Aw, Daddy! Man!

- Dang! Dang!

- Clinton, Wendell.

Come on. And bring Joseph.

- Dad, I'm in the bottom

of the ninth. Why can't l...

- I don't wanna hear it.

[Dad] I'm tired

of that Strat-o-Matic.

I told you bring your brother

in the house now.

- I was in the lead.

He just hit a home run.

- So what?

This thing hurts.

Go tell Clinton and Wendell

to come and eat.

Clinton, Wendell!

Time to eat!

I could've done that.

[Kids Chattering]

Woody, that's enough sugar.

- Oh, everybody, let's eat.

- Clinton, stop touching

the black-eyed peas.

- Can I have a piece of lemon, Daddy?

- Mmmm.

- Here. Can't get no better.

- Come on.

- Here you go, baby.

- Black-eyed peas are nasty.

[Woody]

Come on, now, and let's bow our heads.

Joseph, take your elbows

off the table.

- Mommy, Clinton's sittin' in my chair.

- Clinton, let's go.

- Let's eat already.

- Yeah, the food's getting cold.

- Be quiet. Move, move.

- I'm not really hungry.

Come on, Boogie.

Don't be like that.

- The food's getting cold.

- Be quiet!

- I'm not hungry.

- All right, everybody,

let's bow our heads.

Gracious Lord, we thank you

for this food. Amen.

- [Kids Chattering]

- [Mother] Heavenly Father!

We thank thee for the food

we're about to receive...

for the nourishment

of our bodies for Christ's sake. Amen.

[All]

Amen.

- Pass the butter.

- Looks good.

- [Mom] Pass the salt.

- Elbow!

- ## [Music Playing]

- Shucks, now. Every time

we sit down to eat, there he go.

I just want some white meat, Daddy.

And a little more potatoes.

[Clinton]

That's all he ever eats.

[Mom] He eatin' vegetables tonight.

Quit bitin' your nails.

Daddy, my peas are

touching my chicken.

- You baby! Just move it over.

- That'll do.

[Chattering]

Get outta here,

you Possoms!

- Mashed potatoes!

Fresh-squeezed lemonade!

- String beans!

Oh, look what they got with

that chicken! Oooh! What's she doin'?

- [Kids Complaining]

- And stay out!

[Clinton]

Possoms should go eat their own dinner.

That was rude, little girl.

Wendell! Please close your mouth

when you chew!

- Why can't I eat in peace?

- 'Cause you're disturbin' the peace.

You eat like a pig.

You chew like a cow. [Grunting]

Come on, Gem. It's a compliment

to your good cooking.

Compliment, my butt.

That boy's just plain greedy.

- I'm done.

- You didn't eat nothin'.

Yes, I did. I ate three peas.

- Mom, I'm full too.

- See? Your eyes are

bigger than your stomach.

- May I please be excused?

- No, you may not.

You're gonna sit there 'til you eat

every black-eyed pea on your plate.

When I come home tonight,

I want this kitchen clean.

- Dang!

- See what you started, Nate?

Shoot. I hate black-eyed peas.

- [Wendell] Here we go.

- Yeah, that's right.

- More lemonade, please.

- There is no reason why

your father and I...

should have to run around here

cleaning up after you shiftless negroes.

- Daddy likes to clean up.

Don't you, Daddy?

- Leave me outta this.

Your daddy may not mind,

but your mama do.

I'm goin' with your father

to his gig tonight. When I come home,

the house better be clean.

I'll be goddamned if I should have to do

anything when I come home from work...

- but sleep and relax.

- [Woody Belching]

- [Both] Ewww!

- Ewww! Come on, Daddy!

- Excuse me.

- Yuck.

- Excuse me! L...

- ## [Loud Music]

[Indistinct]

[Wendell] Brother, there he goes

again. Tony Eyes can't even sing.

[Blowing Horn]

Not tonight!

# If I ever find that

you've changed at any time #

# It's not unusual to find

that I'm in love with you #

[Clinton] # It's not unusual

to find that I'm in love with you #

- # In love with you

In love with you ##

- Goddamn son of a b*tch.

I can't even enjoy my meal

without that funky McNasty

f*ggot ruining my appetite.

- Woodrow!

- It's true, Gem.

Damn, not at the table.

Put the salt down, Wendell,

before I pull your head off!

[Kids Chattering, Laughing]

Dag, this is gettin'...

Oh, he got, he got blowed up!

- You see his hands?

- [Laughing]

Why you laughing for? He don't even

know what's goin' on; he's laughing.

- Hey, they... Oh, man,

they gonna get him.

- Oh, they gonna get him.

[Tony]

# Please release me #

# Let me go #

- [Dog Whines]

- # For I don't love you #

# Anymore #

## [Continues, Indistinct]

Troy. Troy,

what are you doin'?

This isn't the bathroom.

Get outta here!

That's disgusting.

You better clean that mess up too.

Sorry.

Clinton!

Have you lost your mind?

- What?

- Didn't I tell you

I wanted the kitchen clean?

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Joie Lee

Joie Susannah Lee (; born June 22, 1962) is an American screenwriter, film producer and actress. She has appeared in many of the films directed by her brother, Spike Lee, including She's Gotta Have It (1986), School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), and Mo' Better Blues (1990). She also co-wrote and produced the film Crooklyn (1994). more…

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