Straight Out of Brooklyn

Straight Out of Brooklyn

91 mins | Drama | June 13, 1991

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.

Straight Out of Brooklyn

91 mins | Drama | June 13, 1991

Straight Out of Brooklyn
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.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers
Original title Straight Out of Brooklyn
Directors Matty Rich
Writers

Cast

George T. Odom

as Ray Brown

Ann D. Sanders

as Frankie Brown

Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

as Dennis Brown

Barbara Sanon

as Carolyn Brown

Reana E. Drummond

as Shirley

Matty Rich

as Larry