May 22, 1991
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Straight Out of Brooklyn (1991)

Name: Straight Out of Brooklyn
Genre: Drama
Released: 1991-05-22

1h 31m

Running Time

May 22, 1991
Release Date

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Plot.

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.

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Cast & Crew.

George T. Odom

Ray Brown

Ann D. Sanders

Frankie Brown

Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Dennis Brown

Barbara Sanon

Carolyn Brown

Reana E. Drummond

Shirley

Matty Rich

Larry / Director

Ali A. Wahhab

Luther

Harold Wheeler

Composer

Jack Haigis

Editor

Media.

Details.

Release Date
May 22, 1991

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 31m

Content Rating
R

Box Office
$2,712,328

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-02-11

Wiki.

Straight Out of Brooklyn is a 1991 independent film directed by Matty Rich in his directorial debut. The film is a story about Dennis (played by Larry Gilliard Jr.), an African-American teen living in a housing project with his sister, mother and abusive, alcoholic father. Fed up with his family's seemingly hopeless future, he plans with his friends to rob a drug dealer.