Genres: Drama
Languages: English
Year: 1991
Vote: 6.2
Festival & Award: Sundance - Special Jury Recognition
Straight Out of Brooklyn
The showmakers
Overview
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.
Indie vibes check
Straight Out of Brooklyn is an independent film due to its low-budget production and distinctive perspective from a first-time filmmaker.