Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Theatrical Release: 05/22/1991(USA)
Release Date: 10/07/2003
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/Espanol
Sound: DD1
Run Time: 83 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Profanity, Substance Abuse (Alcohol, Drugs)
Distributor/Studio: MGM

Matty Rich's Straight out of Brooklyn is an unflinching portrait of an African-American family struggling to survive in a Brooklyn housing project. The family's oldest son (Lawrence Gilliard Jr.) decides that the easiest way to get his family out of the projects is by robbing a local drug dealer, but that plan turns disastrous when the pusher and his gang track the boy and his family down. Rich was only 19 years old at the time he wrote and directed Straight out of Brooklyn (he also appears as Larry in the film).

~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Lawrence Gilliard, Jr. - Dennis Brown
George T. Odom - Ray Brown
Ann D. Sanders - Frankie Brown
Barbara Sanon - Carolyn Brown
Reana E. Drummond - Shirley
Matty Rich - Larry
Mark Malone - Kevin

Production:
Matty Rich - Director
Ira Deutchman Lidsay Law Matty Rich - Producer
Harold Wheeler - Composer
Jack Haigis - Editor
Matty Rich - Screen Writer
Allen Black - Associate Producer
John Rosnell - Cinematographer

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