Crooklyn(1994)
A new look at the old neighborhood.
From Spike Lee comes this vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school-teacher, her stubborn jazz-musician husband and their five kids living in '70s Brooklyn.
Movie: Crooklyn
Top 10 Billed Cast
Carolyn Carmichael
Woody Carmichael
Tony Eyes / Jim
Troy Carmichael
Wendell Carmichael
Joseph Carmichael
Nate Carmichael
Tommy La La
Vic Powell
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