Rotten Tomatoes

Movies / TV

    Celebrity

      No Results Found

       View All       Movies Tv shows Shop News Showtimes

      Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads

      1983 1 hr. 0 min. Drama List
      Reviews 71% 50+ Ratings Audience Score Spike Lee's graduate school thesis film centers on a young man named Zack (Monty Ross), who takes over as the manager of a Brooklyn barbershop after the former owner, Joe (Horace Long), is killed by local gangster Mr. Lovejoy (Tommy Hicks) for trying to skim money from the numbers racket he runs out of the store. Zack wants to legitimize the barbershop, but, when business slows down and Mr. Lovejoy comes calling, he's tempted to follow down the same path as his predecessor. Read More Read Less

      Audience Reviews

      View All (0) audience reviews
      There are no Verified Audience reviews for Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads yet. Read All Audience Reviews
      Post a rating

      Cast & Crew

      Show Less Cast & Crew Show More Cast & Crew

      More Like This

      View All Best Movies to Stream at Home
      Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

      Critics Reviews

      View All (1) Critics Reviews
      Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault Any Spike fan shouldn’t pass this up if the opportunity presents itself. Rated: B Dec 1, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Spike Lee's graduate school thesis film centers on a young man named Zack (Monty Ross), who takes over as the manager of a Brooklyn barbershop after the former owner, Joe (Horace Long), is killed by local gangster Mr. Lovejoy (Tommy Hicks) for trying to skim money from the numbers racket he runs out of the store. Zack wants to legitimize the barbershop, but, when business slows down and Mr. Lovejoy comes calling, he's tempted to follow down the same path as his predecessor.
      Director
      Spike Lee
      Screenwriter
      Spike Lee
      Production Co
      40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English