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Movie Info
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Director -
Spike Lee -
Producer -
Jon Kilik , Spike Lee -
Screenwriter -
Victor Colicchio , Spike Lee , Michael Imperioli -
Distributor -
MFA Filmdistribution [de] , Opening Distribution , Downtown Pictures [gb] , Buena Vista International [us] , Touchstone Pictures , Buena Vista Pictures , New Films International -
Production Co -
Touchstone Pictures , 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jul 2, 1999, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Dec 1, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$19.3M -
Runtime -
2h 22m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Dolby SRD , DTS , SDDS -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.37:1)