Hurricane Streets

Hurricane Streets (1997)

Know life. No limits.

Marcus is a New York City street kid torn between his friends' criminal activities and a girl trying to keep him out of trouble.

Date of release
1997-01-21
TMDB
5.2 / 10 (22)
Runtime
1h 26m
Genres
Romance, Crime, Drama
Director
Morgan J. Freeman

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 2 · Nominations: 0. Including: Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic; Sundance U.S. Directing Award: Dramatic

Hurricane Streets is a 1997 American coming-of-age drama film directed and written by Morgan J. Freeman in his feature directorial debut. It stars Brendan Sexton III, Shawn Elliot, L. M. Kit Carson, and Edie Falco. The film tells the story of Marcus, a New York City street teenager who is conflicted between running with a gang who want to move up in more serious crimes and a girl he meets who tries to steer him clear from a potential life in prison.

Production

Morgan J. Freeman wrote Hurricane Streets with Brendan Sexton III in mind after working as a second assistant director on Welcome to the Dollhouse, which starred Sexton. The film, which was originally just titled Hurricane, was shot over a period of five weeks beginning on July 23, 1996. Brooklyn's Williamsburg section was a stand-in for the East Village.

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