Hurricane Streets Movie Review 1996

Freeman's directorial debut centers on a group of young teenagers getting into trouble in lower Manhattan. 15-year-old Marcus (Sexton) is on the edge--his dad is dead, his mother's in jail, he's being ineffectually looked after by his working grandma, and the authorities are already eyeing this petty thief. He hangs with three buddies, one of whom, Chip (Frank), wants to start them stealing cars. Meanwhile, Marcus falls for 14-year-old Melena (Vega), whose father is both possessive and abusive, and tries to plan an escape for them both.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 89 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Teen Angst, Buddies, New York, New York, Coming of Age, Family Ties

Screenplay

Morgan J. Freeman

Cast

Terry Alexander, Brendan Sexton, Isidra Vega, David Roland Frank, L.M. Kit Carson, Jose Zuniga, Lynn Cohen, Edie Falco, Shawn Elliot, Heather Matarazzo

Cinematography

Enrique Chediak

Director

Morgan J. Freeman

Producer

Galt Niederhoffer, Gill Holland, L.M. Kit Carson, Cynthia Hargrave, Posthorn Pictures, MGM

Awards

Sundance 1997: Cinematog., Director (Freeman), Aud. Award.