Death and violence anger a twelve-year-old drug courier, who sets his employers against each other.
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Boaz YakinWriter:
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4 wins & 4 nominations.
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Cast
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| Sean Nelson | ... | Fresh | |
| Giancarlo Esposito | ... | Esteban | |
| Samuel L. Jackson | ... | Sam | |
| N'Bushe Wright | ... | Nichole | |
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Ron Brice | ... | Corky |
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Jean-Claude La Marre | ... | Jake (as Jean LaMarre) |
| José Zúñiga | ... | Lt. Perez | |
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Luis Lantigua | ... | Chuckie |
| Yul Vazquez | ... | Chillie | |
| Cheryl Freeman | ... | Aunt Frances | |
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Anthony Thomas | ... | Red |
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Curtis McClarin | ... | Darryl (as Curtis L. McClarin) |
| Charles Malik Whitfield | ... | Smokey | |
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Víctor González | ... | Herbie |
| Guillermo Díaz | ... | Spike | |
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Fresh (Sean Nelson) is a 12-year-old drug dealer who finds himself trapped in a web of poverty, corruption and racial tension in Brooklyn, New York. When his drug-addict sister Nichole (N'Bushe Wright) starts sleeping with local drug lord Esteban (Giancarlo Esposito), Fresh calls upon the skills he learned playing chess with his alcoholic father and speed-chess champion Sam (Samuel L. Jackson) and devises a complex strategy that will free both himself and his sister. Written by heem857
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In a world where criminals make the rules an innocent boy is out to beat them at their own game. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for intense, realistic depiction of urban violence, and for drug content, pervasive language, and some sexuality | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Esteban: You got the what?
Chuckie: I got the stupid juice, I bust the stupid moves.
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Written by Ruben D.J.
Published by Nueva Era Musical (ASCAP)
Performed by Ruben D.J.
Courtesy of RTP Records and Rodven Records
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The chess scenes between Sean Nelson and Samuel L. Jackson were shot in Washington Square Park which were also featured in the film "Searching For Bobby Fischer", which had filmed their months earlier and the film would come out the same year that this film was in production in 1993. See more »Goofs
In the scene with Fresh and his father playing chess, right before Fresh cries, the Queen and King are set up incorrectly (interchanged) on the board. It occurs in only one shot and is all right in all the other shots. See more »Quotes
Chuckie: I got the dope moves.Esteban: You got the what?
Chuckie: I got the stupid juice, I bust the stupid moves.
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Soundtracks
La Que Mas MeneaWritten by Ruben D.J.
Published by Nueva Era Musical (ASCAP)
Performed by Ruben D.J.
Courtesy of RTP Records and Rodven Records
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Release Date:
2 September 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$3,500,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$8,094,616Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$8,094,616Company Credits
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Fresh was a very unique movie, the opening montage was great and the dialogue was so realistic to the point where li'l kids in the ghetto are talkin' about bein' rich and Scarsdale, NY which really impressed me 'cause Scarsdale is a rich neighborhood. Sean Nelson in a great role as Fresh the young drug dealer who's livin' in a home with 10-11 other relatives and has to move crack in order to survive. N'Bushe Wright shows up in her most depressing role as Fresh's under-confident sister - you really feel sorry for her in this as well as a few others. Giancarlo Esposito is cool to watch as Esteban, A drug dealer that looks out for Fresh and the other top-tier performance comes in the form of Ron Brice as Corky the other drug dealer who is ruthless and demands that you do what you have to while he's looking and not behind his back. We already know Samuel L. Jackson would give a good performance that's no surprise at all.
Good story about the ghetto life and the drug game from the eyes of those around it. The ending in this epitomizes the saying "every man for himself"
another gunshot in the air for the ghetto genre 10/10