Life Is Hot in Cracktown Page #2

Synopsis: Various stories of how crack cocaine has infiltrated the inner-city streets. Based on Buddy Giovinazzo's novel "Life is Hot in Cracktown".
Genre: Crime, Drama
Director(s): Buddy Giovinazzo
Production: Lightning Media
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
36
Rotten Tomatoes:
50%
R
Year:
2009
99 min
Website
715 Views


Thank you.

Excuse me, sir.

Excuse me..

Can I have some change,

please?

Excuse me sir, could you

spare some change, please?

Thank you.

Excuse me, ma'am?

My f***ing brother owes me

that money and he knows it.

Got rid of half her stuff at the

garage sale, sold the f***ing house.

We're entitled to

half her f***ing money.

I thought you haven't

seen her for years?!

She's still my mother,

babe.

So what, this is it?

Yeah, that's it.

That's it. That's the entire cheque.

What were you expecting?

Look, take this for food.

The rest we use for

rockets, yeah?!

Well what about the rent?

We're a few weeks behind.

Look..

First the jones..

then the rent, ok?! Get your

priorities straightened the f*** out.

All right, all right..

- Oh f***ing sh*t!

- What?

What the hell?

It's f***ing Lucky, man,

he's been looking for me.

Did he see us?

I don't know.

Well stick your head out there,

see if he's coming.

You stick your f***ing

head out there, a**hole!

Go ahead!

I'm a coward.

Come on, you..

You're a coward..

F*** off.

Yo man,

you seen my sister?

No.

She ain't been in

since I've been out.

You wanna poke?

Sure.

Hey, what are those

marks on your arm?

Pimples.

Shh..

Yo?!

- You got any change you can spare?

- No man.

Come on..

I'll get you back tomorrow. Soon

as he get my meds, I'll give you some.

??? with lemonade.

What's that?

Makes you see cartoons,

without the TV.

Sorry man..

Gotta wait for my sister.

Yo?!

There' she at.

- Where've you been?

- I went for a walk.

I told you to stay inside,

'till I got back.

I got tired of waiting.

Yeah, well I'm not gonna

get hit 'cause of you.

And what the f*** is this?

I found it in the garbage.

Don't it make a good raincoat?

It's not bad.

Come on.

Your food's upstairs.

You sure you don't

want the other one?

Yeah, I'm sure.

You eat it.

I live here see. I..

I gotta get my stuff that's all.

Yeah, but I don't..

- Look man you can't..

- Then get the key..

You gotta talk to Jerry, man!

- I need my medicine!

- Get the f*** out of here!

What?

What?

Qu y.. do something?!

Get the f*** out of here!

F*** you!

F*** you. I'd take your

f***ing ass, motherf***er!

F***!

He's fighting to get in.

He should be fighting to get out.

Tag didn't make such

good raincoat, did it?

Draw pictures on my back.

Now guess what it is.

A dog?

Right.

Now guess what that is.

- Where' you goin'?

- Just give me a sec..

Is anybody looking for me?

- Mommy!

- Hey!

Mommy?

- Yeah?

- Where've you been?

Where have I been?!

I've been out shopping.

How about you?

Were you good?

Did you stay inside all day?

- Yeah.

- Yeah?!

Did you get something to eat?

Willy got me some food..

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Buddy Giovinazzo

Buddy Giovinazzo is an American independent filmmaker and author who is known for his gritty-low budget debut film, Combat Shock, and his collection of harrowing short stories of low urban life in his 1993 novel, Life is Hot in Cracktown. Born May 5, 1957 in New York City, Buddy grew up in Staten Island. He went to the College of Staten Island where he graduated with a Masters in Cinema, later teaching film there as well. He is the brother of Rick Giovinazzo who is a composer, orchestrator, and the star of his premier film, Combat Shock. His cousin is television and film actor, Carmine Giovinazzo. more…

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