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| Overall Rating:   3.25 out of 5, including 3 reviews
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When there's murder onitheistreets, everyone isia suspect.
A "clocker" is a 24-hour drug dealer, and Strike is the hardest-working one on the streets. But for Strike, time is running out. When the local drug kingpin tips Strike off about an opportunity for advancement, a rival dealer ends up dead, and Strike suddenly finds himself caught between two homicide detectives. One is Mazilli, who's only looking for an easy bust. The other is Rocco, who's looking for something much harder to find--the truth--and when Strike's law-abiding brother confesses to the murder, Rocco vows not to rest until he's sure the real shooter is behind bars.
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| | Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) | | Audio: (more info) | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1
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| Studio: Universal Studios
Production Year: 1995
Release Date: 1/5/1999
Length: 129 mins
Rating: R
Chapters: 18
| Packaging: Keep Case
Number of Discs: 1
Disc: SS-SL
Item Code: 62020016
UPC Code: 025192001628
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Overall Rating: 3.25 out of 5, including 3 reviews
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Good film, terrible DVD transfer - 2.25 out of 5 (9/13/2000)
Though not quite as good the second time around, "Clockers" is still a satisfying film with a another top-notch performance by Harvey Keitel. Unfortunately the disc is ruined by the most horrific DVD transfer I have ever seen (even worse than "Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels").
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Around the Clock .... - 3.25 out of 5 (8/21/2000)
The story about a 24hr drug dealer (Strike)or aka "street pharmacist". Strike, reluctantly through many trials and tribulations, one day finally comprehends what is right and wrong. In the end he is forced from his life of wrong to try and find what is right somewhere else.
As mentioned above also, Terrence Blanchard adds a musical score that probably couldn't be matched by any other artist.
This is one of Spike Lee's better movies. It also has to be one of his most unjustly underrated mov
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Round the "Clock", Spike Lee's best film............ - 4.25 out of 5 (7/13/1999)
Of the 13 films that director Spike Lee has made, including his latest "Summer of Sam", which I recently saw, "Clockers" is for my money, his best film to date. The reason I think this is his best is that every single minute in every single scene is so interesting and wonderful to watch and experience.
The film is a rare urban murder mystery. Strike, played in a stunning debut by Mekhi Phifer, is the top "clocker" in Brooklyn. A clocker is a street name for a 24-hour drug dealer. Strike's bo
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