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Crooklyn (1994) |
Brooklyn New York child in the 1970's collects Buffalo nickels
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The 1994 film "Crooklyn" is about a black family, the Carmichaels, living in
the New York Brooklyn Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood in 1973.
The parents are Carolyn who teaches school and Woody an unemployed musician.
The film mainly focuses on the five children Troy, the only girl age 9,
and her four brothers Clinton, Wendell, Nate, and Joseph. The children play games and have various adventures.
Clinton has a collection of sports posters and a collection of United States Buffalo nickels.
The coins are kept in a 1950's Whitman blue folder which is shown along with some of the coins.
Clinton's sister calls them "funny-lookin' nickels."
1. Title
It is 1973 and the Carmichael family lives in the New York Brooklyn Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood.
2. The Carmichael family at dinner
Clockwise from left: Joseph, Troy, Carolyn (mother), Woody (father), Clinton, Wendell, and Nate.
Troy visits a local grocery store.
3. Troy watches the show
She picks up a package of potato chips and the clerk asks for money.
4. Money?
She doesn't have any money and leaves.
Troy and her oldest brother Clinton do not get along and sometimes fight.
Clinton has a collection of sports posters.
5. Troy resolves
Troy enters Clinton's room and takes two tickets to a New York Knicks basketball game.
She then looks in a drawer.
She then looks in a drawer.
6. The folder
There is a blue folder marked "Buffalo nickels".
The folder is a 1950's Whitman coin folder manufactured by the Whitman Publishing Company of Racine Wisconsin. The folder is Number 9008, "Buffalo nickels 1913-1938"
The folder is a 1950's Whitman coin folder manufactured by the Whitman Publishing Company of Racine Wisconsin. The folder is Number 9008, "Buffalo nickels 1913-1938"
7. Folder open
Troy sees that there are some coins and some empty spaces.
8. Folder close-up
The coin descriptions read:
1929-S 7.8 Million 1930 22.8 Million 1930-S 5.4 Million
1934 20.2 Million 1934-D 7.5 Million 1935 58.3 Million
1935-S 10.3 Million 1936 119.0 Million 1936-D 14.9 Million
1934 20.2 Million 1934-D 7.5 Million 1935 58.3 Million
1935-S 10.3 Million 1936 119.0 Million 1936-D 14.9 Million
Troy removes the nickels from the folder.
9. A fistful of nickels
Troy holds approximately 20 coins.
10. The nickels
The nickels are shown but no dates appear.
She and her girlfriend leave to spend the money.
A United States Buffalo nickel:
11. United States Buffalo nickel 1936-S (San Francisco)
Copper-nickel, 21.2 mm, 5.0 gm
Buffalo nickels are also known as Indian Head nickels and were minted from 1913 to 1938.
Buffalo nickels are also known as Indian Head nickels and were minted from 1913 to 1938.
12. Spending the loot
Troy purchases two ice cream cones.
Clinton sees the missing tickets and asks Troy:
"Troy! You seen my Knicks tickets? Gimme my tickets and I'll let you go."
"Troy! You seen my Knicks tickets? Gimme my tickets and I'll let you go."
13. I confess
Troy replies: "I spent them funny-lookin' nickels of yours also."
The Carmichael family visit rich cousins living in Virginia.
14. The family in Virginia
The family returns to Brooklyn leaving Troy to stay longer where she celebrates her tenth birthday
and returns home.
Carolyn enters a hospital where she dies.
15. Woody tells the family
Troy realizes that she will have more family responsibilities.
16. Troy contemplates her future
Cast, Directors, Writers:
Alfre Woodard as Carolyn Carmichael
Delroy Lindo as Woody Carmichael
Zelda Harris as Troy
Carlton Williams as Clinton
Sharif Rashed as Wendell
Christopher Knowings as Nate
Tse-Mach Washington as Joseph
Director: Spike Lee
Writers: Joie Lee, Spike Lee, Cinque Lee
Delroy Lindo as Woody Carmichael
Zelda Harris as Troy
Carlton Williams as Clinton
Sharif Rashed as Wendell
Christopher Knowings as Nate
Tse-Mach Washington as Joseph
Writers: Joie Lee, Spike Lee, Cinque Lee
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