New Jersey Drive (1995)
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56% of critics liked it
(9 reviews) -
80% of users liked it
(4,317 ratings)
New Jersey Drive opens with Jason (Gabriel Casseus) heading off to juvenile detention then unfolds in flashback as, chronologically, the incidents leading to his arrest surface one by one. First the audience sees his violence and poverty-ridden project; next his go-nowhere delinquent friends are… More New Jersey Drive opens with Jason (Gabriel Casseus) heading off to juvenile detention then unfolds in flashback as, chronologically, the incidents leading to his arrest surface one by one. First the audience sees his violence and poverty-ridden project; next his go-nowhere delinquent friends are introduced, as is their hobby: joy riding. Soon some of the teens, including Jason, begin to convert their hobby into a part-time job as they steal cars and sell them to a sleazy chop-shop owner for pennies on the dollar. Eventually, luck runs out when they are caught in a police sting; one boy is shot to death by the crooked Officer Roscoe (Saul Stein), who then warns Jason not to tell a soul; however, they continue stealing cars. Meanwhile, Jason beats up a neighborhood acquaintance on the playground for a slight to his sister and finds himself the target of the boy's murder attempts. The action draws to a head as both Roscoe and the vengeful boy close in. ~ Jeremy Beday, Rovi
- Directed By
- Nick Gomez
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
- In Theaters
- Apr 19, 1995 Wide
- On DVD
- Jan 15, 1999
- Studio
- MCA Universal Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
This portrait of black juveniles is technically vibrant, but it lacks a discernible POV to make it dramatically engaging.
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Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
Não sei o que é pior: o fato do protagonista jamais reconhecer a gravidade de seus atos ou a decisão do diretor em encarar os crimes dos personagens como meros erros juvenis.
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Cast
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Sharron Corley
as Jason Petty
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Gabriel Casseus
as Midget
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Saul Stein
as Roscoe
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Gwen McGee
as Rene Petty
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Andre Moore
as Ritchie
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Christine Baranski
as Prosecutor
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Donald Faison
as Tiny Dime
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Michèle Morgan
as Coreen
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Roscoe Orman
as Judge
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Samantha Brown
as Jackie Petty
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Devin Eggleston
as Jamal
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Robert Jason Jackson
as Lionel Gentry
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Gary DeWitt Marshall
as Jessy
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Conrad Meertins Jr.
as P-Nut
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Dwight Errington Myers
as Bo-Kane
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Koran C. Thomas
as Ronnie
