Clockers (film)

Clockers
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Spike Lee
Screenplay by	Richard Price Spike Lee
Based on	Clockers by Richard Price
Produced by	Martin Scorsese Spike Lee Jon Kilik
Starring	Harvey Keitel John Turturro Delroy Lindo Mekhi Phifer Isaiah Washington Keith David
Cinematography	Malik Hassan Sayeed
Edited by	Sam Pollard
Music by	Terence Blanchard
Production company	40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	September 15, 1995 (1995-09-15)
Running time	128 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$25 million
Box office	$13,071,518[1]

Clockers is a 1995 American crime drama film directed by Spike Lee. It is an adaptation of the 1992 novel of the same name by Richard Price, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Lee. The film stars Harvey Keitel, John Turturro, Delroy Lindo, and Mekhi Phifer in his debut film role. Set in New York City, Clockers tells the story of Strike (Phifer), a street-level drug dealer who becomes entangled in a murder investigation.

The film originally entered production with Martin Scorsese attached to direct; he had previously collaborated with Price on his 1986 film The Color of Money. Scorsese eventually dropped out of production to focus on his passion project Casino, at which point Lee stepped in to direct and rewrite the script, Scorsese remained a co-producer alongside Lee. Clockers received generally positive reviews from film critics, but was a box office failure, grossing only around $13 million on a $25 million budget.