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New Jersey Drive

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New Jersey Drive (1995)

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Reviews Counted:6

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Average Rating:6.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Two black teenagers, Jason and Midget, live in poverty in Newark and are experts in stealing cars, either for fun or for money. While both friends have been in trouble with the law, Jason has a... Two black teenagers, Jason and Midget, live in poverty in Newark and are experts in stealing cars, either for fun or for money. While both friends have been in trouble with the law, Jason has a stable home and the hope of a better future, but Midget's life and dreams are less certain. The boys nemesis is Officer Rosco, a racist policeman who relentlessly pursues them, deeply resentful that the boys never serve any jail time. But when Jason, Midget, and their gang steal a policeman's car, the entire force is after them in a wild and deadly nighttime chase. [More]

Starring: Sharron Corley, Koran C. Thomas, Saul Stein, Gwen McGee

Starring: Sharron Corley, Koran C. Thomas, Saul Stein, Gwen McGee, Christine Baranski, Gabriel Casseus, Donald Adeosun Faison

Director: Nick Gomez

Director: Nick Gomez

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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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