Year: 1963
Runtime: 105 mins
Language: English
Director: Shirley Clarke
HOOKER! FUZZ! JUNK! RUMBLE! are slang for big trouble in Harlem. A fifteen‑year‑old seeks to buy a gun from the seasoned racketeer Priest so he can become president of his gang and revive the waning practice of “bopping,” the street fights that have faded in Harlem's streets.
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