Region Coding: All Region

Format: NTSC

AKA: The Education of Sonny Carson

Director: Michael Campus

Producer: Irwin Yablans

Released: 1974 (USA)

Plot: True story of a Brooklyn gang member's assault against the establishment.

Synopsis: Based on a best-selling autobiography by outspoken activist Sonny Carson (Mwalamu Imiri Abubadika), "The Education of Sonny Carson" is a thoughtful and sensitive film about the early life of a ghetto youngster who falls into a life of gangs and petty crime. Rap and hip hop artists, most notably Wu-Tang Clan and Lauren Hill, continue to refer to the movie in their works. Sonny Carson (Rony Clanton) struggles to survive in Brooklyn's toughest section. The film begins with Sonny garnering honors as the best student in his junior high school, then reveals his transformation into a gangster. Soon, he enters prison for robbing a delivery boy out of $25 to buy flowers for a friend killed in a gang war. After Sonny is released from prison, he returns home to find his best girl hooked on drugs. He realizes that his life won't change unless he rises above the violence, crime, and unrest of his urban environment.

Cast: Rony Clanton, Don Gordon, Joyce Walker, Paul Benjamin, Ram John Holder, Thomas Hicks

Running Time: 104 mins. (approx.)

Languages: English (Dolby Digital 1.0 - Mono)

Subtitles: None

Features: Widescreen, Mono,Audio Commentary,Photo Album,Cast/Crew Info.,Trailers

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