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A young boy grows up among a makeshift family of oddballs and dreamers in this adaptation of Ruben Santiago-Hudson's acclaimed one-man show. Ruben Junior (Marcus Carl Franklin) is a young boy who was born in the late '40s into a family that started crumbling not long after he was born. Ruben Junior's parents were from Lackawanna, a city in Upstate New York, and were living in a rooming house run by Nanny Crosby (S. Epatha Merkerson), whose place was a hub for the local African-American
Jan 26, 2005 Wide
Aug 23, 2005
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It's a wonderful lead performance.
Everyone's efforts were sadly wasted.
Lackawanna Blues manages to capture not just the feel of an era, but the unbridled and exuberant spirit of a people and place as well.
Bursting at the seams with talented performers, no one misses a beat, conjuring up an atmosphere so vivid, you can taste it.
An invigorating movie full of sexual energy.
"Lackawanna Blues" is based on the autobiographical play by Ruben Santiago-Hudson about his experiences growing up an unorthodox childhood in a rooming house owned and ran by Rachel "Nanny" Crosby(S. Epatha Merkerson) in the fifties and sixties in a largely minority neighborhood in Lackawanna, New York. After Ruben's
August 5, 2006Super Reviewer
This movie has a lot of heart and makes me wish I had a "Nanny"!
October 9, 2010Super Reviewer
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