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Ninth Street | Year: 1999 Classification: Drama Directed: - Tim Rebman - Kevin Willmott You can go back home. Ninth Street is the 5th street of the 60s I grew up knowing. The things I missed the most I found on Ninth Street. Each story stirred memories of similar stories and people I remember. Many communities had that street with the taxi stand, barber shop, shoe shine parlor, hamburger joint, pool hall, show.....each having it own stories and characters. This movie is very entertaining and will stir a number of emotions.<BR>You can go back home, by way of Ninth Street.<BR>Enjoy. Ninth Street is a gem "Ninth Street" is a real gem. Martin Sheen and Isaac Hayes are featured in Director Kevin Willmott's first feature-length film. The film deals poignantly and humorously with a whole litany of issues----race issues, the Vietnam War, the military/ industrial complex, Christianity, and other hot-button issues. Kevin Willmott brilliantly recreates life in his hometown of Junction City, Kansas in the late 1960's. In particular, the movie chronicles life on "Ninth Street," a notorious street known as "the Harlem of Kansas." This strip of black-owned taverns, pool halls and other businesses was wildly popular with G.I.'s at local Fort Riley. Soldiers around the world knew about life on Ninth Street. The plot revolves around on ongoing dialogue of two old-timers----Bebo and Hudie---who lament the fact that Ninth Street has declined from it's glory days when they were young G.I.'s. This movie will make you laugh and make you cry. It has layer after layer of symbolism and meaning. In the spirit of pioneer black filmmaker Oscar Micheaux, Kevin Willmott portrays the lives of African-Americans with honesty and passion. Although the buildings on Ninth Street have been razed and are now only a memory, Willmott has preserved this unique time and place in a funny yet deeply serious film. "Ninth Street" is a powerful film "Ninth Street" is the best first-time, low-budget film I have ever seen. It is even better than Spike Lee's first film--"She's Gotta Have It." The film portrays 1960s street life in Junction City, Kansas, home to Fort Riley. Soldiers on R & R visit Ninth Street for the girls, bars and gambling. Kevin Willmott, screenwriter, actor and producer, says it is autobiographical. Two winos who sit on a couch on the sidewalk philosophize and help maintain a sense of community and order (plus give people advice). Martin Sheen plays a Catholic Worker who ministers to the downtrodden and works against the Vietnam War. This film cost only $7,000 to make but looks like a Hollywood production. It is in black 'n' white, but that doesn't detract at all from the film. It should be in everyone's collection of classics. Buy Ninth Street at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Ninth Street Search with the Priority Search Engine on Ninth Street This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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