- Blue Hill Avenue
Infobox Film
name = Blue Hill Avenue
director = Craig Ross Jr.
producer = Bryan Hinds
Craig Ross Jr.
David Shoshan
J. Max Kirishima
Mark Holdom
Mike Erwin
Rand Chortkoff
Ronn Roberts
Scott Thomas
writer = Craig Ross Jr.
narrator =Allen Payne
starring = Allen PayneAndrew Divoff
Angelle Brooks
withClarence Williams III
and William Forsythe
as 'Brian Torrance'
music = Aaron D. Spears
Cruel Timothy
Jan PomeransWilliam L. Johnson
cinematography = Carl Bartels
editing = Craig Ross Jr.
distributor =Artisan Entertainment
released = flagicon|US2001
runtime = 120 min.
country = U.S.A.
language = English
amg_id = 1:293768
imdb_id = 0283952"Blue Hill Avenue" is a 2001
crime film , directed by Craig Ross Jr., and starringAllen Payne . Ross also wrote, edited, and produced the film.Plot
Blue Hill Avenue focuses on the rise of the drug trade in Boston, as seen through the eyes of five childhood friends. In the late '70s, Tristan (Payne), Money (Spears), E-Bone (Johnson), Simon (Taliferro) and T.Bone (
Dylon Ta-Fari Bennett ) are all high-school pals and petty thieves on the mean streets of the city's South Side. Their antics bring them to the attention of Benny (Clarence Williams III), a charismatic drug dealer who takes the four boys under his wing. The most straight-and-narrow of the bunch, Tristan manages to keep his nefarious trade under the radar of his parents. As the years pass, however, the dealers introduce crack to their line of narcotics, and Tristan's sense of guilt over his neighborhood's demise leads to an inevitable betrayal of Benny, followed by a grisly showdown.Tagline: "The American Dream. Earn it. Buy it. Kill for it."
Cast
*
Allen Payne — Tristan
*Aaron D. Spears — Money
*Andrew Divoff — Detective Tyler
*Angelle Brooks — Martine
*Brandon Hammond — Young E. Bone
*Clarence Williams III — Benny
*Dana Bair — Young Simon
*Dylon T. Bennett — T. Bone
*Latamra Smith — Nicole
*Marlon Young — Twinkie
*Michael Taliferro — Simon
*Percy Daggs III — Young Money
*Richard Lawson — Uncle Rob
*W.B. Alexander — Young Tristan
*William Forsythe — Detective Torrance
*William L. Johnson — E. BoneAwards & nominations
2001 Acapulco Black Film Festival
*Best U.S. Film — Blue Hill Avenue, Craig Ross Jr. (winner)2002 Black Reel Awards
*Best Independent Actor (Theatrical) — Allen Payne (winner)
*Best Independent Film (Theatrical) — (nominated)2001 Urbanworld Film Festival
*Best Director — Craig Ross Jr. (winner)
*Best Human On Earth — Dylon Ta-Fari Bennett (Theatrical) — (winner)External links
*amg title|id=1:293768|title=Blue Hill Avenue
*imdb title|id=0283952|title=Blue Hill Avenue
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