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Clockers is a 1992 novel by American author Richard Price. In 1995 director Spike Lee adapted it into the film Clockers; Price co-wrote its screenplay with Lee. The book takes place in the fictitious project of Dempsey in North Jersey. It centers around the workings of a local drug gang and the dynamics between the drug dealers, the police and the community. The film is set in Brooklyn, New York. Various characters and plotlines share a strong re... more
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Richard Price

Richard Price (born October 12, 1949) is an American novelist and screenwriter. A self-described "middle class Jewish kid, Price was born in the Bronx, New York City and grew up in a housing project in the northeast Bronx. He graduated from the Bronx High School of Science in 1967 and obtained a BA...

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