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Crooklyn Crooklyn
Starring: Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo
Director: Spike Lee
Price: $22.48 (DVD)

Lee's tender semi-autobiographical reminiscence of growing up in 1970s Brooklyn has an opening sequence of streetplay, including skully and double dutch.

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Saturday Night Fever Saturday Night Fever
Starring: John Travolta
Director: John Badham
Price: $18.74 (DVD)

Tony Manero defined the disco era and was about as Brooklyn as you can get. Watch as Travolta and his polyester clad cronies dance their way to adulthood and use the Verrazano Bridge as a super-sized jungle gym. Don't miss scenes of the boys shooting hoops, as well as a brief background shot of kids playing Ace-King-Queen!

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On the Waterfront On the Waterfront
Starring: Marlon Brando, Rod Steiger, Eva Marie Saint, Karl Malden
Director: Elia Kazan
Price: $17.98 (DVD)

This cornerstone of American film is finally available in a beautiful DVD edition. Not only do you get the gritty tale of life on the NY/NJ waterfront in the 1950s, but also DVD goodies like 2 short pieces about the film's creation, and an optional audio commentary by noted film critics.

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The Godfather DVD Collection The Godfather DVD Collection
Starring: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Price: $74.95 (5 disc DVD boxed set)

Getting to see this brilliant trilogy in its definitive DVD glory is an offer you can't refuse. Get your dose of streetplay goodness with the incredible New York City period cinematography, including kids cooling off in fire hydrant spray.

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The Wanderers The Wanderers
Starring: Ken Wahl, Karen Allen
Director: Philip Kaufman
Price: $19.98 (VHS only in USA)

Early 60s Bronx adolescent existence is allegorized in this near-cult neoclassic. Look for great Bronx footage, notably the intersection of Fordham Road and Valentine Avenue--at the Marine recruiting office!

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Coming To America Coming To America
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall
Director: John Landis
Price: $25.49 (DVD)

Where does an African prince come to find a wife? Queens, naturally. Murphy's virtuoso performance is set amidst a great urban backdrop. Of course, any movie with the line, "Is it just me, or does every woman in New York have some kind of an emotional problem?" gets the nod from us.

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