New Jersey Drive

New Jersey Drive
New Jersey Drive
	Theatrical Release Poster
Directed by	Nick Gomez
Written by	Nick Gomez
Produced by	Larry Meistrich; Bob Gosse
Starring	Sharron Corley; Gabriel Casseus; Saul Stein; Gwen McGee;
Cinematography	Adam Kimmel
Edited by	Tracy Granger
Music by	Wendy Blackstone
Production; company	40 Acres and a Mule
Distributed by	Gramercy Pictures
Release date	April 19, 1995;
Running time	98 minutes
Language	English
Budget	$5 million
Box office	$3,565,508

New Jersey Drive is a 1995 crime drama film about joyriding teenagers in 1990s Newark, New Jersey, then known as the "car theft capital of the world".

The film was written and directed by Nick Gomez. The executive producer was Spike Lee.

Roger Ebert gave the film three stars.^[1]

Cast

Sharron Corley as Jason Petty
Gabriel Casseus as Kyle “Midget”
Saul Stein as Lieutenant Emil Roscoe
Donald Faison as Tiny Dime
Heavy D as Bo-Kane
Roscoe Orman as Judge
Michael Pincus as Emil Roscoe's Cousin - Curly
Christine Baranski as Prosecutor
Paul Schulze as Booking Sergeant
Arthur Nascarella as Mr. Chop Shop
Gwen McGee as Renee Petty
T.K. Kirkland as House Rules

Soundtrack

Year	Album	Peak chart positions		Certifications
Year	Album	U.S.	U.S. R&B	Certifications
1995	New Jersey Drive, Vol. 1 Released: March 28, 1995 Label: Tommy Boy	22	3	US: Gold
1995	New Jersey Drive, Vol. 2 Released: April 11, 1995 Label: Tommy Boy	58	9

Production

Director Nick Gomez originally pictured the film taking place in Boston or Washington Heights in Manhattan. But he later set his sights on Newark after reading about teenagers and joyriding in several articles by The New York Times. In an on-location interview, he stated that he himself used to steal cars for Joyrides as a teenager in a working-class neighborhood in Boston, where he previously lived.

Upon seeking permission to shoot the film in the city of Newark itself, city officials would not give permission to film in the city limits. Therefore, locations in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and Glendale, Queens, New York were chosen. Ironically, director Gomez stated that even if he had been granted permission, he still would have shot some scenes in Brooklyn since it was more conveniently located near his home and film studio in Manhattan.

Filming commenced in late March 1994 and concluded on May 16 of that year.^[2]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 64% from 14 reviews.^[3]

References

^ "New Jersey Drive movie review (1995) | Roger Ebert".
^ Levy, Clifford J. (18 April 1994). "Guarding the Image in Newark; City Bars Local Filming of a Movie About Teen-Age Car Bandits". The New York Times.
^ "New Jersey Drive". Rotten Tomatoes.

External links

[1] "New Jersey Drive movie review (1995) | Roger Ebert".

[2] Levy, Clifford J. (18 April 1994). "Guarding the Image in Newark; City Bars Local Filming of a Movie About Teen-Age Car Bandits". The New York Times.

[3] "New Jersey Drive". Rotten Tomatoes.

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