Clockers is a 1995 film directed by Spike Lee. The screenplay, written by Lee and Richard Price, is based on Price's novel of the same name. The film stars Mekhi Phifer in his first role and was filmed In Gowanus Projects in Brooklyn, New York.

Plot summary

In a Brooklyn housing project, a group of Clockers-low level drug dealers sell drugs for Rodney Little(Delroy Lindo), a local drug lord. Rodney then meets with Strike (Mekhi Phifer), one of his lead Clockers that another Clocker Darryl Adams (Steve White), is stealing from him. Rodney tells Strike that Darryl "got to be got", implying that he wants Strike to kill him. Strike then meets his brother, Victor Dunham (Isaiah Washington) asking him to kill Darryl Adams.