Trivia / Crooklyn

• Deleted Scene: A scene was filmed in which the family's oven explodes but it was deleted. This was based on a true incident in Spike Lee's life.
• Mid-Development Genre Shift: Cinqué Lee and Joie Lee originally wrote the script as a pilot for Nickelodeon. A test pilot was screened for inner city children who disliked it. The Lees converted their idea into a screenplay.
• Real-Life Relative: Spike Lee's siblings wrote the script.
• Write What You Know: The film is loosely based on lives of Spike Lee and his siblings (who co-wrote the script).

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