Fresh

UPC: 096009772093

Studio: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment/Miramax

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Violence, Not For Children]

Summary: A bright young African-American boy attempts to survive life in the city by acting as an errand boy for a drug dealer in this thoughtful, sharply plotted drama. Known as Fresh, the young man must use his delivery jobs to support himself and his troubled sister, receiving nothing from his distant, alcoholic father but the occasional chess lesson. His intelligence and quiet determination serve him well, as he wins the trust of his employer and settles into an unpleasant but survivable routine. Even this small comfort disappears, however, when Fresh accidentally witnesses the killing of a classmate and becomes a potential target himself. Forced into an impossible situation, he puts his experience and strategic ability to good use, developing a tricky plan to protect his own life and defeat the killers. First-time director Boaz Yakin emphasizes restraint and realism, presenting potentially sensationalistic material with a minimum of violence and flash. Instead, attention is placed on the strong, layered performances, particularly Sean Nelson as Fresh and Samuel L. Jackson as his embittered father. While some have questioned the film's treatment of inner city life, the film was generally acclaimed, thanks to its seriousness and complexity. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Best Debut Performance – Independent Spirit Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Independent Spirit Awards Best Supporting Actor – Independent Spirit Awards Filmmaker's Trophy: Dramatic – Sundance Film Festival

Fresh

Format: DVD

Release Date: 05/24/2011

Audio: DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo

Runtime: 114 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Fresh
1. Delivery Boy [6:55]
2. School Days [7:47]
3. Hidden Savings [6:11]
4. Daily Dealing [6:07]
5. Chess With Dad [7:18]
6. Gentleman's Operation [8:12]
7. Pointless Violence [12:09]
8. Dog Fighting [8:00]
9. New Runner [6:34]
10. Chuckie [7:46]
11. Dog's Last Walk [10:07]
12. Esteban's Questions [4:27]
13. Paying a Visit [6:59]
14. Checkmate [7:44]
15. Be the King [7:24]

Brendon Hanley

Best known in Hollywood for penning a forgettable Dolph Lundgren vehicle (The Punisher) and a below-average Clint Eastwood film (The Rookie), Boaz Yakin made quite a leap in quality with his first directorial effort, Fresh. The independently produced film, which shared the Filmmakers' award at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival with Clerks, was an original, highly-polished voice amidst the host of rambunctious urban crime dramas which sprang up after New Jack City and Boyz in the Hood. Fresh stands out thanks to Yakin's conscious effort to alter the conventions of the genre. Gone is the visual and sonic flashiness typically found in the other early 1990s urban dramas; instead there is more traditional cinematography from Adam Holender, who slickly captured New York's underworld in Midnight Cowboy and The Panic in Needle Park. The perfect match for Holender's detached, exacting photography is the coolly intelligent debut performance from Sean Nelson, in the role of the title character. ~ Brendon Hanley, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Davenia McFadden  Actor 
Charles Malik Whitfield  Actor 
Mateo Gomez  Actor 
Joe Pentangelo  Actor 
Martin Shakar  Actor 
Randy Ostrow  Actor 
Robert Jimenez  Actor 
Paul L.Q. Lee  Actor 
Yul Vázquez  Actor 
Lawrence Bender  Actor 
F. Murray Abraham  Actor 
Curtis L. McClarin  Actor 
Cortez Nance, Jr.  Actor 
Guillermo Diaz  Actor 
Anthony Ruiz  Actor 
José Zuñiga  Actor 
Anthony Thomas  Actor 
Matthew Faber  Actor 
Lawrence Bender  Producer 
Stewart Copeland  Composer (Music Score) 
Boaz Yakin  Director 
Boaz Yakin  Screenwriter 
Lila Cazes  Executive Producer 
Jean Cazes  Producer 
Randy Ostrow  Producer 
Sean Nelson  Actor 
Giancarlo Esposito  Actor 
Samuel L. Jackson  Actor 
N'Bushe Wright  Actor 
Ron Brice  Actor 
Jean-Claude LaMarre  Actor 
Cheryl Freeman  Actor 

Country: France,USA