The inevitable defeat of Mister & Pete / Codeblack Films and Lionsgate present ; an iDeal Partners and State Street Pictures production, in association with Floren Shieh Productions, Archer Gray Productions, Cherry Sky Films, Whitest Pouring Films, AKW Productions, Aldamisa International ; a George Tillman, Jr. film ; produced by Jana Edelbaum, Rachel Cohen, George Tillman, Jr., Robert Teitel ; written by Michael Starrbury ; directed by George Tillman, Jr.

"One sweltering summer in New York City, 13-year-old Mister's hard-living mother is apprehended by the police, leaving him and nine-year-old Pete to survive on their own while dodging child protective services, the cops and the gangs of the Brooklyn projects. But through fearlessness of youth and sh...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: CodeBlack Entertainment (Presenter)
iDeal Partners Film Fund (Production company)
State Street Pictures (Production company)
Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.) (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Tillman, George, 1969- (Director)
Edelbaum, Jana
Cohen, Rachel (Film producer)
Teitel, Robert
Brooks, Skylan
Dizon, Ethan
Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Adewale, 1967-
McCullum, Julito
Mackie, Anthony, 1978-
Wright, Jeffrey (Jeffrey Charles), 1965- (Actor)
Hudson, Jennifer, 1981- (Actor)
Sparks, Jordin (Actor)
Morano, Reed, 1977-
Kirkpatrick, J. B. (James Barrie)
Keys, Alicia
Isham, Mark
Language:English
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
English dialogue, optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Children > Drama.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > Drama.
Children.
New York (State) > New York > Brooklyn.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Coming-of-age films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Coming-of-age films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Inevitable defeat of Mister and Pete.
Mister & Pete.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
"One sweltering summer in New York City, 13-year-old Mister's hard-living mother is apprehended by the police, leaving him and nine-year-old Pete to survive on their own while dodging child protective services, the cops and the gangs of the Brooklyn projects. But through fearlessness of youth and sheer force of will, the two forge a bond strong enough to face down the world--and claim their place in it"--Container.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 2013.
Special features: Audio commentary with director George Tillman, Jr. and actors Skylan Brooks and Ethan Dizon; "Better you, better me" music video by Alicia Keys; deleted scenes with optional audio commentary; "Rehearsal to scene" comparison; "Bootcamp" skateboard instruction video; "Bootcamp" drug counselor character research.
Call Number:AR8 D0158336 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R; for language, some drug use and sexual content.
Credits:Director of photography, Reed Morano ; editor, Jamie Kirkpatrick ; music, Alicia Keys and Mark Isham.
System Details:DVD; Region 1; widescreen presentation 2.35:1 for 16x9 tvs; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Cast:
Skylan Brooks, Ethan Dizon, Jordin Sparks, Jeffrey Wright, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Julito McCullum, Anthony MacKie, Jennifer Hudson.