Ninth Street

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Ninth Street
The original theatrical poster for Ninth Street.
Directed by	Tim Rebman
Produced by	Kevin Willmott
Written by	Kevin Willmott
Starring	Don Washington Kevin Willmott
Music by	Kriss Avery
Cinematography	Troy Paddock
Editing by	Mike Brandt
Distributed by	U.S.: Ideal Enterprises Inc Non-U.S.: Ideal Enterprises Inc
Release date(s)	1999
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
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Ninth Street is a 1999 drama, written by Kevin Willmott.

The movie is rated R by the MPAA for language, a scene of sexuality and some violent content. Filmed in the USA, the movie was primarily released in English.

Special note: Obviously filmed when color video was available, this movie is deliberately filmed in black and white.

[edit] Plot

Set in 1968 Junction City, Kansas sometimes called "Jump City" reflect on the history of "East Ninth Street" during the 1940's when famous jazz musicians played the nightclubs. In 1968, the area has deteriorated into strip clubs and cheap bars where Vietnam War draftees from nearby Fort Riley stop and drink. People in the group include a drunk (Don Washington) who lost a leg in WWII, a taxi dispatcher (Isaac Hayes), a saloon owner (Queen Bey), and a crazy bag lady (Kaycee Moore). (Nadine Griffith) who is trying to get out of the business, but is forced to work by a malicious boy friend (Byron Myrick) and the fact that she has to provide for her baby. Martin Sheen also stars as a white preacher who likes the people in the area better than his own congregation.