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Clockers

Clockers

[klok-er]

Clockers is a 1992 novel by American author Richard Price.

In 1995 director Spike Lee adapted it into the film Clockers; Price co-wrote its screenplay with Lee.

The book takes place in the fictitious project of North Jersey, Dempsey. It centers around the workings of a local drug gang and the dynamics between the drug dealers, the police and the community.

The film is set in Brooklyn, New York.

Various characters and plotlines share a strong resemblance to characters and plotlines in the HBO series The Wire, foreshadowing Richard Price's contributions to the writing of the show.

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