Ninth Street

The inhabitants of a deteriorating section of 1968 Junction City, Kansas known as "Junk City" bemoan their existence and revel at the history of their neighborhood during its 1940's heydays when legendary jazz musicians regularly played its clubs. In 1968, the area has diminished to strip clubs and juke joints inhabited by Vietnam War draftees that pass through from nearby Fort Riley. Heads of the group include a wino who lost a leg in WWII, a taxi dispatcher, a saloon owner, and a crazed bag lady. The younger generation is represented by a young prostitute who is trying to get off the streets, but is forced to continue to work by a no-good boy friend and the need to feed her baby. Martin Sheen also appears as a white minister who prefers the people in the area over his own congregation.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

95 minutes

Year:

1999

Director:

Kevin Willmott

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Company:

Hodcarrier Films

Cast:
Don Washington

Bebo

Kevin Willmott

Huddie

Nadine Griffith

Carrie Mae

Byron Myrick

Love

Isaac Hayes

TippyToe

Crew:
Kevin Willmott

Director

Kevin Willmott

Writer

Tim Rebman

Director

Michael Brendt

Editor

Kevin Willmott

Producer