Sucker Free City
| Sucker Free City | |
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UK DVD cover | |
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Written by | Alex Tse |
| Directed by | Spike Lee |
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| Music by | Terence Blanchard |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Producer | Preston Holmes |
| Cinematography | Cesar R. Charlone |
| Editor | Barry Alexander Brown |
| Running time | 113 minutes |
| Production company | 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks |
| Original release | |
| Network | Showtime |
| Release | September 16, 2004 |
Sucker Free City is a 2004 American crime drama television film directed by Spike Lee and written by Alex Tse. The film examines white, black, and Chinese characters in San Francisco and the conflicts they encounter with each other. The film was intended to be the pilot for a Showtime television series, but Showtime declined to pick up the series. The film was first screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and was subsequently broadcast on Showtime.
The title of the film derives from "Sucka Free", a slang term in reference to the city often used by natives of Hunters Point and The Fillmore. The term was popularized by the rappers San Quinn, JT the Bigga Figga (who has a cameo in the film) and most notably the song "Sucka Free" from Rappin' 4-Tay's 1994 album Don't Fight the Feelin'.