New Jersey Drive

New Jersey Drive is a 1995 film about joy riding working class teenagers in 1990s Newark, New Jersey, the former car theft capital of the world. Their favorite pastime is that of everybody in their neighborhood stealing cars and joyriding. The trouble starts when they steal a police car and the cops launch a violent offensive that involves beating and even shooting suspects. The film stars Sharron Corley, Gabriel Casseus, and Saul Stein. At the time, the city of Newark had the highest automobile theft rate in the country, and Newark mayor Sharpe James refused to allow filming of New Jersey Drive within the city limits therefore, the filming locations were in the surrounding locations of Newark rather than Newark itself.

The next day, Jason, along with Midget and Tiny are riding in a stolen car when Officer Roscoe spots them and a police chase ensues. The crew manage to get away and go to the block when they are confronted by Midgets brothers and their friend, BoKane played by rapper Heavy D for riding fast on their street. Later on that night, while outside a Chinese restaurant, Tiny Dime attempts to break away from the police, but is hit by one of the cops and killed instantly.One night while walking home, Jason is pulled over by the police. While he is being held in the back of a police car, he is approached by Officer Roscoe. Roscoe warns Jason not to tell a soul and he punches Jason in the eye as a warning to stay away from grand juries. Jasons mother tries to steer him away from a life of crime but he continues to hang out with his friends from the neighborhood who are involved in the street life. After becoming fed up with his mother and her boyfriends home rules, Jason leaves their house and moves into Midgets apartment in the projects. Later on, Jason, Midget and their friend, Richie, decide to steal a police car parked in the neighborhood and joyride. They see a truck full of white men and decide to pretend that they are the police, and pull them over as a prank. The next day, Jason and Midget, along with another group of friends, Jamal and Peanut, are arrested for boosting the police car. While Jason is waiting to get processed, Officer Roscoe decides to put him in a room, where he beats him up and tell him not to talk to any jurors. ........

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