New Jersey Drive

"The Only Thing That Matters Is The Ride"

1995 1h 38m EN

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6.2

MID

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62%

FRESH

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6.6

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 50🍅62%Rotten Tomatoes★6.6IMDB · 3,750

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Synopsis

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Jason and Midget are two young, black teenagers living in Newark, New Jersey, the unofficial car theft capital of the world. Their favourite pastime is that of everybody in their neighbourhood: 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 Only Thing That Matters Is The Ride”

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Cast

Sharron Corley
Jason Petty
Gabriel Casseus
Midget
Saul Stein
Emil Roscoe
Donald Faison
Tiny
Gwen McGee
Rene Petty
Heavy D
Bo-Kane
Roscoe Orman
Judge
Christine Baranski
Prosecutor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nick Gomez
Writers: Nick Gomez, Michel Marriott
Languages: English, German
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nick Gomez, shot by Adam Kimmel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Wendy Blackstone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Tracy Granger shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Sharron Corley and Gabriel Casseus and Saul Stein carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Only Thing That Matters Is The Ride".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nick Gomez directs. Adam Kimmel behind the camera. Wendy Blackstone scores. Tracy Granger cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

131 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Nick Gomez, shot by Adam Kimmel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Wendy Blackstone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Tracy Granger shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Sharron Corley and Gabriel Casseus and Saul Stein carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The Only Thing That Matters Is The Ride".
9IMDB entry: tt0113967 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.