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.

Don Washington

Bebo

Kevin Willmott

Huddie

Nadine Griffith

Carrie Mae

Byron Myrick

Love

Isaac Hayes

TippyToe

Queen Bey

Mama Butler

Kaycee Moore

Pop-Bottle Ruby

Martin Sheen

Father Frank

• Kevin WillmottDirector · Writer · Producer
• Tim RebmanDirector
• Rick CowanProducer
• Michael BrendtEditor

Release date

January 10, 1999

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 35m

Genres

Drama