Ninth Street 25 years old

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.

Credits

Ninth Street Cast

Name Character
Martin Sheen He was 58, now 83 years old as Father Frank
Kevin Willmott He was 39, now 64 years old as Huddie
Isaac Hayes He was 56, 65 years old when he died as TippyToe
Kaycee Moore as Pop-Bottle Ruby

Ninth Street Crew

Name Department
Kevin Willmott as Director. He was 39 (now 64) years old Directing
Kevin Willmott as Producer. He was 39 (now 64) years old Production
Kevin Willmott as Writer. He was 39 (now 64) years old Writing
Ninth Street (25 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, January 10, 1999
  • Runtime: 95 minutes