Clockers

Price (Sea of Love and Kiss of Death) modeled the character of Lorenzo on a real-life veteran of the Jersey City Police Force whom he met while researching one of his previous films, entitled Clockers, over 10 years ago.

unknown title 2009

But in the 1990s after the success of his novel "Clockers," which was made into a movie directed by Spike Lee, Mr. Price and his artist wife, Judith Hudson, paid $1.625 million for the brick house amid a row of townhouses off Irving Place, according to property records.

Townhouse Sells Without Broker Josh Barbanel 2010

In that same announcement, Jay Morris noted that he is actually the acclaimed novelist and screenwriter Richard Price, who wrote "Clockers," "Freedomland" and "Lush Life."

Is the pen name mightier than the sword, or just a modern writer's flimsy foil? Tawny Tipples* 2010

In that same announcement, Jay Morris noted that he is actually the acclaimed novelist and screenwriter Richard Price, who wrote "Clockers," "Freedomland" and "Lush Life."

Do Pen Names Re-Launch Authors' Careers? 2010

In that same announcement, Jay Morris noted that he is actually the acclaimed novelist and screenwriter Richard Price, who wrote "Clockers," "Freedomland" and "Lush Life."

Do Pen Names Re-Launch Authors' Careers? 2010

Phifer, a Harlem native who got his start in Spike Lee's "Clockers," downplays any undue pressure to succeed.

They've Got Next 2008

While Price has always been a critical darling for novels that include "Clockers," "The Wanderers," "Freedomland" and "Blood Brothers," his latest is drawing the best reviews of his career.

Miramax, Richard Price Drink Up Lush Life Movie Deal 2008

He has written a number of fine books -- the crime reporting of "Clockers" (1992) is especially striking, as is the character study of "Ladies 'Man" (1978) -- but never before has he used his gifts together (dry comic observation, blunt dialogue, vivid characterization) as expertly as he does in this wholly credible, therefore unsparingly funny, portrait of Gotham in our own decade.

Bonfire 2.0 2008

You want to find out how cops, drug dealers, store clerks, newshounds and bureaucrats walk and talk, pick up Price's "Clockers" or "Freedomland," or check out one of the scripts he wrote for HBO's acclaimed series "The Wire."

East Side Story 2008

The outlines of the story come straight from Richard Price's densely researched and highly praised novel "Clockers" (slang for dealers who'll work round the clock).

Last Exits In Brooklyn 2008