THE COOL WORLD

A fifteen-year-old boy wants to buy a gun from an adult racketeer named Priest, in order to become president of the gang to which he belongs, and to return them to active "bopping" (gang fighting) which has declined in Harlem.

The Crew

Rony Clanton

Duke

Carl Lee

Priest

Yolanda Rodríguez

Luanne

Clarence Williams III

Blood

Gary Bolling

Littleman

Bostic Felton

Rod

Joe Oliver

Angel

Gloria Foster

Duke's Mom

Ted Butler

Mom's lover

Marilyn Cox

Prostitute