Spike Lee Instagram – 28 Years Ago Today, My Tenth Joint – CLOCKERS – Released In Theaters. Martin Scorsese Originally Was Set To Direct This Film, But He Went Off To Direct Casino And Handed The Project Off To Me. CLOCKERS Was Co-Written By Richard Price And Adapted From His Novel. It Also Served As The Acting Debut For Mehki Phifer – Whom We Discovered During An Open Casting Call – And Starred Delroy Lindo, Harvey Keitel, Isaiah Washington, John Turturro, Keith David, Michael Imperioli And Last But Not Least, The Late Great Thomas Jefferson Byrd