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King of New York (1990) 6.9
A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and lower classes in this stylish and ultra violent modern twist on Robin Hood. Director:Abel FerraraWriter:Nicholas St. John |
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Cast
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| Laurence Fishburne | ... |
Jimmy Jump
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Joey Chin | ... |
Larry Wong
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Lance
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Joey Dalesio
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Raye
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Leonard L. Thomas | ... |
Blood
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Tanner
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Carrie Nygren | ... |
Melanie
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Ernest Abuba | ... |
King Tito
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A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to the city's poor in this stylish and ultraviolent modern twist on Robin Hood. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>
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Where "Scarface" left off... "King of New York" begins. See more »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
28 September 1990 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El rey de New York See more »Box Office
Gross:
$2,554,476 (USA)Company Credits
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Arty Clay: You tell him I don't talk to nigger lovers.
Joey Dalesio: Well, he says he's got things on his mind that he wants to discuss with you, and he wants to know where and he wants to know when.
Arty Clay: You tell him in fucking Hell, that's where. He's gonna wish his lawyer left him fucking those Sambos in the joint when I get through with him.
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Written by Lavaba / T. Lewis
Performed by Party Posse
Courtesy of Jive Records
Published by Zomba Enterprises Inc. ASCAP/Willesden Music Inc. BMI
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Did You Know?
Trivia
The Queensboro Bridge which is the setting for the final car chase in the film, was actually shut down for two nights for filming. See more »Goofs
After Emilio Zappa is assassinated in the phone booth, one gunman holds a newspaper under the deceased Zappa's face. The Headline reads "Frank White released from Prison" but the article's body below that headline is completely unrelated. See more »Quotes
Joey Dalesio: I've got a message from Frank White. He wants to sit down, he wants to talk.Arty Clay: You tell him I don't talk to nigger lovers.
Joey Dalesio: Well, he says he's got things on his mind that he wants to discuss with you, and he wants to know where and he wants to know when.
Arty Clay: You tell him in fucking Hell, that's where. He's gonna wish his lawyer left him fucking those Sambos in the joint when I get through with him.
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Soundtracks
"Strivin'"Written by Lavaba / T. Lewis
Performed by Party Posse
Courtesy of Jive Records
Published by Zomba Enterprises Inc. ASCAP/Willesden Music Inc. BMI
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Do you like Christopher Walken movies? The good, the deep psychological studies, the creepy pseudo-underworld /misfit characters that have unfortunately typecast one of America's greatest and multi-talented contemporary actors?
Do you like Abel Ferrara movies? The down in the muck, inner-city examinations of the seedier motivations and lifestyles-the side of life many of us would like to ignore, but are intrigued by nonetheless?
Low budget and a lot of conjones are trademarks of Ferrara's films (Fear City, The Addiction, The Funeral) and this is no exception, but the term stylish is defined here..You see, you hear, you FEEL the environment-the nasty low morality hustlers of the five burroughs………….Much congrats to Alex Tovoularis' production design.
King of New York may not be as famous as Ferrara's Bad Lieutenant in the world of the cinema-geek, but maybe it should be.
Joe Delia's haunting soundtrack is a perfect compliment to Bojan Bazelli's moody visuals-Walken's confrontation scene of the old-style Mafiosos is as classic as it is intense.
Man, do I love this movie.