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New Jack City (1991) 6.3
A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megalomaniacal while a maverick police detective vows to stop him. Director:Mario Van Peebles |
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Scotty Appleton
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| Mario Van Peebles | ... | ||
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Selina
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Old Man
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Christopher Williams | ... |
Kareem Akbar
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Keisha
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Tracy Camilla Johns | ... |
Uniqua
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Frankie Needles
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Reverend Oates
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The gangster Nino has a gang who call themselves Cash Money Brothers. They get into the crack business and not before long they make a million dollars every week. A cop, Scotty, is after them. He tries to get into the gang by letting an ex-drug addict infiltrate the gang, but the attempt fails miserably. The only thing that remains is that Scotty himself becomes a drug pusher. Written by Mattias Thuresson
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They're a new breed of gangster. The new public enemy. The new family of crime. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong violence, drug content, sensuality and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
8 March 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Cidade do Novo Paraíso See more »Filming Locations:
Grant's Tomb - 122th Street & Riverside Drive, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$8,500,000 (estimated)Gross:
$47,624,253 (USA)Company Credits
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Written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Anthony Jackson
Performed by Troop and Levert
Rap by Queen Latifah
Troop and Levert appear courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
Queen Latifah appears courtesy of Tommy Boy Records
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Trivia
The highest grossing independent feature of 1991. See more »Goofs
Boom mic shadow on Scotty's hat on the beach. See more »Quotes
Scotty Appleton: [reading Pooky his rights] Anything you say can and will be used against you in a muthafuckin' court of law!See more »
Soundtracks
"FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY"Written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Anthony Jackson
Performed by Troop and Levert
Rap by Queen Latifah
Troop and Levert appear courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
Queen Latifah appears courtesy of Tommy Boy Records
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As British TV is so bad at the moment I'm re-watching many of my DVDs. I dug this out. Wesley Snipes is a very underrated actor just like his peer Laurence Fishburne. He is excellent in this, and as another user has commented, you see especially in the trial scene that his character isn't quite the dumb-head he appears to be just misguided. It has a fine cast. I dug the film out to watch Judd Nelson's performance again in it as I've just re-watched the Breakfast Club and wanted to compare. I can't remember who directed NJC but it's very reminiscent of a Spike Lee film and just as hard hitting. It is just as relevant today as it was back in 1991 in fact more relevant here in Manchester, United Kingdom as we have seen over the past 7 years some serious divisions within the black community.