Hoodlum (1997)

Director:

Bill Duke

Writer (WGA):

Chris Brancato (written by)

Release Date:

27 August 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Power is measured in enemies.

Plot:

Black gangsters in 1930 Harlem fights Dutch Schultz who is trying to horn in on their numbers racket.

Plot Keywords:

Dutch | 1930s | New York | Blood | Gangster

Awards:

7 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Dec. 3	8:00 PM	BET
Fri. Dec. 4	1:00 AM	BET

Cast

Laurence Fishburne	...	Bumpy Johnson
Tim Roth	...	Dutch Schultz
Vanessa Williams	...	Francine Hughes
Andy Garcia	...	Lucky Luciano
Cicely Tyson	...	Stephanie St. Clair
Chi McBride	...	Illinois Gordon
Clarence Williams III	...	Bub Hewlett
Richard Bradford	...	Captain Foley
William Atherton	...	Thomas Dewey
Loretta Devine	...	Pigfoot Mary
Queen Latifah	...	Sulie
Mike Starr	...	Albert Salke
Beau Starr	...	Jules Salke
Paul Benjamin	...	Whispers
Joe Guzaldo	...	Bo Weinberg

Also Known As:

Gangster (USA) (working title)
Hoods (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for graphic ganster violence, strong language, a scene of sexuality and some nudity.

Runtime:

130 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Singapore:M18 | USA:R (certificate #34777) | Canada:R (Ontario) | South Korea:18 | Australia:M | France:U | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/16 (video premiere) | Spain:18 | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Between Cermak Road & 23rd Street, Michigan Avenue, Near South Side, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

United Artists Pictures

Trivia:

An old friend of the real Lucky Luciano allowed Andy Garcia to wear Lucky's pinkie ring for one scene. You can see it when Lucky gives Thomas Dewey the bribe money at the whorehouse. (when the prostitute takes the cigar out of Lucky's hand).

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: When Dutch has his men bust in the room to kill Bumpy while he is supposed to be meeting the accountant, one man has a shotgun that was not made during that time period.

Quotes:

Dutch Schultz: What's 235
Bub Hewlett: It means death

Movie Connections:

References King Kong (1933)

Soundtrack:

It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

"New Jack City" meets "The Untouchables"

A solid, well-to-do flick, "Hoodlum" is a good film trying to

live up the dying genre of the 1930's gangster flick. Laurence

Fishburne is in top form as Bumpy, an ex-con from Sing Sing who

becomes a big time ganglord in Harlem. While not tackling

enemies such as Dutch Schultz (Tim Roth) and Lucky Luchiano

(Andy Garcia), Bumpy romances his girl Francine (the fine

Vanessa Williams). Packed with machine gun-toting violence,

"Hoodlum" has the cool style of modern day crime thrillers such

as "New Jack City" and the sneering Al Caponeish look of the old

style