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Hoodlum (1997) -- Black gangsters in 1930 Harlem fights Dutch Schultz who is trying to horn in on their numbers racket.

Overview

User Rating:
5.8/10   4,044 votes
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Director:
Bill Duke
Writer (WGA):
Chris Brancato (written by)
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Release Date:
27 August 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
Power is measured in enemies. more
Plot:
Black gangsters in 1930 Harlem fights Dutch Schultz who is trying to horn in on their numbers racket. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
7 nominations more
User Comments:
Maltin-style review more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Gangster (USA) (working title)
Hoods (USA) (working title)
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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 more
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

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
When Tyrone the runner gets killed, during the close-up of his face, a policy slip blows by him with the number 235 on it. more
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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. more
Quotes:
Dutch Schultz: I remember the days when you could get a guy hit for 40 bucks.
Mike Salke: We live in inflationary times
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Movie Connections:
References King Kong (1933) more
Soundtrack:
Torna A Surriento more

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9 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
Maltin-style review, 24 February 2001
Author: Jay-231 (c3lornehop@aol.com) from Southern California

Riveting film about gang wars and race relations in 1930s New York, with Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson (Laurence Fishburne) at the center. Engaging characters and situations make this overlong movie watchable; but Andy Garcia doesn't channel Luciano as well as he should, and Tim Roth turns Dutch Schultz into such a blatant stock villain that one wonders what the real Arthur Fleggenheimer was like. Otherwise, excellent performances all around - and Paul Benjamin steals several scenes as a creepy assassin who talks as if he eats tobacco leaves for breakfast. Emotional and powerful.

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