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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Chris Brancato (written by)
Release Date:
27 August 1997 (USA)
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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
Awards:
7 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
Theaters Full For The Full Monty
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 15 September 1997)
Dewey's Family May Sue Hoodlum Producers
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 8 September 1997)
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 15 September 1997)
Dewey's Family May Sue Hoodlum Producers
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 8 September 1997)
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"New Jack City" meets "The Untouchables"
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
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Rated R for graphic ganster violence, strong language, a scene of sexuality and some nudity.
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130 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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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
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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).
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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.
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Soundtrack:
It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
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Is this movie historically accurate?Why didn't Lulu keep shooting Dutch?
What exactly happens in the end?
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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