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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1 win & 5 nominations.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Wesley Snipes | ... | Nino Brown | |
| Ice-T | ... | Scotty Appleton (as Ice T) | |
| Allen Payne | ... | Gee Money | |
| Chris Rock | ... | Pookie | |
| Mario Van Peebles | ... | Stone | |
| Michael Michele | ... | Selina | |
| Bill Nunn | ... | Duh Duh Duh Man | |
| Russell Wong | ... | Park | |
| Bill Cobbs | ... | Old Man | |
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Christopher Williams | ... | Kareem Akbar |
| Judd Nelson | ... | Nick Peretti | |
| Vanessa Williams | ... | Keisha | |
| Tracy Camilla Johns | ... | Uniqua | |
| Anthony DeSando | ... | Frankie Needles | |
| Nick Ashford | ... | 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)
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Written by Stevie Wonder
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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Story is largely based on a real-life Detroit gang known as The Chambers Brothers. Writer Barry Michael Cooper got the idea for the film after visiting Detroit and learning about the gang's exploits. See more »Goofs
When the train hits the cyclist, the approaching train changes back and forth between a 1960s Multiple Unit electric train set with manually operated doors and a 1970s M2 Cosmopolitan train set with powered sliding doors. See more »Quotes
G-Money: [talking to Duh Duh Man] Unadulterated! Would you please shut the fuck up before you have a seizure!See more »
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German VHS & first DVD releases were edited for violence in two scenes (Nino kills a cop by cutting his throat/Scotty beats Nino at the end of the film), probably to secure a "Not under 16" rating. On TV the film was broadcast uncut. On the 2006 Special Edition DVD the film was released uncut. See more »Connections
Referenced in At the Movies: Lost in Yonkers/Carnosaur/American Heart/Posse/The Story of Qiu Ju (1993) See more »Soundtracks
Living for the CityWritten by Stevie Wonder
Performed by Troop and Levert
Rap by Queen Latifah
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
8 March 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
New Jack City See more »Filming Locations:
Grant's Tomb - 122th Street & Riverside Drive, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$8,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$7,039,622, 10 March 1991Gross USA:
$47,624,353Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$47,624,353Company Credits
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In one of the greatest patriarchal roles since Brando's in The Godfather, Wesley Snipes astounds and overwhelms as "the godfather" in this film, directed and co-starring Mario Van Peebles. Snipes, however is where the strength of the film lies. His drug lord has no remorse. No heart. No soul. All he has is his power and he wants more of it. The film has a quick pace. The cast is quite good, including Ice-T as a cop going on the inside to try and take down Snipes' drug lord. Judd Nelson is dark and sardonic as Ice-T's main opposition on the case.