A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megalomaniacal while a maverick police detective vows to stop him.
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Mario Van Peebles
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| 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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Storyline
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 »Edit
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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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Dolby StereoColor:
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Written by Amery Ware, Joseph Brim and Al B. Sure!
Produced by Al B. Sure!
Performed by F.S. Effect
Courtesy of Giant Records
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The highest grossing independent feature of 1991. See more »Goofs
When Nino Brown kills the first cop in the second bust, we see he removes the cop's hat and puts it over the cop's face. When he killed Park, we can see that Brown is wearing the same cap. See more »Quotes
Nino Brown: Yeah, we takin' over the Carter. We gon' bum rush the whole damn thing. Now if the tenants cooperate, oh, it'll be lovely. They'll be loyal customers, if not, fuck it, it'll be like in Beirut, they'll be live-in hostages.See more »
Alternate Versions
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
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Get It Together (Black is a Force)Written by Amery Ware, Joseph Brim and Al B. Sure!
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20 years after his father, Melvin Van Peebles, had made a revolutionary film called Sweet Sweetback's Badasssss Song, Mario Van Peebles would direct something of a classic himself with New Jack City. He plays the superior officer of a detective played by rapper Ice-T who we find out has personal reasons for wanting the drug dealer Nino Brown, played by Wesley Snipes, dead. Assisting him is partner Judd Nelson and a former user played by Chris Rock before he joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live". While Rock is better known as a comedian, he gives a fine dramatic performance here. Of course, it's Snipes who gets the lion's share of the acting highlights especially when his character's on trial. While it seems initially the drug lifestyle is glamorous here, it does show eventually that crime doesn't pay. So on that note, New Jack City gets a high recommendation from me. P.S. While I managed to watch this on YouTube, some parts were missing so I checked the Italian upload on the site to watch what I missed and I managed to understand what was going on despite the Italian dubbing.