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New Jack City

  • 1991
  • R
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
37K
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Judd Nelson, Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, and Mario Van Peebles in New Jack City (1991)
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A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megalomaniacal while a maverick police detective vows to stop him.A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megalomaniacal while a maverick police detective vows to stop him.A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megalomaniacal while a maverick police detective vows to stop him.

  • Director
    • Mario Van Peebles
  • Writers
    • Thomas Lee Wright
    • Barry Michael Cooper
  • Stars
    • Wesley Snipes
    • Ice-T
    • Allen Payne
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    37K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mario Van Peebles
    • Writers
      • Thomas Lee Wright
      • Barry Michael Cooper
    • Stars
      • Wesley Snipes
      • Ice-T
      • Allen Payne
    • 103User reviews
    • 43Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 6 nominations

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    Wesley Snipes, Vanessa Williams, and Nick Ashford in New Jack City (1991)
    Ice-T and Chris Rock in New Jack City (1991)
    Judd Nelson, Ice-T, Mario Van Peebles, and Russell Wong in New Jack City (1991)
    Judd Nelson, Ice-T, Michael Michele, and Mario Van Peebles in New Jack City (1991)
    Ice-T and Mario Van Peebles in New Jack City (1991)
    Ice-T and Mario Van Peebles in New Jack City (1991)
    Wesley Snipes in New Jack City (1991)
    Wesley Snipes, Vanessa Williams, Allen Payne, Bill Nunn, and Christopher Williams in New Jack City (1991)
    Mario Van Peebles in New Jack City (1991)
    Chris Rock in New Jack City (1991)
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    Wesley Snipes in New Jack City (1991)

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    Wesley Snipes
    Wesley Snipes
    • Nino Brown
    Ice-T
    Ice-T
    • Scotty Appleton
    • (as Ice T)
    Allen Payne
    Allen Payne
    • Gee Money
    Chris Rock
    Chris Rock
    • Pookie
    Mario Van Peebles
    Mario Van Peebles
    • Stone
    Michael Michele
    Michael Michele
    • Selina
    Bill Nunn
    Bill Nunn
    • Duh Duh Duh Man
    Russell Wong
    Russell Wong
    • Park
    Bill Cobbs
    Bill Cobbs
    • Old Man
    Christopher Williams
    • Kareem Akbar
    Judd Nelson
    Judd Nelson
    • Nick Peretti
    Vanessa Williams
    Vanessa Williams
    • Keisha
    Tracy Camilla Johns
    Tracy Camilla Johns
    • Uniqua
    Anthony DeSando
    Anthony DeSando
    • Frankie Needles
    Nick Ashford
    Nick Ashford
    • Reverend Oates
    Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
    Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
    • Prosecuting Attorney Hawkins
    Thalmus Rasulala
    Thalmus Rasulala
    • Police Commissioner
    John Aprea
    John Aprea
    • Don Armeteo
    • Director
      • Mario Van Peebles
    • Writers
      • Thomas Lee Wright
      • Barry Michael Cooper
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      On Inside the Actors Studio (1994), Chris Rock claimed that for several years following his acclaimed performance as a crack addict, drug dealers would approach him and put crack and cocaine in his pocket; joking that "they thought it was a documentary." He stated that, although he knew people who used crack at the time, he never did and, in his 1997 memoir "Rock This" had only smoked marijuana twice.
    • Goofs
      Pookie's time inside the Carter was extensively videotaped, and those tapes, which included G Money giving the order to kill Pookie after his cover is blown, were all saved by the cops. Despite all that taped evidence that could be used to either convict G Money and several others and/or flip them as witnesses against Nino, the operation is declared a total failure and the tapes are never used.
    • Quotes

      Nino Brown: [to Gee Money] You fucked up. You fucked up big time. You're incapable of running this shit.

      [Gee Money stands up]

      Nino Brown: *Sit* your five-dollar ass down before I make change!

    • 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.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Doors/My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys/Iron & Silk/Superstar (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme)
      Written by Ice-T

      Produced by D.J. Aladdin and Ice-T

      Performed by Ice-T

      Courtesy of Sire Records Company

    User reviews103

    Review
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    Featured review
    7/10
    Why'd it take us so long?
    Wesley Snipes got two of his most important roles in 1991. In Spike Lee's "Jungle Fever" he played a man in a relationship with a white woman, causing strife in both communities. In Mario Van Peebles's "New Jack City", he played a drug lord. The movie sort of plays with the audience: on the one hand we know that crack devastated the black community (and the authorities used it as an excuse to imprison large numbers of black men, leaving two generations of black youth fatherless). But at the same time, the movie makes you root for Snipes's ruthless Nino as he rises to power. It's sort of like "The Godfather" in that sense.

    A message at the end of the movie notes that the drug epidemic will continue unless we see action instead of empty slogans. Only in the past few years have we started to see states dial down the so-called War on Drugs, and some have even legalized recreational marijuana. It's only now, after we've seen entire neighborhoods ruined and countries destabilized, that we've started taking a common-sense approach.

    Anyway, it's not a masterpiece, but still worth seeing. The rest of the cast includes Van Peebles, Ice-T, Judd Nelson, Chris Rock, Vanessa Williams and Bill Cobbs.
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    FAQ2

    • How were Nino and his crew able to so easily take over the Carter?
    • Why couldn't the NYPD's narcotics squad move in on the CMB and the Carter building?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 8, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Zehirli Sokaklar
    • Filming locations
      • Sands Point Preserve - 95 Middleneck Road, Port Washington, Long Island, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Jackson/McHenry Company,The
      • Jacmac Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $8,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $47,624,353
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,039,622
      • Mar 10, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $47,624,353
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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