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Hoodlum

  • 19971997
  • RR
  • 2h 10m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
12K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
6,258
1,671
Laurence Fishburne, Andy Garcia, and Tim Roth in Hoodlum (1997)
Black gangsters in 1930 Harlem fights Dutch Schultz who is trying to horn in on their numbers racket.
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Black gangsters in 1930 Harlem fights Dutch Schultz who is trying to horn in on their numbers racket.Black gangsters in 1930 Harlem fights Dutch Schultz who is trying to horn in on their numbers racket.Black gangsters in 1930 Harlem fights Dutch Schultz who is trying to horn in on their numbers racket.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
12K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
6,258
1,671
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    • Director
      • Bill Duke
    • Writer
      • Chris Brancato
    • Stars
      • Laurence Fishburne
      • Tim Roth
      • Vanessa Williams
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Bill Duke
    • Writer
      • Chris Brancato
    • Stars
      • Laurence Fishburne
      • Tim Roth
      • Vanessa Williams
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 63User reviews
    • 46Critic reviews
    • 50Metascore
    • Awards
      • 7 nominations

    Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:12
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    Photos70

    Laurence Fishburne in Hoodlum (1997)
    Andy Garcia in Hoodlum (1997)
    Tim Roth in Hoodlum (1997)
    Andy Garcia in Hoodlum (1997)
    Clarence Williams III in Hoodlum (1997)
    Laurence Fishburne and Andy Garcia in Hoodlum (1997)
    Cicely Tyson in Hoodlum (1997)
    Vanessa Williams in Hoodlum (1997)
    Chi McBride in Hoodlum (1997)
    Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Cicely Tyson, Eddie Bo Smith Jr., J.W. Smith, and Clarence Williams III in Hoodlum (1997)
    Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, and Dick Gjonola in Hoodlum (1997)
    Laurence Fishburne and Vanessa Williams in Hoodlum (1997)

    Top cast

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    Laurence Fishburne
    Laurence Fishburne
    • Bumpy Johnson
    Tim Roth
    Tim Roth
    • Dutch Schultz
    Vanessa Williams
    Vanessa Williams
    • Francine Hughes
    Andy Garcia
    Andy Garcia
    • Lucky Luciano
    Cicely Tyson
    Cicely Tyson
    • Stephanie St. Clair
    Chi McBride
    Chi McBride
    • Illinois Gordon
    Clarence Williams III
    Clarence Williams III
    • Bub Hewlett
    Richard Bradford
    Richard Bradford
    • Captain Foley
    William Atherton
    William Atherton
    • Thomas Dewey
    Loretta Devine
    Loretta Devine
    • Pigfoot Mary
    Queen Latifah
    Queen Latifah
    • Sulie
    Mike Starr
    Mike Starr
    • Albert Salke
    Beau Starr
    Beau Starr
    • Jules Salke
    Paul Benjamin
    Paul Benjamin
    • Whispers
    Joe Guzaldo
    • Bo Weinberg
    Ed O'Ross
    Ed O'Ross
    • Lulu Rosenkrantz
    J.W. Smith
    • Calvin
    Eddie Bo Smith Jr.
    • Tee-Ninchy
    • Director
      • Bill Duke
    • Writer
      • Chris Brancato
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Although Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson, Dutch Schultz, Lucky Luciano, and Stephanie St. Clair existed in real life, the movie is fictional and only loosely based on incidents in their lives during this time period. Many other characters, including Francine Hughes, Captain Foley, and Calvin, are wholly fictional.
    • Goofs
      While Bumpy and Madame St. Claire are listening to opera on the Victrola, the record playing displays the Okeh label. Okeh Records, founded in 1918 recorded mainly middle-of-the road popular music, standards, light classical and blues, but not opera.
    • Quotes

      Dutch Schultz: I remember the days when you could get a guy hit for 40 bucks.

      Albert Salke: We live in inflationary times

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: She's So Lovely/Hoodlum/Excess Baggage/Paperback Romance/M/Le Samurai (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
      Written by Duke Ellington and Irving Mills
      Performed by Laurnea Wilkerson
      Laurnea Wilkerson appears courtesy of Yab Yum Entertainment

    User reviews63

    Review
    Top review
    "New Jack City" meets "The Untouchables"
    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
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    • coverme6
    • May 25, 2000

    FAQ3

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 27, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Gangster
    • Filming locations
      • Between Cermak Road & 23rd Street, Michigan Avenue, Near South Side, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production company
      • United Artists
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $23,499,102
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,162,768
      • Sep 1, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $23,499,102
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • DTS-Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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