Hoodlum
1997 · Movie · 130 min. · United States
The film focuses on the war of two gangs in 1930s Harlem for the control of illegal gaming - one headed by black strategic godfather Bumpy Johnson and another by white ruthless hothead Dutch Schultz. Negotiations proposed by white syndicate boss Lucky Luciano never get under way, blood flows and Johnson gets jailed. When Johnson is paroled, he gets the work of enforcer for mighty Stephanie "The Queen" St. Clair. She is also jailed for racketeering and when she leaves she makes him promise "no violence".
Direction Bill Duke
Cast Tim Roth · Laurence Fishburne · Vanessa Williams · Andy García · Cicely Tyson · Chi McBride · Richard Bradford · Clarence Williams III · William Atherton · Loretta Devine · Queen Latifah · Mike Starr · Leonard Roberts
Soundtrack Elmer Bernstein
Screenplay Chris Brancato
Cinematography Frank Tidy
Original title Hoodlum
5.8
2K votes (FilmAffinity)
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