Hoodlum (1997)

Hoodlum | United States of America

In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson takes over the business and must resist an invasion from a merciless mobster.

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Director

Bill Duke

Writers

Chris Brancato

Stars

Laurence Fishburne
Bumpy Johnson

Tim Roth
Dutch Schultz

Vanessa Williams
Francine Hughes

Andy García
Lucky Luciano

Cicely Tyson
Stephanie St. Clair

Chi McBride
Illinois Gordon

Clarence Williams III
Bub Hewlett

Richard Bradford
Captain Foley

William Atherton
Thomas E. Dewey

Loretta Devine
Pigfoot Mary

Others...

Budget

30,000,000.00

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Keywords

violence, gangster, blood, 1930s, mobster, dutch

Production

United Artists

Actor

Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Vanessa Williams, Andy García, Cicely Tyson, Chi McBride, Clarence Williams III, Richard Bradford, William Atherton, Loretta Devine, Queen Latifah, Ed O'Ross, Mike Starr, Beau Starr, Paul Benjamin

Creators

Harry Keramidas (Editor), Bill Duke (Director), Elmer Bernstein (Original Music Composer), Frank Tidy (Director of Photography), Chris Brancato (Screenplay)

Alternative titles

Gangster (US)
Hoods (US)

Release dates

27.08.1997 (US)