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Writer (WGA):
Nicholas St. John (written by)
Release Date:
28 September 1990 (USA)
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Tagline:
Not everyone who runs a city is elected. more
Plot:
A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and lower classes in this stylish and ultra violent modern twist on Robin Hood. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win
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2 nominations
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(17 articles)
Game Of Death Loses Director Abel Ferrara
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Christopher Walken | ... | Frank White |
 | David Caruso | ... | Dennis Gilley |
 | Laurence Fishburne | ... | Jimmy Jump (as Larry Fishburne) |
 | Victor Argo | ... | Roy Bishop |
 | Wesley Snipes | ... | Thomas Flanigan |
| Janet Julian | ... | Jennifer |
| Joey Chin | ... | Larry Wong |
| Giancarlo Esposito | ... | Lance |
| Paul Calderon | ... | Joey Dalesio |
 | Steve Buscemi | ... | Test Tube |
 | Theresa Randle | ... | Raye |
| Leonard L. Thomas | ... | Blood (as Leonard Lee Thomas) |
| Roger Guenveur Smith | ... | Tanner (as Roger Smith) |
| Carrie Nygren | ... | Melanie |
| Ernest Abuba | ... | King Tito |
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Runtime:
103 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
New Zealand:R18 (original rating) |
Iceland:16 |
Sweden:15 (TV rating) |
Argentina:16 |
South Korea:18 |
Australia:R |
France:-16 |
Germany:18 |
New Zealand:R16 (re-rating) (2004) |
Norway:18 (video premiere) |
UK:18 |
USA:R (re-rating on appeal) |
USA:X (original rating)
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Lucille M. Oliver, who plays Frank's hostage on the subway, had never acted before. Walken prepared her for the scene by telling her "I'm going to do something awful to you, but I will not hurt you."
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Continuity: In the car chase, the right headlight gets knocked out in the dark sedan, but later shots of the chase show both headlights working on all three cars.
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Quotes:
Frank White:
There are some things I don't do.
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Referenced in The Adventures of Schoolly D: Snowboarder (2004) (V)
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Soundtrack:
Dream On
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Do you like Christopher Walken movies? The good, the deep psychological studies, the creepy pseudo-underworld /misfit characters that have unfortunately typecast one of America's greatest and multi-talented contemporary actors?
Do you like Abel Ferrara movies? The down in the muck, inner-city examinations of the seedier motivations and lifestyles-the side of life many of us would like to ignore, but are intrigued by nonetheless?
Low budget and a lot of conjones are trademarks of Ferrara's films (Fear City, The Addiction, The Funeral) and this is no exception, but the term stylish is defined here..You see, you hear, you FEEL the environment-the nasty low morality hustlers of the five burroughs………….Much congrats to Alex Tovoularis' production design.
King of New York may not be as famous as Ferrara's Bad Lieutenant in the world of the cinema-geek, but maybe it should be.
Joe Delia's haunting soundtrack is a perfect compliment to Bojan Bazelli's moody visuals-Walken's confrontation scene of the old-style Mafiosos is as classic as it is intense.
Man, do I love this movie.