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New Jack City (1991) -- A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megamanical while a maverick police detective vows to stop him.

Overview

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Director:
Mario Van Peebles
Writers (WGA):
Thomas Lee Wright (story)
Thomas Lee Wright (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
8 March 1991 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
They're a new breed of gangster. The new public enemy. The new family of crime. more
Plot:
A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megamanical while a maverick police detective vows to stop him. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
Wesley Snipes Should Have Been Nominated more

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Additional Details

Runtime:
97 min | UK:101 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Singapore:M18 | Iceland:16 | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Australia:R (original rating) | Canada:18A | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Germany:16 (cut) | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Norway:18 (video premiere) (1991) | Norway:(Banned) (1991-2003) (cinema release)
Company:
Jacmac Films more

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Trivia:
Story is largely based on real-life Detroit gang, The Chambers Brothers. Writer Barry Michael Cooper got the idea for the film after visiting Detroit and learning about the gang's exploits. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Needles comes to the club on New Years Eve, Nino pulls a knife and cuts off Needles ponytail. The ponytail comes loose an inch above the blade of the knife when Nino pulls on the ponytail before he moves the blade. more
Quotes:
[as Frankie Needles departs from a nightclub, Nick and Scottie stick him up]
Nick Peretti: Behind Door Number One, your head explodes like a melon!
Scotty Appleton: Behind door Number Two, you hook us up with Gee Money and get the prize, Nino Brown.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade (2005) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
(THERE YOU GO) TELLING ME NO AGAIN more

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23 out of 28 people found the following comment useful:-
Wesley Snipes Should Have Been Nominated, 12 February 2003
Author: Brian Washington (Sargebri@att.net) from Los Angeles, California

This is one great movie, but the thing that really made it special was Wesley Snipes portrayal of a totally despicable character in Nino Brown. He didn't portray Nino as the stereotypical drug dealer. Instead he portrayed Nino as a highly intelligent man who you wonder what would have happened if he had put his intelligence to more productive pursuits. Also, Ice-T wasn't bad in his first major role and you can see how much he has improved by watching Law and Order: SVU.

This is not your typical movie about the drug culture.

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