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Hugh A. O'Brien,
Phil Neilson,
Hugh A. O'Brien,
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Abel Ferrara,
Abel Ferrara
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: Live/Artisan
: Drama, Crime, Cops, Gangsters, Urban Drama
: English
: English, Spanish
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The gritty underbelly of New York's complex, ethnically divided criminal world is exposed in this dark drama from director Abel Ferrara. Christopher Walken stars as Frank White, a drug lord who's just been released from a long stint in prison. Aware that feeding off of society's depravity has made him a wealthy man, Frank has become determined to give something back to the city, and he hatches a scheme to build a multimillion-dollar public hospital in one of Brooklyn's worst ghetto neighborhoods. Needing the assistance of his fellow criminals to pull it off, Frank and his adjutant Jimmy Jump (Laurence Fishburne) encounter a wall of resistance from every faction, including drug-trade partner Lance Wong (Joey Chin) and temperamental cop Dennis Gilley (David Caruso). Frank's do-gooder efforts ultimately result in a Mob war and in a bloody showdown between the city's various ethnic criminal actions. Ferrara followed King of New York with a similarly themed film that many critics considered his masterpiece, Bad Lieutenant (1992). ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
Special Features:
- Commentary with Director Abel Ferrara
- Commentary with Producer Mary Kane, Editor Anthony Redman, Composer Joe Delia and Associate Producer Randy Sabusawa
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| Not a wasted scene in the movie
by Texan99
September 5, 2010 - 2:04 PM PDT
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| I'm nuts about this movie. I don't know how many times I've watched it, but I'd watch it again tomorrow. This is David Caruso, Laurence Fishburne, and Wesley Snipes before they got glossy and domesticated. Walken is in top form: a primal force who's got to be stopped. Ferrara tells the gripping story with remarkable economy. |
| Nice film, Walker is hilarious and so is Fishburne
by JEFRYE61
March 29, 2010 - 10:02 PM PDT
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1 out of 1 members found this review helpful
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| Christopher Walken is brilliant in this movie, No surprise. He is an amazing actor. This movie will keep you on the edge of your seat. Not a predictable movie at all. Classic criminal vs cop story featuring Walken & his hit man Fishburne (who was very good) vs Caruso & Snipes who are cops determined to prevent Walken from taking over the city's underworld. |
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