Hoodlum
by Bill Duke
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Actor: Andy Garcia, Cicely Tyson, Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Vanessa Williams (VII)Director: Bill Duke
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
DVD: 2 Sides, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 130 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1998-02-04
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of Hoodlum
Movie Review: Good movie,but......
Summary: 4 Stars
Good movie,great acting, but if you want to know the REAL story of Bumpy Johnson,Madame Queen,and the character played by the great Clarence Williams III, Bub Hewlett, and the white gangsters, read an eyewitness account. Read "Harlem Godfather, the rap on my husband Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson. It's hard to put the book down! Also she tells the REAL story of Frank Lucas, who she says was little more than a flunky.
Summary of Hoodlum
A flawed but admirably ambitious gangster movie, Hoodlum aspires to be a kind of Harlem-based equivalent to The Godfather, and while it falls short of that lofty goal it's still got plenty of qualities to make it well worth seeing. It's the first film to tell the story of Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson (charismatically played by Laurence Fishburne), an ex-convict who dominated the Harlem numbers racket during the 1930s and '40s. As he rises to power he gains equally powerful enemies, including hotheaded Bronx gangster Dutch Schultz (Tim Roth) and the suave mobster Lucky Luciano (Andy Garcia). Determined to defend his Harlem turf against these invaders, Bumpy eclipses the "policy queen" Stephanie St. Clair (Cicely Tyson) and becomes a self-styled Robin Hood figure, attracting the attention of a community servant (Vanessa Williams) who must confront the brutality of Bumpy's business. A must-see for anyone who likes gangster movies, Hoodlum is certainly not a masterpiece, but sharp performances and some powerful scenes make it an interesting look at a little-known chapter in criminal history. --Jeff ShannonIn 1930s New York Bumpy Johnson rules the Harlem numbers racket with a rare combination of honor dignity and strength. But when savage gangster Dutch Schultz threatens his reign with a series of bloody attacks Bumpy knows that the only way to win is to play Dutchs deadly game. As a vicious war spins madly out of control so does Bumpys personal life and soon the mobster realizes that his only way out is to instigate a dangerous plan involving one of the most feared and powerful gangsters in history...mob chieftain Lucky Luciano.Starring: Laurence Fishburne Tim Roth Vanessa Williams and Andy GarciaDirector: Bill DukeProduced by Frank Mancuso Jr.; written by Chris Brancato; running time of 130 minutes; Closed Captioned. Copyright: 1997 MGMSystem Requirements:Trivia and Production Notes Original Theatrical Trailer Scene Access Dolby Digital English: 5.1 SurroundFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: R UPC: 027616699527 Manufacturer No: 906995
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