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Hoodlum

1997, Movie, R, 142 mins

HOODLUM
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This period gangster picture attempts to do for 1930s Harlem and real-life numbers impresario Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson (Laurence Fishburne) what the GODFATHER trilogy did for the Mafia, but director Bill Duke undermines it at every turn, shifting tone from morality tale to comedy to straight-out action. Newly released from Sing Sing, Bumpy heads right back into business with Harlem numbers queen Stephanie St. Clair (Cicely Tyson), who's trapped in a turf war with the rut... read more leave a comment
Year: 1997
Rated R

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Cast
Laurence Fishburne: Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson
Tim Roth: Dutch Schultz
Vanessa L. Williams: Francine Hughes
Andy Garcia: Lucky Luciano
Cicely Tyson: Madame Stephanie St. Clair
Chi McBride: Illinois Gordon

 

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Synopsis: Two gangs in 1930s Harlem - one headed by black godfather Bumpy Johnson and another...
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Black gangsters in 1930 Harlem fights Dutch Schultz who is trying to horn in on their numbers...
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Black gangsters in 1930 Harlem fights Dutch Schultz who is trying to horn in on their numbers...
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One of the niftiest "B" gangster films of the "noir" era tells the story of ex-con Vincent...
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