Hoodlum
Power is measured in enemies.
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Release Date
8/27/1997Runtime
130 minsOverview
In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson takes over the business and must resist an invasion from a merciless mobster.
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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$30,000,000Revenue
$23,461,013Homepage
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A taut 1930s Harlem crime drama where a street operator must consolidate power and hold off a ruthless mobster encroachment. The film moves with the urgency of a man fighting to maintain what he's built against overwhelming pressure.
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Laurence Fishburne
Bumpy Johnson
Tim Roth
Dutch Schultz
Vanessa Williams
Francine Hughes
Andy Garcia
Lucky Luciano
Cicely Tyson
Stephanie St. Clair
Chi McBride
Illinois Gordon
Clarence Williams III
Bub Hewlett
Richard Bradford
Captain Foley
William Atherton
Thomas E. Dewey
Loretta Devine
Pigfoot Mary
Queen Latifah
Sulie
Mike Starr
Albert Salke
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