Hoodlum

Name: Hoodlum
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1997-08-27
Duration: 2 h 10 min
Rating: 6.30
Cast: Andy Garcia, Tim Roth, Laurence Fishburne, Vanessa Williams

– In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running "the numbers". When, Madam ..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.30 / 10

Duration:

2 Hours and 10 Minutes

Release Year:

1997

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 against the invasion from merciless mobster Dutch Shultz.

Styles:

Dramatic, Intense, Entertaining, Melancholic, Factual, Stylized, Rough, Suspenseful, Realistic, Serious

Story Timeline:

1930s, 20th Century

Producing Country:

USA

Filming Locations:

Harlem, Illinois, California, New York, USA

Genre:

Crime, Drama

Editor's Pick for:

Boys' night

Hoodlum (1997) - Trailer

Release Date:

27 Aug 1997

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Directed by:

Bill Duke

Story Written By:

Chris Brancato

Main Actors:

Andy Garcia, Tim Roth, Laurence Fishburne, Vanessa Williams

Plot:

The film focuses on the war of two gangs in 1930s Harlem for the control of illegal gaming - one headed by black strategic godfather Bumpy Johnson and another by white ruthless hothead Dutch Schultz. Negotiations proposed by white syndicate boss Lucky Luciano never get under way, blood flows and Johnson gets jailed. When Johnson is paroled, he gets the work of enforcer for mighty Stephanie "The Queen" St. Clair. She is also jailed for racketeering and when she leaves she makes him promise "no violence".

Awards:

7 nominations.

Production Company:

905 Corporation

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.3/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

43%

Metacritic:

50%