New Jack City (1991)
They're a new breed of gangster. The new public enemy. The new family of crime.
- Released
- Runtime 1h 41m
- Director Mario Van Peebles
- Genres Crime Drama Thriller
- Rating 6.7/10 (636 votes)
Synopsis
A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.
Cast
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Wesley Snipes
as Nino Brown
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Ice-T
as Scotty Appleton
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Allen Payne
as Garald "Gee Money" Welles
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Chris Rock
as Pookie
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Mario Van Peebles
as Stone
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Michael Michele
as Selina
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Bill Nunn
as Duh Duh Duh Man
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Russell Wong
as Park
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Bill Cobbs
as Old Man
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Christopher Williams
as Kareem Akbar
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Judd Nelson
as Nick Peretti
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Vanessa Williams
as Keisha
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Tracy Camilla Johns
as Uniqua
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Anthony DeSando
as Frankie Needles
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Nick Ashford
as Reverend Oates
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Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
as Prosecuting Attorney Hawkins
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Thalmus Rasulala
as Police Commissioner
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John Aprea
as Don Armeteo
Crew
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Mario Van Peebles
Director
- Francis Kenny Director of Photography
- Steven Kemper Editor
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Michel Colombier
Original Music Composer
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Doug McHenry
Producer
- George Jackson Producer
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Thomas Lee Wright
Screenplay
- Barry Michael Cooper Screenplay
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