Hoodlum
“Power is measured in enemies.”
1997•R•2h 10m•6.5•Released
CrimeDrama
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.
Director
Bill Duke
Writer
Chris Brancato
Budget
$30M
Revenue
$23M
Languages
English
Studio
United Artists
Cast
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
Beau Starr
Jules Salke
Paul Benjamin
Whispers
Joe Guzaldo
Bo Weinberg
Production
Company
United Artists
Company
Frank Mancuso Jr. Productions
Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Producer
Frank Mancuso Jr.
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