1997
6.4 (201 votes)
2h 10m
Genres
Crime
Drama
Production Companies
United Artists
Frank Mancuso Jr. Productions
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Frank Mancuso Jr. Productions
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Hoodlum
Power is measured in enemies.
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Bill Duke
Screenplay: Chris Brancato
Producer: Frank Mancuso Jr.
Director of Photography: Frank Tidy
Top Cast
Laurence Fishburne
Bumpy Johnson
Tim Roth
Dutch Schultz
Vanessa Williams
Francine Hughes
Andy García
Lucky Luciano
Cicely Tyson
Stephanie St. Clair
Chi McBride
Illinois Gordon
Clarence Williams III
Bub Hewlett
Richard Bradford
Captain Foley
Videos
Hoodlum (1997) ORIGINAL TRAILER
