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Hoodlum (1997)

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.
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Bill Duke profile
Bill Duke

Director

Chris Brancato profile
Chris Brancato

Screenplay

Cast

Laurence Fishburne profile
Laurence Fishburne

Bumpy Johnson

Tim Roth profile
Tim Roth

Dutch Schultz

Vanessa Williams profile
Vanessa Williams

Francine Hughes

Andy García profile
Andy García

Lucky Luciano

Cicely Tyson profile
Cicely Tyson

Stephanie St. Clair

Chi McBride profile
Chi McBride

Illinois Gordon

Clarence Williams III profile
Clarence Williams III

Bub Hewlett

Richard Bradford profile
Richard Bradford

Captain Foley

William Atherton profile
William Atherton

Thomas E. Dewey

Loretta Devine profile
Loretta Devine

Pigfoot Mary

Queen Latifah profile
Queen Latifah

Sulie

Mike Starr profile
Mike Starr

Albert Salke

Laurence Fishburne profile
Laurence Fishburne

Bumpy Johnson

Tim Roth profile
Tim Roth

Dutch Schultz

Vanessa Williams profile
Vanessa Williams

Francine Hughes

Andy García profile
Andy García

Lucky Luciano

Cicely Tyson profile
Cicely Tyson

Stephanie St. Clair

Chi McBride profile
Chi McBride

Illinois Gordon

Clarence Williams III profile
Clarence Williams III

Bub Hewlett

Richard Bradford profile
Richard Bradford

Captain Foley

William Atherton profile
William Atherton

Thomas E. Dewey

Loretta Devine profile
Loretta Devine

Pigfoot Mary

Queen Latifah profile
Queen Latifah

Sulie

Mike Starr profile
Mike Starr

Albert Salke

Extra

Release Date

August 27, 1997

Original Language

English

Budget

$30,000,000.00

Production Company

United Artists logoFrank Mancuso Jr. Productions logoMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer logo

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