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ThrillerCrimeDrama

New Jack City

- They're a new breed of gangster. The new public enemy. The new family of crime.

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.

Release Date : 1991-03-08

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Jacmac FilmsJackson-McHenry EntertainmentWarner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Wesley Snipes

Character Name : Nino Brown

Original Name : Wesley Snipes

Gender : Male

Ice-T

Character Name : Scotty Appleton

Original Name : Ice-T

Gender : Male

Allen Payne

Character Name : Garald "Gee Money" Welles

Original Name : Allen Payne

Gender : Male

Chris Rock

Character Name : Pookie

Original Name : Chris Rock

Gender : Male

Mario Van Peebles

Character Name : Stone

Original Name : Mario Van Peebles

Gender : Male

Michael Michele

Character Name : Selina

Original Name : Michael Michele

Gender : Female

Bill Nunn

Character Name : Duh Duh Duh Man

Original Name : Bill Nunn

Gender : Male

Russell Wong

Character Name : Park

Original Name : Russell Wong

Gender : Male

Bill Cobbs

Character Name : Old Man

Original Name : Bill Cobbs

Gender : Male

Christopher Williams

Character Name : Kareem Akbar

Original Name : Christopher Williams

Gender : Male

Judd Nelson

Character Name : Nick Peretti

Original Name : Judd Nelson

Gender : Male

Vanessa Williams

Character Name : Keisha

Original Name : Vanessa Williams

Gender : Female

Tracy Camilla Johns

Character Name : Uniqua

Original Name : Tracy Camilla Johns

Gender : Female

Anthony DeSando

Character Name : Frankie Needles

Original Name : Anthony DeSando

Gender : Male

Nick Ashford

Character Name : Reverend Oates

Original Name : Nick Ashford

Gender : Male

Phyllis Yvonne Stickney

Character Name : Prosecuting Attorney Hawkins

Original Name : Phyllis Yvonne Stickney

Gender : Female

Thalmus Rasulala

Character Name : Police Commissioner

Original Name : Thalmus Rasulala

Gender : Male

John Aprea

Character Name : Don Armeteo

Original Name : John Aprea

Gender : Male

Fab 5 Freddy

Character Name : Master of Ceremonies

Original Name : Fab 5 Freddy

Gender : Male

Flavor Flav

Character Name : D.J.

Original Name : Flavor Flav

Gender : Male

Clebert Ford

Character Name : Frazier

Original Name : Clebert Ford

Gender : Male

Laverne Hart

Character Name : Prom Queen

Original Name : Laverne Hart

Gender : Female

Eek-A-Mouse

Character Name : Fat Smitty

Original Name : Eek-A-Mouse

Gender : Male

Gregg Smrz

Character Name : Biff

Original Name : Gregg Smrz

Gender : Male

Erica McFarquhar

Character Name : Teacher

Original Name : Erica McFarquhar

Gender : Female

Keith Sweat

Character Name : Singer at Wedding

Original Name : Keith Sweat

Gender : Male

Max Rabinowitz

Character Name : Gigantor

Original Name : Max Rabinowitz

Gender : Male

Marcella Lowery

Character Name : Woman in Hallway

Original Name : Marcella Lowery

Gender : Female

Manuel E. Santiago

Character Name : Judge

Original Name : Manuel E. Santiago

Gender : Male

Ben Gotlieb

Character Name : Prosecuting Attorney

Original Name : Ben Gotlieb

Gender : Male

Thelma Louise Carter

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Thelma Louise Carter

Gender : Female

Linda Froehlich

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Linda Froehlich

Gender : Female

Christopher Michael

Character Name : Bailiff

Original Name : Christopher Michael

Gender : Male

Kelly Jo Minter

Character Name : Recovering Addict

Original Name : Kelly Jo Minter

Gender : Female

Tina Lifford

Character Name : Recovering Addict

Original Name : Tina Lifford

Gender : Female

Erik Kilpatrick

Character Name : Recovering Addict

Original Name : Erik Kilpatrick

Gender : Male

Ron Millkie

Character Name : Assistant DA

Original Name : Ron Millkie

Gender : Male

Harold Baines

Character Name : Kid on Stoop

Original Name : Harold Baines

Gender : Male

Sekou Campbell

Character Name : Kid on Stoop

Original Name : Sekou Campbell

Gender : Male

Garvin Holder

Character Name : Kid on Stoop

Original Name : Garvin Holder

Gender : Male

Teddy Riley

Character Name : New Year's Eve Band - (Guy)

Original Name : Teddy Riley

Gender : Male

Aaron Hall

Character Name : New Year's Eve Band - (Guy)

Original Name : Aaron Hall

Gender : Male

Damion Hall

Character Name : New Year's Eve Band - (Guy)

Original Name : Damion Hall

Gender : Male

Rodney Benford

Character Name : Singers - Spring - (Troop)

Original Name : Rodney Benford

Gender : Male

John Harrell

Character Name : Singers - Spring - (Troop)

Original Name : John Harrell

Gender : Male

Gerald Levert

Character Name : Singers - Winter - (Levert)

Original Name : Gerald Levert

Gender : Male

Sean Levert

Character Name : Singers - Winter - (Levert)

Original Name : Sean Levert

Gender : Male

Jimmy Cummings

Character Name : Butchie The Doorman

Original Name : Jimmy Cummings

Gender : Male

Akosua Busia

Character Name : Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Akosua Busia

Gender : Female

Lia Chang

Character Name : Prostitute in The Pool (uncredited)

Original Name : Lia Chang

Gender : Female

Jake LaMotta

Character Name : Gangster Standing at Bar (uncredited)

Original Name : Jake LaMotta

Gender : Male

Larry M. Cherry

Character Name : Barber (uncredited)

Original Name : Larry M. Cherry

Gender : Male

Cynthia Elane

Character Name : Brides Maid (uncredited)

Original Name : Cynthia Elane

Gender : Female

Toni Ann Johnson

Character Name : Girl in the Window (uncredited)

Original Name : Toni Ann Johnson

Gender : Male

Candece Tarpley

Character Name : Connie The Waitress (uncredited)

Original Name : Candece Tarpley

Gender : Female

Chris Thornton

Character Name : C.M.B. Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Chris Thornton

Gender : Male

Reviews

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2022-09-03

New Jack City is convoluted, contrived, and heavy-handed, ending with a caption warning us to “confront the [drug] problem realistically, without empty slogans and promises”. Well, the characters in the movie certainly eschew empty slogans in favor of some of the most memorable catchphrases ever committed to film (“Sit your five-dollar ass down before I make change,” “I want to shoot you so bad, my d*ck's hard,” etc., etc.), but it might be a bit of a stretch to say that they deal with the problem realistically – and it’s actually the little things, such as our old friend the Red Digital Readout, that cast doubt over the proceedings; conversely, the elephant in the room – i.e., the taking over and conversion into a huge crack house of an entire apartment complex – is based on fact (the hardest things to believe are sometimes the most veridical; compare the upside down-flying commercial airplane in Flight). The script is sometimes platitudinous, sometimes downright nonsensical, but always, as I hinted above, endlessly entertaining and quotable. Similarly, the plot and is underdeveloped but not shallow, and the film overall has its heart in the right place. This is a vibrant movie, but it's not just for people who like bright colors; NJC knows the importance of looking beyond appearances. A scene of revelatory intertextuality has the antagonists watching Scarface and reaching the conclusion that the only thing Tony Montana ever did wrong was getting “careless.” And yet, this eye-opening irony is inexplicably lost on rappers like Lil Wayne and Tyga (both of whom have referred to themselves as ‘Young Nino’; don't they remember or care that Nino Brown at one point literally uses a little girl as a human shield?), making them twice as dumb as the people who watch Scarface and leave with the impression that Tony Montana is a role model. All things considered, NJC is a rather uneven effort whose weaker moments get by on sheer style, reaching a noirish state where what is said and done takes a backseat to how it is said and how it is done – and in that sense Wesley Snipes’s star-making performance (and what should have been a breakthrough role for Chris Rock), supported by a rock-solid (as well as eclectic, ranging from Judd Nelson to Bill Cobbs, who even then was playing the Old Man) ensemble cast and Mario Van Peebles's confident direction, is the glue that holds the film together.