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Power is measured in enemies. - Hoodlum
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Title: Hoodlum

Release Date: 27 Aug 1997

Runtime: 2h 10m

Genre: Crime, Drama

Director: United Artists, Frank Mancuso Jr. Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Companies: United Artists, Frank Mancuso Jr. Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.4 (193 votes)

Cast

  • Bumpy Johnson: Laurence Fishburne
  • Dutch Schultz: Tim Roth
  • Francine Hughes: Vanessa Williams
  • Lucky Luciano: Andy García
  • Stephanie St. Clair: Cicely Tyson
  • Illinois Gordon: Chi McBride
  • Bub Hewlett: Clarence Williams III
  • Captain Foley: Richard Bradford
  • Thomas E. Dewey: William Atherton
  • Pigfoot Mary: Loretta Devine
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