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Hoodlum

Hoodlum
★ 6.5/10•1997•2h 10m•R•Crime•Drama

Power is measured in enemies.

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.

Bill Duke · Director

Chris Brancato · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 10m
LanguageEN
Release DateAug 27, 1997
Budget$30,000,000
Revenue$23,461,013

Actors

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Bumpy Johnson

Tim Roth

Tim Roth

Dutch Schultz

Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Williams

Francine Hughes

Andy Garcia

Andy Garcia

Lucky Luciano

Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson

Stephanie St. Clair

Chi McBride

Chi McBride

Illinois Gordon

Clarence Williams III

Clarence Williams III

Bub Hewlett

Richard Bradford

Richard Bradford

Captain Foley

William Atherton

William Atherton

Thomas E. Dewey

Loretta Devine

Loretta Devine

Pigfoot Mary

Queen Latifah

Queen Latifah

Sulie

Mike Starr

Mike Starr

Albert Salke

Beau Starr

Beau Starr

Jules Salke

Paul Benjamin

Paul Benjamin

Whispers

Joe Guzaldo

Joe Guzaldo

Bo Weinberg

Ed O'Ross

Ed O'Ross

Lulu Rosenkrantz

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