New Jack City poster

New Jack City( 1991)

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

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Wesley Snipes

      Nino Brown

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      Ice-T

      Scotty Appleton

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      Allen Payne

      Garald "Gee Money" Welles

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      Chris Rock

      Pookie

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      Mario Van Peebles

      Stone

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      Michael Michele

      Selina

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      Bill Nunn

      Duh Duh Duh Man

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      Russell Wong

      Park

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      Bill Cobbs

      Old Man

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      Christopher Williams

      Kareem Akbar

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      Judd Nelson

      Nick Peretti

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      Vanessa Williams

      Keisha

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      Tracy Camilla Johns

      Uniqua

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      Anthony DeSando

      Frankie Needles

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      Nick Ashford

      Reverend Oates

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      Phyllis Yvonne Stickney

      Prosecuting Attorney Hawkins

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      Thalmus Rasulala

      Police Commissioner

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      John Aprea

      Don Armeteo

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      Fab 5 Freddy

      Master of Ceremonies

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      Flavor Flav

      D.J.

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      Clebert Ford

      Frazier

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      Laverne Hart

      Prom Queen

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      Eek-A-Mouse

      Fat Smitty

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      Gregg Smrz

      Biff

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      Erica McFarquhar

      Teacher

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      Keith Sweat

      Singer at Wedding

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      Max Rabinowitz

      Gigantor

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      Marcella Lowery

      Woman in Hallway

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      Manuel E. Santiago

      Judge

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      Ben Gotlieb

      Prosecuting Attorney

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      Thelma Louise Carter

      Reporter

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      Linda Froehlich

      Reporter

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      Christopher Michael

      Bailiff

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      Kelly Jo Minter

      Recovering Addict

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      Tina Lifford

      Recovering Addict

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      Erik Kilpatrick

      Recovering Addict

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      Ron Millkie

      Assistant DA

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      Harold Baines

      Kid on Stoop

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      Sekou Campbell

      Kid on Stoop

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      Garvin Holder

      Kid on Stoop

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      Teddy Riley

      New Year's Eve Band - (Guy)

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      Aaron Hall

      New Year's Eve Band - (Guy)

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      Damion Hall

      New Year's Eve Band - (Guy)

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      Rodney Benford

      Singers - Spring - (Troop)

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      John Harrell

      Singers - Spring - (Troop)

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      Gerald Levert

      Singers - Winter - (Levert)

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      Sean Levert

      Singers - Winter - (Levert)

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      Jimmy Cummings

      Butchie The Doorman

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      Akosua Busia

      Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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      Lia Chang

      Prostitute in The Pool (uncredited)

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      Jake LaMotta

      Gangster Standing at Bar (uncredited)

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      Larry M. Cherry

      Barber (uncredited)

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      Cynthia Elane

      Brides Maid (uncredited)

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      Toni Ann Johnson

      Girl in the Window (uncredited)

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      Candece Tarpley

      Connie The Waitress (uncredited)

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      Chris Thornton

      C.M.B. Member (uncredited)

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    A review by tmdb28039023

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    Written by tmdb28039023 on Sun Aug 28 2022
    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 Readou...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    8500000.00

    Revenue

    47624253.00

    Keywords

    • drug dealer
    • new york city
    • street gang
    • undercover agent
    • heroin
    • ghetto
    • gang leader
    • cop
    • crack
    • drugs