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New Jack City

  • 19911991
  • RR
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
35K
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Judd Nelson, Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, and Mario Van Peebles in New Jack City (1991)
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A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megalomaniacal while a maverick police detective vows to stop him.A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megalomaniacal while a maverick police detective vows to stop him.A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megalomaniacal while a maverick police detective vows to stop him.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
35K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Mario Van Peebles
  • Writers
    • Thomas Lee Wright(story)
    • Barry Michael Cooper(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Wesley Snipes
    • Ice-T
    • Allen Payne
Top credits
  • Director
    • Mario Van Peebles
  • Writers
    • Thomas Lee Wright(story)
    • Barry Michael Cooper(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Wesley Snipes
    • Ice-T
    • Allen Payne
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 101User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations

    Videos1

    New Jack City
    Trailer 1:54
    New Jack City

    Photos40

    Wesley Snipes, Vanessa Williams, and Nick Ashford in New Jack City (1991)
    Ice-T and Chris Rock in New Jack City (1991)
    Judd Nelson, Ice-T, Mario Van Peebles, and Russell Wong in New Jack City (1991)
    Judd Nelson, Ice-T, Michael Michele, and Mario Van Peebles in New Jack City (1991)
    Ice-T and Mario Van Peebles in New Jack City (1991)
    Ice-T and Mario Van Peebles in New Jack City (1991)
    Wesley Snipes in New Jack City (1991)
    Wesley Snipes, Vanessa Williams, Allen Payne, Bill Nunn, and Christopher Williams in New Jack City (1991)
    Mario Van Peebles in New Jack City (1991)
    Chris Rock in New Jack City (1991)
    Mario Van Peebles in New Jack City (1991)
    Wesley Snipes in New Jack City (1991)

    Top cast

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    Wesley Snipes
    Wesley Snipes
    • Nino Brownas Nino Brown
    Ice-T
    Ice-T
    • Scotty Appletonas Scotty Appleton
    Allen Payne
    Allen Payne
    • Gee Moneyas Gee Money
    Chris Rock
    Chris Rock
    • Pookieas Pookie
    Mario Van Peebles
    Mario Van Peebles
    • Stoneas Stone
    Michael Michele
    Michael Michele
    • Selinaas Selina
    Bill Nunn
    Bill Nunn
    • Duh Duh Duh Manas Duh Duh Duh Man
    Russell Wong
    Russell Wong
    • Parkas Park
    Bill Cobbs
    Bill Cobbs
    • Old Manas Old Man
    Christopher Williams
    • Kareem Akbaras Kareem Akbar
    Judd Nelson
    Judd Nelson
    • Nick Perettias Nick Peretti
    Vanessa Williams
    Vanessa Williams
    • Keishaas Keisha
    Tracy Camilla Johns
    Tracy Camilla Johns
    • Uniquaas Uniqua
    Anthony DeSando
    Anthony DeSando
    • Frankie Needlesas Frankie Needles
    Nick Ashford
    Nick Ashford
    • Reverend Oatesas Reverend Oates
    Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
    Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
    • Prosecuting Attorney Hawkinsas Prosecuting Attorney Hawkins
    Thalmus Rasulala
    Thalmus Rasulala
    • Police Commissioneras Police Commissioner
    John Aprea
    John Aprea
    • Don Armeteoas Don Armeteo
    • Director
      • Mario Van Peebles
    • Writers
      • Thomas Lee Wright(story) (screenplay)
      • Barry Michael Cooper(screenplay)
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      On Inside the Actors Studio (1994), Chris Rock claimed that for several years following his acclaimed performance as a crack addict, drug dealers would approach him and put crack and cocaine in his pocket; joking that "they thought it was a documentary." He stated that, although he knew people who used crack at the time, he never did and, in his 1997 memoir "Rock This" had only smoked marijuana twice.
    • Goofs
      Pookie's time inside the Carter was extensively videotaped, and those tapes, which included G Money giving the order to kill Pookie after his cover is blown, were all saved by the cops. Despite all that taped evidence that could be used to either convict G Money and several others and/or flip them as witnesses against Nino, the operation is declared a total failure and the tapes are never used.
    • Quotes

      Nino Brown: [to Gee Money] You fucked up. You fucked up big time. You're incapable of running this shit.

      [Gee Money stands up]

      Nino Brown: *Sit* your five-dollar ass down before I make change!

    • Alternate versions
      German VHS & first DVD releases were edited for violence in two scenes (Nino kills a cop by cutting his throat/Scotty beats Nino at the end of the film), probably to secure a "Not under 16" rating. On TV the film was broadcast uncut. On the 2006 Special Edition DVD the film was released uncut.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Doors/My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys/Iron & Silk/Superstar (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme)
      Written by Ice-T

      Produced by D.J. Aladdin and Ice-T

      Performed by Ice-T

      Courtesy of Sire Records Company

    User reviews101

    Review
    Top review
    Am I My Brother's Keeper...
    This movie was a surprise. I remember Mario van Peeble's father's "Watermelon Man", an amusing comedy that turns anti-white about half-way through and winds up rather a racist tract. It's almost a convention in movies about African-Americans who seem destructive to themselves or others that they are turned on to dope by white guys. Or, if they retain their rectitude, it's the white guys that are at the head of the horde of local pushers. Of course white women flock to the heroes, etc. We've seen it hundreds of times. But this one is different. The majority of performers are African-Americans, both the cops and the bad guys, neither of them perfect in their goodness or their evil. The characters seem to choose their own destinies for a change. Wesley Snipes is not given a loving trophy blonde. There is a token white cop, Judd Nelson, who was my supporting player in "From the Hip," an extraordinarily good film itself, who is permitted to say, "It's not a black thing. It's not a white thing." Crack is the problem here, not race. We're all in this together, which, in these days, is a pretty progressive statement. It's strictly a genre film. There is craftsmanship in it, if no noticeable attempt at depth, but it's well and stylishly done too. Van Peebles knows how to place the camera and when to cut. The performances are excellent for a film of this type. Snipes especially is a fine physical actor. It winds up with the expected shootout in an empty warehouse or factory. I'd kind of put off seeing this on TV, afraid of wincing through the prejudices I anticipated being expressed, and I was pleasantly surprised to find them completely absent here.
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    FAQ2

    • How were Nino and his crew able to so easily take over the Carter?
    • Why couldn't the NYPD's narcotics squad move in on the CMB and the Carter building?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 8, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Zehirli Sokaklar
    • Filming locations
      • Sands Point Preserve - 95 Middleneck Road, Port Washington, Long Island, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Jackson/McHenry Company,The
      • Jacmac Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $8,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $47,624,353
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,039,622
      • Mar 10, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $47,624,353
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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