Hoodlum
Summary:
The white-run Mafia and the black-run numbers game meet head on with explosive impact in this period crime thriller. Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson (Laurence Fishburne) is an African-American ex-con who, after a stay in prison, returns to Harlem at the height of its renaissance before World War II. Looking for work, Bumpy becomes a lieutenant for Stephanie St. Clair (Cicely Tyson), the ... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Laurence Fishburne - (Ellsworth (Bumpy) Johnson)
Tim Roth - (Dutch Schultz)
Vanessa Williams - (Francine Hughes)
Andy Garcia - (Lucky Luciano)
Cicely Tyson - ((Queen) Stephanie St. Clair)
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Review:
Bill Duke, after breaking Hollywood race barriers by directing Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (the first sequel to a Hollywood blockbuster entrusted to an African-American director) returned to familiar ground with Hoodlum. Hoodlum, like Duke's entertaining adaptation of Chester Himes' -A Rage in Harlem, takes place in the unde... Continue >>
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