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Aug 27, 1997 · Hoodlum. Roger Ebert August 27, 1997. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. The business of crime is as much business as crime, as Martin Scorsese demonstrated in "Casino" by centering his story on a gangster who was essentially an accountant and oddsmaker. Now Bill Duke's "Hoodlum'' looks into the way the Mafia muscled into the black ...
Having just been released from jail, Bumpy Johnson (Laurence Fishburne) returns to his criminal ways as a linchpin in the African-American-run numbers racket. However, Bumpy's longtime friend ...
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- Bill Duke
- R
- Laurence Fishburne
Hoodlum (1997): Dir: Bill Duke / Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Andy Garcia, Vanessa Williams, Cicely Tyson: Well made gangster film that evaporates into a litter of bullets. It regards lower standards of living and hostile attitude. Based on a true story in the 1930's Harlem with a triangle turf battle in motion.
Aug 27, 1997 · Hoodlum: Directed by Bill Duke. With Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Vanessa Williams, Andy Garcia. Black gangsters in 1930 Harlem fights Dutch Schultz who is trying to horn in on their numbers racket.
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- Crime, Drama
- Bill Duke
- 1997-08-27
Hoodlum is a 1997 American crime drama film that gives a fictionalized account of the gang war between the Italian / Jewish mafia alliance and the black gangsters of Harlem that took place in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The film concentrates on Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson ( Laurence Fishburne ), Dutch Schultz ( Tim Roth ), and Lucky Luciano ...
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Sep 7, 1997 · The subject of "Hoodlum," he emerges as a black Godfather --- sagacious, crafty and troubled. ... Reviews; Sep 7, 1997 12:00am PT Hoodlum Ellsworth (Bumpy) Johnson ran the numbers game in 1930s ...
