Hoodlum

1997

130 min

Crime Drama

Plot Summary

The film focuses on the war of two gangs in 1930s Harlem for the control of illegal gaming - one headed by black strategic godfather Bumpy Johnson and another by white ruthless hothead Dutch Schultz. Negotiations proposed by white syndicate boss Lucky Luciano never get under way, blood flows and Johnson gets jailed. When Johnson is paroled, he gets the work of enforcer for mighty Stephanie "The Queen" St. Clair. She is also jailed for racketeering and when she leaves she makes him promise "no violence".

6.3

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43%

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Cast & Crew

Cast

Laurence Fishburne

as Bumpy Johnson

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Tim Roth

as Dutch Schultz

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Vanessa Williams

as Francine Hughes

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Andy García

as Lucky Luciano

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Cicely Tyson

as Stephanie St. Clair

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Chi McBride

as Illinois Gordon

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Clarence Williams III

as Bub Hewlett

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Richard Bradford

as Captain Foley

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William Atherton

as Thomas E. Dewey

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Loretta Devine

as Pigfoot Mary

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Directors

Bill Duke

Director

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Writers

Chris Brancato

Writer

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Ratings & Reviews

6.3

IMDb Rating

43%

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Technical Details

130 min

Runtime

27 Aug 1997

Release Date

Content Rating

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1997

Year

Genres

Crime Drama

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