Hoodlum

Hoodlum

Crime · 1997 · 2h 10m

Movie

6.5/10 · TMDB

Power is measured in enemies.

Overview

In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson takes over the business and must resist an invasion from a merciless mobster.

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Cast & crew

Laurence FishburneBumpy Johnson
Tim RothDutch Schultz
Vanessa WilliamsFrancine Hughes
Andy GarciaLucky Luciano
Cicely TysonStephanie St. Clair
Chi McBrideIllinois Gordon
Clarence Williams IIIBub Hewlett
Richard BradfordCaptain Foley
William AthertonThomas E. Dewey
Loretta DevinePigfoot Mary
Queen LatifahSulie
Mike StarrAlbert Salke
Beau StarrJules Salke
Paul BenjaminWhispers
Joe GuzaldoBo Weinberg

Information

Release date
27 August 1997
Director
Bill Duke
Genres
Crime, Drama
Runtime
2h 10m
Country of origin
United States

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