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Movie Info
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 Illinois Gordon (Chi McBride) and girlfriend Francine Hughes (Vanessa Williams) are both eager to get him back on the straight and narrow. But a brewing rivalry with Mafia boss Lucky Luciano (Andy Garcia) and his henchman Dutch Schultz (Tim Roth) threatens to raise the stakes to dangerous new levels.
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Rating: R
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Genre: Crime, Drama
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Original Language: English
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Director: Bill Duke
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Producer: Frank Mancuso Jr.
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Writer: Chris Brancato
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Release Date (Theaters): original
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Release Date (Streaming):
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Box Office (Gross USA): $23.5M
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Runtime:
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Distributor: United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Production Co: United Artists
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Sound Mix: Surround, DTS
Cast & Crew

Laurence Fishburne
Bumpy Johnson

Tim Roth
Dutch Schultz

Vanessa Williams
Francine Hughes

Andy Garcia
Lucky Luciano

Cicely Tyson
Stephanie St. Clair

Chi McBride
Illinois Gordon

Clarence Williams III
Bub Hewlett

Richard Bradford
Captain Foley

William Atherton
Thomas Dewey

Loretta Devine
Pigfoot Mary

Queen Latifah
Latifah

Paul Benjamin
Whispers

Mike Starr
Albert Salke

Beau Starr
Jules Salke

Joe Guzaldo
Bo Weinberg

Ed O'Ross
Lulu Rosenkrantz

J.W. Smith
Calvin

Eddie Bo Smith Jr.
Tee-Ninchy

Bill Duke
Director

Chris Brancato
Writer

Bill Duke
Executive Producer

Laurence Fishburne
Executive Producer

Helen Sugland
Executive Producer

Frank Mancuso Jr.
Producer

Elmer Bernstein
Original Music

Frank Tidy
Cinematographer

Harry Keramidas
Film Editing

Amanda Mackey
Casting

Cathy Sandrich
Casting

Charles C. Bennett
Production Design

Gary Baugh
Art Director

Maria Nay
Set Decoration

Richard Bruno
Costume Design
Critic Reviews for Hoodlum
Audience Reviews for Hoodlum
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Oct 07, 2018
Great cast and a film that should have been one of the better mob films. The biggest issue is with the filmmakers style and lack of for the period. He attempts to paint Harlem in a different light but few can argue he achieved this. Fishburne and Roth playing together are some of the highlights, they are two powerful character actors and this is where the film shines. I think they missed a grand opportunity to make a film that would shine alongside the Godfather, but sadly it's just a time killing film. 06/10/2018.
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Jun 05, 2011
In Hoodlum, "Bumpy" Johnson (Laurence Fishburne) plays a man recently released from prison who leads an African-American attempt to wrest control of organized crime in the Black neighborhoods of New York from the established Italian-descended criminals and goes up against the calm and cool Lucky Luciano (Andy Garcia) and insanely ruthless Dutch Schultz (Tim Roth). There is lots to grab your attention with in this movie with its colorful characters that includes Clarence Williams III, Vanessa Williams, Cicely Tyson, Loretta Devine, and Queen Latifah, and an array of good performances, especially Fishburne who's rugged and streetsmart as Bumpy Johnson, Roth who's totally over-the-top as the trigger happy Dutch Schultz and the fearsome Lucky Luciano topped with enough shoot 'em up action and violence to spare.
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Jan 26, 2010
It doesn't quite work.
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Apr 29, 2009
Every racist comment out of Tim Roth's character's mouth was like a stab to the chest. It made this movie hard to enjoy, which is a shame because I like 20s gangster movies.
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