Film

Hoodlum

1997 · 2h 10m · Crime · Drama

Power is measured in enemies.

IMDb

6.3

Rotten Tomatoes

43%

Metacritic

50

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.

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 E. Dewey

Loretta Devine

Pigfoot Mary

Queen Latifah

Sulie

Mike Starr

Albert Salke

Beau Starr

Jules Salke

Paul Benjamin

Whispers

Joe Guzaldo

Bo Weinberg

Ed O'Ross

Lulu Rosenkrantz

• Bill DukeDirector · Executive Producer
• Chris BrancatoScreenplay
• Frank Mancuso Jr.Producer
• Laurence FishburneExecutive Producer
• Helen SuglandExecutive Producer
• Frank TidyDirector of Photography
• Elmer BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
• Harry KeramidasEditor
• Amanda MackeyCasting
• Cathy Sandrich GelfondCasting

Official Trailer

Release date

August 27, 1997

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 10m

Rated

R

Budget

$30,000,000

Revenue

$23,461,013

Genres

Crime, Drama

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