The King of New York

Original title: King of New York

1990
16
1h 43m

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6.9/10

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Dark Comedy Gangster Crime Thriller

A drug kingpin is released from prison and seeks to take total control of the criminal underworld in order to give back to the community.A drug kingpin is released from prison and seeks to take total control of the criminal underworld in order to give back to the community.A drug kingpin is released from prison and seeks to take total control of the criminal underworld in order to give back to the community.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

45K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

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Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

Jimmy Jump
(as Larry Fishburne)

Victor Argo

Roy Bishop

Wesley Snipes

Thomas Flanigan

Janet Julian

Jennifer

Joey Chin

Larry Wong

Giancarlo Esposito

Lance

Paul Calderon

Joey Dalesio

Steve Buscemi

Test Tube

Theresa Randle

Raye

Leonard L. Thomas

Blood
(as Leonard Lee Thomas)

Roger Guenveur Smith

Tanner
(as Roger Smith)

Carrie Nygren

Melanie

Ernest Abuba

King Tito

Frank Adonis

Paul Calgari

Vanessa Angel

British Female

Frank Aquilino

Card Player
(as Butchie Aquilino)

Director
- Abel Ferrara
Writer
- Nicholas St. John
All cast & crew
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Storyline

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Trivia
James Russo turned down the part Jimmy Jump. Laurence Fishburne, who had already been cast as Thomas Flanigan, persistently begged director Abel Ferrara for an audition for the part. He got the part just by coming in looking exactly as he does in the film and did not have to audition.

Goofs
When Jump orders food at the chicken place, he asks how much and the clerk says "$56.70, total." However, in the same scene when Jump asks again, the clerk tells him "56.90."

Quotes
Frank White: From now on, nothing goes down unless I'm involved. No blackjack no dope deals, no nothing. A nickel bag gets sold in the park, I want in. You guys got fat while everybody starved on the street. Now it's my turn.

Alternate versions
Orignally rated "X", edited and changed for R rating on appeal.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Postcards from the Edge/Saving Grace/White Hunter, Black Heart/After Dark, My Sweet (1990)

Soundtracks
Concierto for Violin OP. 8# Autumn
Antonio Vivaldi
Arranged by Joe Delia

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Featured review

King of the Genre

Do you like Christopher Walken movies? The good, the deep psychological studies, the creepy pseudo-underworld /misfit characters that have unfortunately typecast one of America's greatest and multi-talented contemporary actors?

Do you like Abel Ferrara movies? The down in the muck, inner-city examinations of the seedier motivations and lifestyles-the side of life many of us would like to ignore, but are intrigued by nonetheless?

Low budget and a lot of conjones are trademarks of Ferrara's films (Fear City, The Addiction, The Funeral) and this is no exception, but the term stylish is defined here..You see, you hear, you FEEL the environment-the nasty low morality hustlers of the five burroughs.Much congrats to Alex Tovoularis' production design.

King of New York may not be as famous as Ferrara's Bad Lieutenant in the world of the cinema-geek, but maybe it should be.

Joe Delia's haunting soundtrack is a perfect compliment to Bojan Bazelli's moody visuals-Walken's confrontation scene of the old-style Mafiosos is as classic as it is intense.

Man, do I love this movie.