New Jack City
“They're a new breed of gangster. The new public enemy. The new family of crime.”
A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.
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Cast
57 people
Wesley Snipes
Nino Brown
Known for
Blade
Demolition Man
Ice-T
Scotty Appleton
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Johnny Mnemonic
Allen Payne
Garald "Gee Money" Welles
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Vampire in Brooklyn
Tyler Perry's House of Payne
Chris Rock
Pookie
Known for
Madagascar
Grown Ups
Mario Van Peebles
Stone
Known for
Ali
Jaws: The Revenge
Michael Michele
Selina
Known for
Dynasty
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Bill Nunn
Duh Duh Duh Man
Known for
Spider-Man
The Legend of 1900
Russell Wong
Park
Known for
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Westworld
Bill Cobbs
Old Man
Known for
Night at the Museum
Oz the Great and Powerful
Christopher Williams
Kareem Akbar
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Gunmen
Beverly Hills Bandits
Judd Nelson
Nick Peretti
Known for
The Breakfast Club
Girl in the Basement
Vanessa Williams
Keisha
Known for
Candyman
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Mario Van Peebles Director · Thomas Lee Wright Screenplay Barry Michael Cooper Screenplay
Worldwide gross $48M · Budget $8.5M · United States release March 8, 1991
Box office
Budget
$8,500,000
Worldwide gross
$47,624,253
Gross vs. budget
5.6×
Production
Jacmac Films
Production
Jackson-McHenry Entertainment
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
Jackson/McHenry Company,The
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 17, 1991
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · March 8, 1991
Theatrical
United States
March 6, 1991 · Premiere · Westwood, California
Australia
October 10, 1991 · Theatrical
Czechia
November 3, 1999 · Physical
France
July 10, 1991 · Theatrical
Germany
August 29, 1991 · Theatrical
Japan
August 29, 1991 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 8, 1991 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 30, 1991 · Theatrical
September 16, 2005 · TV · BBC One
June 1, 2006 · Physical · DVD
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