Hoodlum
“Power is measured in enemies.”
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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Laurence Fishburne
Bumpy Johnson
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Bill Duke Director · Chris Brancato Screenplay Elmer Bernstein Composer
Worldwide gross $23M · Budget $30M · United States release August 27, 1997
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Budget
$30,000,000
Worldwide gross
$23,461,013
Gross vs. budget
0.8×
Production
United Artists
Production
Frank Mancuso Jr. Productions
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Gangster · Hoods
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Belgium · August 27, 1997
Theatrical
United States · August 27, 1997
Theatrical
Australia
February 19, 1998 · Theatrical
Germany
February 12, 1998 · Theatrical
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