New Jack City Movie Review 1991

Just say no ghetto-melodrama. Powerful performance by Snipes as wealthy Harlem drug lord sought by rebel cops Ice-T and Nelson. Music by Johnny Gill, 2 Live Crew, Ice-T and others.

Distribution

Critics' Choice Video & DVD, PO Box 749, Itasca, IL 60143, Toll-free: 800-993-6357, Email: vcatalog@ccvideo.com, URL: http://www.ccvideo.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 101 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Crime Drama, New York, New York, Cops, Top Grossing Films of 1991, Urban Drama, African America

Screenplay

Keith Critchlow, Barry Michael Cooper

Cast

Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Mario Van Peebles, Chris Rock, Judd Nelson, Tracy C. Johns, Allen Payne, Kim Park, Vanessa Williams, Nick Ashford, Thalmus Rasulala, Michael Michele, Bill Nunn, Russell Wong

Cinematography

Francis Kenny

Director

Mario Van Peebles

Music

Roger Bourland, Michel Colombier

Producer

Warner Bros., Doug McHenry