Sugar Hill

1993
R
2h 3m

IMDb RATING

5.8/10

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Action Crime Drama Thriller

A drug dealer tries to get out of the life and start anew with his girlfriend, but the transition is tragically difficult.A drug dealer tries to get out of the life and start anew with his girlfriend, but the transition is tragically difficult.A drug dealer tries to get out of the life and start anew with his girlfriend, but the transition is tragically difficult.

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IMDb RATING

5.8/10

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The success of New Jack City (1991) got writer Barry Michael Cooper's script for Sugar Hill (1993) attention in Hollywood. With Wesley Snipes already attached, it seemed like a home run, but none of the major studios were willing to touch the material due to its bleak nature. The script was eventually picked up and financed by indie production company Beacon Communications.

Goofs
When Roemello and Raynathan are discussing getting out of the drug trade, Raynathan's braid on his forehead disappears and reappears several times.

Quotes
Roemello Skuggs: Look Lolly, I think we need to call a truce. You don't hit my men, I won't hit yours. You don't hurt my brother... and I won't take your whole family. We'll work it out so you can get a piece of the action. Ok, chump? I mean champ. My word is bond.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: 8 Seconds/You So Crazy/Sugar Hill/On Deadly Ground/Fiorlie (1994)

Soundtracks
Don't Worry 'Bout Me
Performed by Duke Ellington Orchestra
Courtesy of Laserlight Digital
By arrangement with Source/Q
Written by Ted Koehler/Rube Bloom
Published by EMI Mills, Inc. (ASCAP)

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Featured review

this is how it's done...

I really felt this story starring Wesley Snipes and Michael Wright. It really shows the struggle of two brothers up to their present point in time, of how they were exposed to the drug game at such an early age from the death of their strung out mother to the crippling of their father thanks to the mafia. It was such a real story that sent out a strong message that got through to me - it's kind of a good guy/bad guy hood flick with a strong crime element and brutal murder scenes. Wesley Snipes is great as the hustler w/ a conscience but it was Michael Wright who delivers as the trigger-happy older brother who will murder just about anything that tries to invade his...

Sugar Hill is a movie that packs a wicked punch...great movie - in urban cinema this is easily a classic