New Jack City

1991
R
1h 37m

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6.6/10

40K

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Judd Nelson, Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, and Mario Van Peebles in New Jack City (1991)

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Cop Drama Dark Comedy Drug Crime Gangster Police Procedural Action Crime Drama Thriller

A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megalomaniacal while a maverick police detective vows to stop him.A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megalomaniacal while a maverick police detective vows to stop him.A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megalomaniacal while a maverick police detective vows to stop him.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

40K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 6 nominations

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New Jack City

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Trivia
Wesley Snipes originally wanted to play Scotty Appleton. However, Mario Van Peebles and Barry Michael Cooper insisted that he play Nino Brown, as the part was written especially for him.

Goofs
Pookie's time inside the Carter was extensively videotaped, and those tapes, which included G Money giving the order to kill Pookie after his cover is blown, were all saved by the cops. Despite all that taped evidence that could be used to either convict G Money and several others and/or flip them as witnesses against Nino, the operation is declared a total failure and the tapes are never used.

Quotes
Nino Brown: [to Gee Money] You fucked up. You fucked up big time. You're incapable of running this shit.
[Gee Money stands up]
Nino Brown: *Sit* your five-dollar ass down before I make change!

Alternate versions
German VHS & first DVD releases were edited for violence in two scenes (Nino kills a cop by cutting his throat/Scotty beats Nino at the end of the film), probably to secure a "Not under 16" rating. On TV the film was broadcast uncut. On the 2006 Special Edition DVD the film was released uncut.

Connections
Featured in Christopher Williams: I'm Dreamin' (1991)

Soundtracks
New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme)
Written by Ice-T
Produced by D.J. Aladdin and Ice-T
Performed by Ice-T
Courtesy of Sire Records Company

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8/10

New Jack City

As British TV is so bad at the moment I'm re-watching many of my DVDs. I dug this out. Wesley Snipes is a very underrated actor just like his peer Laurence Fishburne. He is excellent in this, and as another user has commented, you see especially in the trial scene that his character isn't quite the dumb-head he appears to be just misguided. It has a fine cast. I dug the film out to watch Judd Nelson's performance again in it as I've just re-watched the Breakfast Club and wanted to compare. I can't remember who directed NJC but it's very reminiscent of a Spike Lee film and just as hard hitting. It is just as relevant today as it was back in 1991 in fact more relevant here in Manchester, United Kingdom as we have seen over the past 7 years some serious divisions within the black community.