New Jack City
New Jack City is a 1991 American crime action film directed by Mario Van Peebles (in his feature film directorial debut) and written by Thomas Lee Wright and Barry Michael Cooper, based on a story by Wright. The film stars Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Allen Payne, Chris Rock, Judd Nelson, Bill Cobbs, Bill Nunn, and Van Peebles. Its plot follows Nino Brown, a drug lord in New York City during the crack epidemic, and Scotty Appleton, an NYPD detective who vows to end Nino's rise to power by going undercover to work for Nino's gang.
Plot
In the New York City neighborhood of Harlem, Nino Brown and his gang, the Cash Money Brothers (CMB), become the dominant drug ring once crack cocaine is introduced to the streets. His gang consists of Gerald "Gee Money" Wells, his best friend since childhood; enforcer and personal bodyguard Duh Duh Duh Man; gun moll Keisha; Nino's girlfriend, Selina Thomas; and her tech-savvy cousin, ex-bank teller Kareem Akbar.
More details
| author | Barry Michael Cooper |
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| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Mario Van Peebles |
| editor | Steven Kemper |
| events | organized crime |
| genre | action crime drama thriller |
| keywords | apartment complex best friend crack addict crack cocaine crack epidemic crack house criminal empire dead body drug dealer drug ring drug use force gang initiation gun moll harlem kill new york city police commissioner nypd nypd commissioner old man police detective police operation protection money shoot sting operation tax collector thanksgiving wed |
| musicBy | Michel Colombier |
| producer | Doug McHenry George Jackson |
| productionCompany | Jacmac Films The Jackson/McHenry Company |
| publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| theme | gang gangster hood independent musical neo-noir |