King of New York
King of New York is a 1990 neo-noir crime film directed by Abel Ferrara and written by Nicholas St. John. It stars Christopher Walken, Laurence Fishburne, David Caruso, Victor Argo and Wesley Snipes, with supporting roles played by Giancarlo Esposito, Steve Buscemi, Paul Calderón, Janet Julian and Theresa Randle. Walken portrays Frank White, a New York City drug kingpin rebuilding his criminal empire after his release from prison, while also attempting to go legitimate.
Plot
Frank White, a drug lord, strives to control New York City's criminal underground. Shortly after his release from behind bars of the Sing Sing Penitentiary, White and his crew, led by his trigger-happy right-hand man Jimmy Jump, consolidate power by eliminating their rivals in the Colombian drug cartel and Triad. White personally executes a Mafia boss who refuses to cooperate with him.
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| author | Nicholas St. John |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Abel Ferrara |
| editor | Anthony Redman |
| genre | crime thriller |
| keywords | american mafia child prostitution drug cartel drug lord gunshot wound human trafficking kill mafia boss murder new york city police department night club nypd party shoot sing sing survive times square traffic triad |
| musicBy | Joe Delia |
| producer | Augusto Caminito |
| productionCompany | Penta Film Reteitalia Scena International |
| publisher | Carolco Pictures New Line Cinema |
| recordedAt | New York City |
| theme | gangster independent mafia neo-noir |