The King of New York

The King of New York (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
103 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu

Movie filmed in 1990 and produced in:
Italy ( Italy, Greece )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Abel Ferrara

Written By:
Nicholas St. John (written by)

Actors:
Christopher Walken ..... Frank White
David Caruso ..... Dennis Gilley
Laurence Fishburne ..... Jimmy Jump (as Larry Fishburne)
Victor Argo ..... Roy Bishop
Wesley Snipes ..... Thomas Flanigan
Janet Julian ..... Jennifer
Joey Chin ..... Larry Wong
Giancarlo Esposito ..... Lance
Paul Calderon ..... Joey Dalesio
Steve Buscemi ..... Test Tube
Theresa Randle ..... Raye
Leonard L. Thomas ..... Blood (as Leonard Lee Thomas)
Roger Guenveur Smith ..... Tanner
Carrie Nygren ..... Melanie
Ernest Abuba ..... King Tito

Synopsis:

The gritty underbelly of New York's complex, ethnically divided criminal world is exposed in this dark drama from director Abel Ferrara. Christopher Walken stars as Frank White, a drug lord who's just been released from a long stint in prison. Aware that feeding off of society's depravity has made him a wealthy man, Frank has become determined to give something back to the city, and he hatches a scheme to build a multimillion-dollar public hospital in one of Brooklyn's worst ghetto neighborhoods. Needing the assistance of his fellow criminals to pull it off, Frank and his adjutant Jimmy Jump (Laurence Fishburne) encounter a wall of resistance from every faction, including drug-trade partner Lance Wong (Joey Chin) and temperamental cop Dennis Gilley (David Caruso). Frank's do-gooder efforts ultimately result in a Mob war and in a bloody showdown between the city's various ethnic criminal actions. Ferrara followed King of New York with a similarly themed film that many critics considered his masterpiece, Bad Lieutenant (1992).

Christopher Walken stars as Frank White, an ultracool crime boss, in this moody gem from director Abel Ferrara. Released from a long stint in jail, White rejoins his devoted gang, which includes the trigger-happy Jimmy Jump (Laurence Fishburne), Test Tube (Steve Buscemi), and his attractive attorney girlfriend, Jennifer (Janet Julian). Setting up headquarters in Tru

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 22 March, 2006.

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