New Jack City
A determined NYPD detective goes undercover as a dealer to dismantle a ruthless crack kingpin's empire before the city's streets are consumed by his deadly trade.
“They're a new breed of gangster. The new public enemy. The new family of crime.”
Synopsis
Nino is a gangster who is part of the Cash Money Brothers, a group that earns a million dollars every week through crack cocaine sales. Scotty, a police officer, determines that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.
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A crew of 69+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Steven KemperShot by Francis KennyScored by Vassal BenfordDesigned by Charles C Bennett
Box Office
1991 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 5.6× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$47.6M
Opening weekend: $7.0M — 15% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $10.0M — 21% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 862 theaters
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Cast & Crew
69 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Supporting cast
45Tracy Camilla Johns
as Uniqua
Anthony Desando
as Frankie Needles
Nick Ashford
as Reverend Oates
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
as Prosecuting Attorney Hawkins
Thalmus Rasulala
as Police Commissioner
John Aprea
as Don Armeteo
Fab 5 Freddy
as Master of Ceremonies
Flavor Flav
as D.J.
Clebert Ford
as Frazier
Laverne Hart
as Prom Queen
Eek A Mouse
as Fat Smitty
Gregg Smrz
as Biff
Erica Mcfarquhar
as Teacher
Keith Sweat
as Singer at Wedding
Bret Mccormick
as Gigantor
Marcella Lowery
as Woman in Hallway
Manuel E Santiago
as Judge
Ben Gotlieb
as Prosecuting Attorney
Thelma Louise Carter
as Reporter
Linda Froehlich
as Reporter
Christopher Michael
as Bailiff
Kelly Jo Minter
as Recovering Addict
Tina Lifford
as Recovering Addict
Erik Kilpatrick
as Recovering Addict
Ron Millkie
as Assistant DA
Harold Baines
as Kid on Stoop
Sekou Campbell
as Kid on Stoop
Garvin Holder
as Kid on Stoop
Teddy Riley
as New Year's Eve Band - (Guy)
Aaron Hall
as New Year's Eve Band - (Guy)
Damion Hall
as New Year's Eve Band - (Guy)
Rodney Benford
as Singers - Spring - (Troop)
John Harrell
as Singers - Spring - (Troop)
Gerald Levert
as Singers - Winter - (Levert)
Sean Levert
as Singers - Winter - (Levert)
Jimmy Cummings
as Butchie The Doorman
Akosua Busia
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Lia Chang
as Prostitute in The Pool (uncredited)
Jake Lamotta
as Gangster Standing at Bar (uncredited)
Larry M Cherry
as Barber (uncredited)
Cynthia Elane
as Brides Maid (uncredited)
Toni Ann Johnson
as Girl in the Window (uncredited)
Candece Tarpley
as Connie The Waitress (uncredited)
Chris Thornton
as C.M.B. Member (uncredited)
Vincent Pastore
as Mobster (uncredited)
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2Other crew
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