New Jack City (1991)

Synopsis: A violent, kinetic gangster film with a strong anti-drug message, NEW JACK CITY is set in the mid-1980s during the height of the crack epidemic. Two street-wise undercover cops (Judd Nelson, Mario... A violent, kinetic gangster film with a strong anti-drug message, NEW JACK CITY is set in the mid-1980s during the height of the crack epidemic. Two street-wise undercover cops (Judd Nelson, Mario Van Peebles) go after Nino Brown (Wesley Snipes), a ruthless drug lord with extravagant taste in home furnishings. Desperate to bring down his multi-million dollar cocaine empire, they send Pookie (Chris Rock), a former street hustler and rehabilitated crack addict, into Nino's drug factory as an undercover spy. When the plan misfires, the cops must face Nino and his henchman in a bloody showdown. [More]

Starring: Wesley Snipes, Judd Nelson, Mario Van Peebles, Chris Rock

Starring: Wesley Snipes, Judd Nelson, Mario Van Peebles, Chris Rock, Vanessa Williams, Michael Michele, Tracy Camila Johns, Ice-T

Director: Mario Van Peebles

Director: Mario Van Peebles
Screenwriter: Thomas Lee Wright

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