Movie
King of New York
Overview
A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and lower classes in this stylish and ultra violent modern twist on Robin Hood.
Details
- Release date
- 1990-07-18
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Genres
- Thriller, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Reteitalia, Scena International
- Country
- Italy
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Christopher Walken as Frank White
- David Caruso as Dennis Gilley
- Laurence Fishburne as Jimmy Jump
- Victor Argo as Roy Bishop
- Wesley Snipes as Thomas Flanigan
- Janet Julian as Jennifer
- Joey Chin as Larry Wong
- Giancarlo Esposito as Lance
- Paul Calderon as Joey Dalesio
- Steve Buscemi as Test Tube
- Theresa Randle as Raye
- Leonard L. Thomas as Blood
Crew
- Abel Ferrara - Director
- Nicholas St. John - Writer
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