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New Jack City
They're a new breed of gangster. The new public enemy. The new family of crime.
Genres
ThrillerCrimeDrama
Overview
A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.
Details
Budget
$8500000
Revenue
$47624253
Runtime
97 min
Release Date
1991-03-08
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
558
Vote Average
6.634
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Wesley Snipes
Nino Brown
Ice-T
Scotty Appleton
Allen Payne
Garald "Gee Money" Welles
Chris Rock
Pookie
Mario Van Peebles
Stone
Michael Michele
Selina
Bill Nunn
Duh Duh Duh Man
Russell Wong
Park
Bill Cobbs
Old Man
Christopher Williams
Kareem Akbar
Judd Nelson
Nick Peretti
Vanessa Williams
Keisha
Tracy Camilla Johns
Uniqua
Anthony DeSando
Frankie Needles
Nick Ashford
Reverend Oates
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
Prosecuting Attorney Hawkins
Thalmus Rasulala
Police Commissioner
John Aprea
Don Armeteo
Fab 5 Freddy
Master of Ceremonies
Flavor Flav
D.J.
Clebert Ford
Frazier
Laverne Hart
Prom Queen
Eek-A-Mouse
Fat Smitty
Gregg Smrz
Biff
Erica McFarquhar
Teacher
Keith Sweat
Singer at Wedding
Bret McCormick
Gigantor
Marcella Lowery
Woman in Hallway
Manuel E. Santiago
Judge
Ben Gotlieb
Prosecuting Attorney
Thelma Louise Carter
Reporter
Linda Froehlich
Reporter
Christopher Michael
Bailiff
Kelly Jo Minter
Recovering Addict
Tina Lifford
Recovering Addict
Erik Kilpatrick
Recovering Addict
Ron Millkie
Assistant DA
Harold Baines
Kid on Stoop
Sekou Campbell
Kid on Stoop
Garvin Holder
Kid on Stoop
Teddy Riley
New Year's Eve Band - (Guy)
Aaron Hall
New Year's Eve Band - (Guy)
Damion Hall
New Year's Eve Band - (Guy)
Rodney Benford
Singers - Spring - (Troop)
John Harrell
Singers - Spring - (Troop)
Gerald Levert
Singers - Winter - (Levert)
Sean Levert
Singers - Winter - (Levert)
Jimmy Cummings
Butchie The Doorman
Akosua Busia
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Lia Chang
Prostitute in The Pool (uncredited)
Jake LaMotta
Gangster Standing at Bar (uncredited)
Larry M. Cherry
Barber (uncredited)
Cynthia Elane
Brides Maid (uncredited)
Toni Ann Johnson
Girl in the Window (uncredited)
Candece Tarpley
Connie The Waitress (uncredited)
Chris Thornton
C.M.B. Member (uncredited)
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