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City of Hope
City of Hope

City of Hope

Welcome to the American city. You buy your way in and you fight your way out. Who says it's a free country?

Genres

Drama

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This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who has been helped along his whole life by his wealthy father. Other characters in this ensemble drama about urban conflict and corruption include Asteroid , an unstable homeless person, and Wynn, an idealistic young politician.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

129 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

11 October 1991

Country

United States of America

Cast

Vincent Spano

Vincent Spano

Nick Rinaldi

Tony Lo Bianco

Tony Lo Bianco

Joe Rinaldi

Joe Morton

Joe Morton

Winn

Jace Alexander

Jace Alexander

Bobby

Todd Graff

Todd Graff

Zip

Frankie Faison

Frankie Faison

Levonne

Gloria Foster

Gloria Foster

Jeanette

Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett

Reesha

David Strathairn

David Strathairn

Asteroid

Tony Denison

Tony Denison

Rizzo

Kevin Tighe

Kevin Tighe

O'Brien

Barbara Williams

Barbara Williams

Angela

Rose Gregorio

Rose Gregorio

Pina

Josh Mostel

Josh Mostel

Mad Anthony

Joe Grifasi

Joe Grifasi

Pauly

Louis Zorich

Louis Zorich

Mayor Baci

Daryl Edwards

Daryl Edwards

Franklin

Bill Raymond

Bill Raymond

Les

Lawrence Tierney

Lawrence Tierney

Kerrigan

Ray Aranha

Ray Aranha

Errol

Stephen Mendillo

Stephen Mendillo

Yoyo

Michael Mantell

Michael Mantell

Zimmer

Jamie Tirelli

Jamie Tirelli

Fuentes

Tom Wright

Tom Wright

Malik

Chris Cooper

Chris Cooper

Riggs

Jude Ciccolella

Jude Ciccolella

Paddy

Charlie Yanko

Charlie Yanko

Stavros

Scott Schutzman Tiler

Scott Schutzman Tiler

Vinnie

John Sayles

John Sayles

Carl

Maggie Renzi

Maggie Renzi

Connie

Marianne Leone Cooper

Marianne Leone Cooper

Joann

S.J. Lang

S.J. Lang

Bauer

Eileen Lynch

Eileen Lynch

Dawn

Bob North

Bob North

District Attorney

Randle Mell

Randle Mell

Simms

Jojo Smollett

Jojo Smollett

Desmond

Shake Dua

Shake Dua

Tito

Steven Randazzo

Steven Randazzo

Gus

Gina Gershon

Gina Gershon

Laurie Rinaldi

Miriam Colon

Miriam Colon

Mrs. Ramirez

Serafin Jovet

Serafin Jovet

Ramirez

Mason Daring

Mason Daring

Peter

Olga Merediz

Olga Merediz

Nidia

John Griesemer

John Griesemer

Thomas

Bernard Canepari

Bernard Canepari

Stroczyk

Blair Shannon

Blair Shannon

Security Guard

Tony Davis

Tony Davis

Kyle

Jon DeVries

Jon DeVries

Dean Milford

Ginny Yang

Ginny Yang

Suzanne

Maeve Kinkead

Maeve Kinkead

Christine

Dale Carman

Dale Carman

Roger

Jon Farris

Jon Farris

Kevin

Sandy McLeod

Sandy McLeod

Yvonne Plotsky (uncredited)

Michael Newman

Michael Newman

Detective (uncredited)

Lare Roberts

Lare Roberts

Mechanic (uncredited)

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