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
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
129 min
Release Date
1991-10-11
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
34
Vote Average
6.7
Vincent Spano
Nick Rinaldi
Tony Lo Bianco
Joe Rinaldi
Joe Morton
Winn
Jace Alexander
Bobby
Todd Graff
Zip
Frankie Faison
Levonne
Gloria Foster
Jeanette
Angela Bassett
Reesha
David Strathairn
Asteroid
Tony Denison
Rizzo
Kevin Tighe
O'Brien
Barbara Williams
Angela
Rose Gregorio
Pina
Josh Mostel
Mad Anthony
Joe Grifasi
Pauly
Louis Zorich
Mayor Baci
Daryl Edwards
Franklin
Bill Raymond
Les
Lawrence Tierney
Kerrigan
Ray Aranha
Errol
Stephen Mendillo
Yoyo
Michael Mantell
Zimmer
Jamie Tirelli
Fuentes
Tom Wright
Malik
Chris Cooper
Riggs
Jude Ciccolella
Paddy
Charlie Yanko
Stavros
Scott Schutzman Tiler
Vinnie
John Sayles
Carl
Maggie Renzi
Connie
Marianne Leone Cooper
Joann
S.J. Lang
Bauer
Eileen Lynch
Dawn
Bob North
District Attorney
Randle Mell
Simms
Jojo Smollett
Desmond
Shake Dua
Tito
Steven Randazzo
Gus
Gina Gershon
Laurie Rinaldi
Miriam Colon
Mrs. Ramirez
Serafin Jovet
Ramirez
Mason Daring
Peter
Olga Merediz
Nidia
John Griesemer
Thomas
Bernard Canepari
Stroczyk
Blair Shannon
Security Guard
Tony Davis
Kyle
Jon DeVries
Dean Milford
Ginny Yang
Suzanne
Maeve Kinkead
Christine
Dale Carman
Roger
Jon Farris
Kevin
Sandy McLeod
Yvonne Plotsky (uncredited)
Michael Newman
Detective (uncredited)
Lare Roberts
Mechanic (uncredited)
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