New Jack City

New Jack City - 1991   Directed by Mario Van Peebles Writing credits (WGA) Thomas Lee Wright (story) Thomas Lee Wright (screenplay) ... (more)

Genre: Crime / Drama / Thriller (more)

Tagline: They're a new breed of gangster. The new public enemy. The new family of crime.

Plot Outline: A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megamanical while a maverick police detective vows to stop him.


Runtime: 97 min / UK:101 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix: Dolby
Certification: Singapore:M18 / Iceland:16 / Australia:MA (cable rating) / Australia:R (original rating) / Canada:18A / Finland:K-18 / France:-12 / Germany:16 (cut) / Netherlands:16 / New Zealand:R18 / Spain:18 / Sweden:15 / UK:18 / USA:R / Norway:18 (video premiere) (1991) / Norway:(Banned) (1991-2003) (cinema release)

Trivia: Ice T almost refused the role as Scottie because he felt that if the film was a failure it would negatively affect his rap career. However, not only was the film a hit, but it also proved to give him his huge break as an actor. (more)

Goofs: Continuity: The amount of crack in the vial on the table when they first decide to change operations.
Quotes: Nino Brown: You gotta rob to get rich in the Reagan era.