New Jack City

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.

Cast

Wesley Snipes

as Nino Brown

Ice-T

as Scotty Appleton

Allen Payne

as Garald "Gee Money" Welles

Chris Rock

as Pookie

Mario Van Peebles

as Stone

Michael Michele

as Selina

Bill Nunn

as Duh Duh Duh Man

Russell Wong

as Park

Bill Cobbs

as Old Man

Christopher Williams

as Kareem Akbar

Reviews

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New Jack City is convoluted, contrived, and heavy-handed, ending with a caption warning us to “confront the [drug] problem realistically, without empty slogans and promises”. Well, the characters in the movie certainly eschew empty slogans in favor of some of the most memorable catchphrases ever com...

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