Hoodlum R

Power is measured in enemies.
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DVD Details

  • Rated: R
  • Run Time: 2 hours, 10 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: July 19, 2016
  • Originally Released: 1997
  • Label: Olive

Performers, Cast and Crew:

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Directed by
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Entertainment Reviews:

Rotten43%

TOMATOMETER
Total Count: 21

Upright66%

AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 9,980
...Duke has made a historical drama as much as a thriller...
Chicago Sun-Times
Aug 27, 1997
Rating: 3/4 -- This is a gangster movie in a sense, but it is also about free enterprise. Full Review
Chicago Sun-Times
Jan 1, 2000
Rating: 3/4 -- The Sting-like ending with its crosses and double-crosses could have been better handled, but there are plenty of other payoffs.
USA Today
Jan 1, 2000
Rating: 2/5 -- It contains nothing of any lingering interest. On the other hand, Laurence Fishburne may be the only man on the planet who makes that mustache look good.
Flipside Movie Emporium
Nov 1, 2002
...This is Duke's most accomplished job of direction yet. He gets a juicy performance out of Tim Roth...
Entertainment Weekly
Sep 5, 1997
Rating: 2/4 -- This slow-going, talky film is in a constant struggle to hold the audience's interest. Full Review
TheMovieReport.com
Feb 14, 2009
Rating: 2.5/4 -- Impressively mounted if overly familiar gangster tale. Full Review
Creative Loafing
Jul 24, 2016

Product Description:

HOODLUM stars Laurence Fishburne in a powerful performance as Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson, the notorious Harlem gangster of the 1930s. Director Bill Duke mixes a sumptuous visual style with a message of black empowerment. Bumpy gets out of prison and goes to work for the Harlem numbers powerhouse known as Madam Queen (Cicely Tyson), bringing him into conflict with the psychopathic Dutch Schultz (Tim Roth), who is trying to take over the numbers racket in Harlem. As the blood flows through Harlem streets, those around Bumpy begin to question his methods-- and his morals.

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  • Sales Rank: 42,397
  • UPC: 887090123419
  • Shipping Weight: 0.21/lbs (approx)
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