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King of New York
A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and lower classes in this stylish and ultra violent modern twist on Robin Hood.
1990 · Directed by Abel Ferrara · 103 min · Thriller · Crime · 10 frames
Tagline
Not everyone who runs a city is elected.
Crew
- Written by: Nicholas St. John
- Cinematography: Bojan Bazelli
- Edited by: Anthony Redman
- Music: Joe Delia
- Production design: Alex Tavoularis
- Produced by: Augusto Caminito, Mary Kane
Cast
- Christopher Walken as Frank White
- David Caruso as Dennis Gilley
- Laurence Fishburne as Jimmy Jump
- Victor Argo as Roy Bishop
- Wesley Snipes as Thomas Flanigan
- Janet Julian as Jennifer
- Joey Chin as Larry Wong
- Giancarlo Esposito as Lance
- Paul Calderon as Joey Dalesio
- Steve Buscemi as Test Tube
Production
- Country: Italy
- Language: English, Spanish
- Studios: Reteitalia, Scena International
- Budget: $5,300,000
- Box office: $2,554,712
- Themes: new york city, gangster, release from prison, hope, cocaine, murder, dirty cop, drug lord, religious statue, aspirin
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