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Director:Abel Ferrara
Studio:Avid Home Ent
Producer:Augusto Caminito, Jay Julien, Mary Kane, Randy Sabusawa, Vittorio Squillante
Writer:Nicholas St. John
Rating:4
Rated:X
Date Added:2007-03-06
Purchased On:2007-06-03
ASIN:6303391524
UPC:0012235128831
Price:$9.98
Awards:1 win & 2 nominations
Genre:Mystery & Suspense
Release:2004-04-19
IMDb:0099939
Duration:106
Picture Format:Anamorphic Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
Sound:Dolby
Languages:English, Dolby Digital 5.1, English, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Commentary by director Abel Ferrara, Commentary by producer Mary Kane, editor Anthony Redman, composer Joe Delia, and associate producer Randy Sabusawa, Unknown
Subtitles:English, Spanish
Features:"A Short Film About the Long Career of Abel Ferrara" documentary
Schoolly D music video
Abel Ferrara  ...  (Director)
Nicholas St. John  ...  (Writer)
 
Christopher Walken  ...  Frank White
David Caruso  ...  Dennis Gilley
Laurence Fishburne  ...  Jimmy Jump (as Larry Fishburne)
Victor Argo  ...  Roy Bishop
Wesley Snipes  ...  Thomas Flanigan
Janet Julian  ...  Jennifer
Joey Chin  ...  Larry Wong
Giancarlo Esposito  ...  Lance
Paul Calderon  ...  Joey Dalesio
Steve Buscemi  ...  Test Tube
Theresa Randle  ...  Raye
Leonard L. Thomas  ...  Blood (as Leonard Lee Thomas)
Roger Guenveur Smith  ...  Tanner (as Roger Smith)
Carrie Nygren  ...  Melanie
Ernest Abuba  ...  King Tito
Frank Adonis  ...  
Vanessa Angel  ...  
Frank Aquilino  ...  
David Batiste  ...  
Michael Battin  ...  
Bojan Bazelli  ...  Cinematographer
Comments: Not everyone who runs a city is elected.

Summary: This low-budget crime thriller has the feel of a major blockbuster and owes its roots to the hard-edged crime movies of the 1930s. Christopher Walken stars as a drug kingpin who is released from prison and vows to use his position and influence--and criminal enterprise--for charitable means. But a core group of New York cops are all over him and his gang, determined to go to war, whatever the cost, to bring him down. Eventually his empire--headquartered at, of all places, Donald Trump's Plaza Hotel--crumbles under the weight of double-crossing and a body count of open warfare with the cops. This is one of the most stylish films of the last decade, with a strong supporting cast (including Lawrence Fishburne, Wesley Snipes, and David Caruso) and some truly enthralling set pieces, including a stunning car chase and gunfight across a rain-soaked Queensboro Bridge. The film's tongue-in-cheek, over-the-top style offsets its nihilism; and its riveting visuals will have audiences hooked from beginning to end. --Robert Lane