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King of New York

King of New York

1990Movie⏱️ 1h 43mR🏆 #2982 Top Rated
CrimeThriller
6.9
IMDB Rating
47,402 votes

A drug kingpin is released from prison and seeks to take total control of the criminal underworld in order to give back to the community.

Director
Abel Ferrara
Writers
N/A
Stars
Christopher Walken, David Caruso, Laurence Fishburne
Release Date
August 29, 1991
Language
English, Spanish
Country
Italy, United States
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 2
Nominations
💬 222
Reviews
📋 65.1K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Christopher Walken
Christopher Walken
as Frank White
David Caruso
David Caruso
as Dennis Gilley
Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne
as Jimmy Jump
Victor Argo
Victor Argo
as Roy Bishop
Wesley Snipes
Wesley Snipes
as Thomas Flanigan
Janet Julian
Janet Julian
as Jennifer
👤
Joey Chin
as Larry Wong
Giancarlo Esposito
Giancarlo Esposito
as Lance
Paul Calderon
Paul Calderon
as Joey Dalesio
Steve Buscemi
Steve Buscemi
as Test Tube

💰 Box Office

$2,554,476
Worldwide Gross
$2,554,476
Domestic Gross
$411,597
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
Sing Sing Penitentiary - 354 Hunter Street, Ossining, New York, USA
Production
Reteitalia, Scena International

🏷️ Keywords

release from prisonviolenceshot to deathmurder of a police officerambush

🎯 Categories

Dark ComedyGangsterCrimeThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Ferrara's finest work
by tomgillespie20022012-09-09
7/10

"Crime lord Frank White (Christopher Walken) is released from prison, and on his long drive back to New York City, witnesses the filth his city has descended into since his incarceration. His old friend Jimmy Jump (Laurence Fishburne) has just wiped out a Colombian drug operation and welcomes Frank back with a suitcase full of money and cocaine. Eager to win his city back, and also help fund the saving of an inner city hospital through his drug operation, he sets the wheels to his crowning in motion. But cops Roy Bishop (Victor Argo), Gilley (David Caruso) and Flanigan (Wesley Snipes) are on hi..."

💡 Did You Know?

Italian political magnate Silvio Berlusconi, the richest man in Italy, financed the film through NY-based producer Jay Julien and Italian intermediaries.

📖 Synopsis

A drug kingpin is released from prison and seeks to take total control of the criminal underworld in order to give back to the community.