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    King of New York (1990)

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    King of New York is a chronicle of the downfall of New York drug kingpin Frank White (Christopher Walken), who, after years of illegal activity – and newly released after a spell in Sing Sing – decides to expiate his sins by building a hospital in an inner-city neighbourhood.

    And so his loyal crew begin to hit all the other major drug lords in NY – to eliminate the competition and to utilise their money to help the poor.

    Frank’s attempts to give something back to the community encounter hostile resistance from every side – his Chinese drug partner, Larry Wong (Joey Chin), the local Mafia, and overzealous cops Dennis Gilley (David Caruso), Thomas Flanigan (Wesley Snipes) and Roy Bishop (Victor Argo), who are ready to do anything to bring him down.

    Along the way, he triggers an ethnically-motivated gangster war that ends in a bloody showdown among the city’s criminal factions.

    Walken gives a tour de force performance in the lead as a ruthless killer with a twisted sense of morality, and Laurence Fishburne as White’s henchman Jimmy Jump contributes to the film’s frenetic energy. The photography is stunning and New York at night never looked so good.

    Frank White
    Christopher Walken
    Dennis Gilley
    David Caruso
    Jimmy Jump
    Laurence Fishburne
    Roy Bishop
    Victor Argo
    Thomas Flanigan
    Wesley Snipes
    Jennifer
    Janet Julian
    Larry Wong
    Joey Chin
    Lance
    Giancarlo Esposito
    Joey Dalesio
    Paul Calderon
    Test Tube
    Steve Buscemi
    Raye
    Theresa Randle
    Blood
    Leonard L. Thomas
    Tanner
    Roger Guenveur Smith
    Melanie
    Carrie Nygren
    King Tito
    Ernest Abuba
    Paul Calgari
    Frank Adonis
    Johnny Chick
    Frankie Cee
    Dr Shute
    Erica Gimpel
    Arty Clay
    Frank Gio
    Musta
    Lance Guecia
    Carter
    Michael Guess
    Emilio El Zapo
    Freddy Howard
    Millie
    Nancy Hunter
    Abraham Cott
    Jay Julien
    Tip Connoly
    James Lorinz
    Chilly
    Gary Landon Mills

    Director
    Abel Ferrara

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