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King of New York

Year:

1990

Duration:

103 min

Genres:

Crime | Thriller

IMDB rate:

Director:

Abel Ferrara

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Details

Country: Italy

Release Date: 1990-09-28

Filming Locations: 5th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Earnings

Gross: $2,554,476 (USA)HKD 373,915 (Hong Kong)

Cast

Actor

Character

Janet Julian

King of New York

Christopher Walken

Frank White

David Caruso

Dennis Gilley

Laurence Fishburne

Jimmy Jump

Victor Argo

Roy Bishop

Wesley Snipes

Thomas Flanigan

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

Paul Calgari

Vanessa Angel

British Female

Frank Aquilino

Card Player (as Butchie Aquilino)

David Batiste

Waiter - Chicken Hut

Michael Battin

Taxi Driver

Frankie Cee

Johnny Chick

Lia Chang

Gangmember (as Kim Lia Chang)

Endira

Flanigan's Child

Erica Gimpel

Dr. Shute

Frank Gio

Arty Clay

Jack Goode Jr.

Palladium Patron

Lance Guecia

Musta

Michael Guess

Carter

Freddy Howard

Emilio El Zapo

Nancy Hunter

Millie

Jay Julien

Abraham Cott

Susannah Julien

Palladium Patron

Robert LaSardo

Italian Guard (as Robert Lasardo)

Phoebe Legere

Bordello Woman

James Lorinz

Tip Connoly

Gary Landon Mills

Chilly

Gerard Murphy

Mulligan (as Gerald Murphy)

Anthony Padilla

Flanigan's Child

Harold Perrineau

Thug Leader

George Lawrence Perry

Cop

Marty Pesci

Palladium Patron

Peter Richardson

Emperor Jones

Alonna Shaw

Kathleen Mulligan (as Lonnie Shaw)

Wendell Sweda

Man at Breakfast Table

Freddie Jackson

Himself

Ariane

Pete Hamill

Sari Chang

Reporter

George G. Colucci

Theatre Goer (uncredited)

Joe Delia

Harlem Ballroom Band Member (uncredited)

Tony Garnier

Harlem Ballroom Band Member (uncredited)

Dhonna Harris Goodale

Gangsta Moll (uncredited)

Laszlo Klima

Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Carlos Lauchu

Undercover Cop (uncredited)

Mark Monto

Cop (uncredited)

Phil Neilson

NYPD Detective (uncredited)

Lucille M. Oliver

Subway Hostage (uncredited)

Anthony Redman

Harlem Ballroom Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

John Reidy

Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Matthew Shields

Boyfriend at Club (uncredited)

Abe Speller

Harlem Ballroom Band Member (uncredited)

Timothy Stickney

Cop (uncredited)

Emma Terese

Party Guest (uncredited)

Zenon Zeleniuch

Party guest (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Director Abel Ferrara and screenwriter Nicholas St. John worked on the screenplay for 5 years. There was very little improvisation on the set.

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The interior scenes in which Wesley Snipes and 'David Caruso' are seen driving around during the final car chase were actually shot in a warehouse in Red Hook, Brooklyn with rubber hoses placed on top of the roof of the car to make it look as if it was raining for continuity.

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Filmed from 19 April 1989 to 14 June 1989, and shown in France in July 1990, but not given a wide release until September 1990.

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Goofs

In the car chase, the right headlight gets knocked out in the dark sedan, but later shots of the chase show both headlights working on all three cars.

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In the scene in which Bishop enters the train to seek White, Bishop enters the #7 train. The #7 train begins at "Main St., Flushing Queens" and terminates at "42nd St. Times Square." The destination of this particular #7 train posts "34th St. Penn Station" as its terminus.

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When Jump orders food at the chicken place, he asks how much and the clerk says "$56.70." However, in the same scene when Jump asks again, the clerk tell hims "56.90."

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Quotes

Blood: [pulls down pants exposing his bare butt to Bishop, Gilley and Flanigan] Why don't you kiss my ass?

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Dennis Gilley: I heard a rumor about you.

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Jump: I wanna know who I'm selling drugs to, you know what I mean?

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