
Not everyone who runs a city is elected.
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.
- 6.8
- 1990
- Released
- 1h 43m

Christopher Walken
Frank White
David Caruso
Dennis Gilley
Laurence Fishburne
Jimmy Jump
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
Roger Guenveur Smith
Tanner
Carrie Nygren
Melanie
Ernest Abuba
King Tito
Frank Adonis
Paul Calgari
Vanessa Angel
British Female
Frank Aquilino
Card Player
David Batiste
Walter - Chicken Hut
Michael Battin
Taxi Driver
Frankie Cee
Johnny Chick
Lia Chang
Gang Member
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
Susannah Julien
Palladium Patron
Robert LaSardo
Italian Guard
Phoebe Legere
Bordello Woman
James Lorinz
Tip Connoly
Gary Landon Mills
Chilly
Gerard Murphy
Mulligan
Anthony Padilla
Flanigan's Child
George Lawrence Perry
Cop
Harold Perrineau
Thug Leader
Marty Pesci
Palladium Patron
Peter Richardson
Emperor Jones
Alonna Shaw
Kathleen Mulligan
Wendell Sweda
Man at Breakfast Table
Freddie Jackson
Freddie Jackson
Ariane
Ariane
Sari Chang
Reporter
Carlos Lauchu
Undercover Cop (uncredited)
John Reidy
Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Released
en
$5,300,000.00
$2,554,712.00
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- #gangster
- #release from prison
- #hope
- #cocaine
- #murder
- #dirty cop
- #drug lord
- #religious statue
- #aspirin
- #dramatic
Reviews

Shoulda loved it, didn't. The violent nature of <em>'King of New York'</em> is its strongest element, though otherwise I found this to be unsatisfying. A lot happens but none of it really clicked for me, while I held very little interest in any of the characters - despite an exceptional cast list. Christopher Walken, Laurence Fishburne, Wesley Snipes, Steve Buscemi and Giancarlo Esposito are
Incredibly acted and beautifully stylized. Really enjoyed this entry in the 90s crime era, one of the best in my opinion.

Stylish and smouldering. Frank White, a drug lord of New York, is released from prison and plans to make a more positive mark on the city. But after reuniting with his loyal and violence hungry gang, he finds the odds are very much stacked up against him. Not only has New York changed for the worse, being run by incompetent pretenders to his crown, but the police force are also after his head -











