New Jack City
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mario Van Peebles
Produced by	Doug McHenry Fab Five Freddy George Jackson
Written by	Thomas Lee Wright Barry Michael Cooper
Starring	Wesley Snipes Mario Van Peebles Ice T Judd Nelson Eek-a-Mouse
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date(s)	March 8, 1991
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$8,500,000
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For the Father Ted episode, see New Jack City (Father Ted).

New Jack City is a 1991 crime-thriller/Neo-noir film starring Wesley Snipes, Ice T, Mario Van Peebles, Judd Nelson and Chris Rock. New Jack City was the first theatrically released feature film for director Mario Van Peebles. It was filmed from April 16 to June 6, 1990. New Jack City was based on the exploits of the notorious drug lords The Chambers Brothers. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 401 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (505 × 755 pixel, file size: 63 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This image is of a poster, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher or the creator of the work depicted. ... Mario Van Peebles (b. ... Doug McHenry is a film director and producer. ... Fab Five Freddy, born Fred Braithwaite, is a rapper whose name appeared in the mainstream through a namecheck in Blondies single Rapture and his appearance in the video for that single. ... George Jackson (January 6, 1958—February 10, 2000) is film director and producer. ... Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor, martial artist and film producer. ... Mario Van Peebles (b. ... Tracy Marrow (born February 16, 1958), better known as Ice T or Ice-T, is an American rapper, singer and actor. ... Judd Nelson as John Bender in The Breakfast Club Judd Asher Nelson (born November 28, 1959 in Portland, Maine) is an American actor and writer. ... Eek a Mouse is one of Jamaicas premiere reggae stars. ... “WB” redirects here. ... is the 67th day of the year (68th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Father Jack contracts Hairy Hands Syndrome and is sent to a hospital for elderly priests (Called jokingly by the Clergymen of Craggy Island Jurassic Park after the film of the same title. ... The year 1991 in film involved many significant films. ... The thriller is a broad genre of literature, film, and television. ... Neo-noir (a portmanteau of the Greek neo, new; and the French noir, black) is a type of motion picture that prominently utilizes elements of film noir, but with updated themes, content, style or visual elements that were absent in films noir of the 1940s and 50s. ... Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor, martial artist and film producer. ... Tracy Marrow (born February 16, 1958), better known as Ice T or Ice-T, is an American rapper, singer and actor. ... Mario Van Peebles (b. ... Judd Nelson as John Bender in The Breakfast Club Judd Asher Nelson (born November 28, 1959 in Portland, Maine) is an American actor and writer. ... Christopher Julius Rock III[1] (born February 7, 1966)[2] is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer and director. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Mario Van Peebles (b. ... is the 106th day of the year (107th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the musical group, for the Detroit gangmembers see Chambers Brothers (gang). ...

Synopsis

Nino Brown (Wesley Snipes) and his gang, the Cash Money Brothers, become the dominant drug ring within New York City when crack cocaine is introduced to the city streets during the 1980s and early 1990s. They convert an entire apartment complex ("The Carter") into a crack house. Undercover cops Scotty Appleton and Nick Peretti (played by Ice T and Judd Nelson) try to convict the gang with evidence of the drug trafficking. They recruit Pookie (played by Chris Rock), a former stick-up kid turned recovering crackhead, to work undercover at "The Carter" to help them gather incriminating evidence against Nino and the Cash Money Brothers. Unfortunately, Pookie relapses, failing the mission and Appleton takes matters into his own hands by going undercover as a drug dealer who wants to get in with the Cash Money Brothers. Appleton gains the trust of Nino by revealing information about Nino's assistant of operations, and younger brother, Gee Money, and his desire to build a drug empire of his own. When Appleton's cover gets blown, Nino cannot trust anyone now and kills his own brother. Nino Brown's megalomania separates Nino from his gang and is the catalyst for their downfall. Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor, martial artist and film producer. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. ... Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... These lollipops were found to contain heroin when inspected by the US DEA The illegal drug trade is a worldwide black market consisting of production, distribution, packaging and sale of illegal psychoactive substances. ... Look up Undercover in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Police (disambiguation). ... Retail selling Street selling is the bottom of the chain and can be accomplished through purchasing from prostitutes, through cloaked retail stores or refuse houses for users in the act located in red-light districts which often also deal in paraphernalia, dealers marketing merriment at night clubs and other events... Look up megalomania in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Nino is eventually caught by the undercover cops and brought to trial. It is then discovered by Appleton that Nino was the young gangster that killed his mother, a teacher, as an initiation into his first gang. After turning state's evidence while on the stand, Nino Brown pleads guilty to a lesser charge (though still a felony given the judge's note that the punishment would include at least 12 months prison time). He points the finger at Kareem Akbar (portrayed by Christopher Williams), another member of his organization, whom he falsely claims was the actual leader of CMB and that he had threatened to kill Nino's mother. Immediately after the trial Nino Brown is murdered in the courthouse by an older man who had earlier tried to contact the police about Nino but finally took the law into his own hands. Christopher Williams (born Troy Christopher Williams on August 22, 1967, in The Bronx, New York, USA) is an American R&B singer who emerged during the late 1980s as a recording artist for Uptown Records. ...

Cast

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Reception

Film reviews

New Jack City was an independent film released primarily in urban metropolitan areas. It received a favorable reception by film critics for its cast, storyline and soundtrack. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film favorable reviews. He wrote: Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films. ... Roger Joseph Ebert (born June 18, 1942) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American film critic. ... The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily newspaper published in Chicago. ...

Truffaut once said it was impossible to make an anti-war movie, because the war sequences would inevitably be exciting and get the audience involved on one side or the other. It is almost as difficult to make an anti-drug movie, since the lifestyle and money of the drug dealers looks like fun, at least until they're killed. This movie pulls off that tricky achievement. Nino, who looks at the dead body of Scarface and laughs, does not get the last laugh.^[1]

Time Out London described the film as "a superior example of what used to be called blaxploitation."[1] François Roland Truffaut (French IPA: ) (February 6, 1932 – October 21, 1984) was one of the founders of the French New Wave in filmmaking, and remains an icon of the French film industry. ... The distinctive Time Out logo, seen on all its publications Time Out is a publishing company based in London, England. ...

Box office

New Jack City was produced with an estimated $8,500,000 budget. The film initially premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 1991, before being released nationally on March 6, 1991; it grossed $7,039,622 during its opening weekend. It became the highest grossing independent film of 1991, grossing a total of $47,624,253 at the US box offices. The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival in the United States, and ranks alongside the Cannes, France, Venice, Italy, Berlin, Germany, and Toronto, Canada festivals as one of the most prestigious in the world. ... is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ...

Awards and nominations

1993 Image Awards The NAACP Image Award is an award presented annually by the NAACP to honor the top African-Americans in film, television, music and literature. ...

• Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture — Wesley Snipes (won)

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• Best Breakthrough Performance — Ice T (nominated)
• Best Movie Song — "I Wanna Sex You Up," by Color Me Badd (nominated)
• Best Villain — Wesley Snipes (nominated)

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DVD release

The New Jack City DVD was originally released in Region 1 on August 25, 1998 and in Region 2 on July 28, 1999; it was distributed by Warner Home Video. The DVD was re-released as a Two-Disc Special Edition on August 23, 2005. Size comparison: A 12 cm Sony DVD+RW and a 19 cm Dixon Ticonderoga pencil. ... Region 1, Region 2 and Region 3 redirect here. ... is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Region 1, Region 2 and Region 3 redirect here. ... is the 209th day of the year (210th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... is the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Special Edition DVD features:

1. Commentary by: director/costar Mario Van Peebles
2. New Jack City: A Hip-Hop Classic
3. Harlem World: A Walk Inside
4. The Road to New Jack City
5. Original music videos: "New Jack Hustler" (Nino's Theme) by Ice T, "I'm Dreamin'" by Christopher Williams, and "I Wanna Sex You Up" by Color Me Badd
6. Original theatrical trailer

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Trivia

• the character Nino Brown is largely based on the real life exploits of a Leroy Nicky Barnes according to the writer Barry Michael Cooper.
• The video game Earthworm Jim has a level called "New Junk City".
• Lil' Wayne puns The Carter in his album "Tha Carter" as he references on the song Walk In. It is also a play on words of his last name.
• The movie is also a part of the New Jack Swing culture, which was popular from 1987-1992.
• Ice T wrote the song "Cop Killer" in the same year as he acted in the film. Released by his rock band Body Count, the song led to the Cop Killer controversy. Ice-T repeatedly pointed out that the fact he had just played a cop in a film strongly suggested he did not want to actually kill a police officer.
• Both Ice T and Michael Michele subsequently had recurring roles on the FOX police drama New York Undercover.
• The name of Baby's recording label, Cash Money Records is based on the name of Nino Brown's crew, Cash Money Brothers.
• When the mob hit is attempted on Nino, he uses a young child as a human shield. This scene is homage to Truck Turner (1974) where Yaphet Kotto is seen taking a young child from a hospital ward using it as a shield.^{[citation needed]}
• On his album Revolutionary Vol. 2, in the song Peruvian Cocaine, Immortal Technique samples Wesley Snipes' testimony in a court scene at the end of the movie.
• Mixtape DJ Flyi DCG reenacts a scene from New Jack City in the music video Gossipin.
• Southern rapper Yung Joc makes reference to New Jack City with the title of his debut album, New Joc City.
• Professional wrestler, New Jack, has stated that he got the inspiration for his stage name from the movie.
• Chris Rock, Allen Payne and Ice-T (who was cameo appearances) appeared together on the 1993 comedy film CB4.

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See also

• New Jack City (soundtrack) — original soundtrack to the film
• New jack swing
• Scarface - 1983 film

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Notes

1. ^ Roger Ebert. "New Jack City". Chicago Sun-Times. May 1, 1991.

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