Release Date: 1/27/1998 Original Release: 1997 Format: DVD Widescreen Length: 130 minutes Rating:R (MPAA) Rating Reason: for graphic violence, strong language, and some sexuality and nudity UPC: 027616699527 Studio: MGM Home Entertainment
HOODLUM stars Laurence Fishburne in a powerful performance as Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson, the notorious Harlem gangster of the 1930s. Director Bill Duke mixes a sumptuous visual style with a message of black empowerment. Bumpy gets out of prison and goes to work for the Harlem numbers powerhouse known as Madam Queen (Cicely Tyson), bringing him into conflict with the psychopathic Dutch Schultz (Tim Roth), who is trying to take over the numbers racket in Harlem. As the blood flows through Harlem streets, those around Bumpy begin to question his methods-- and his morals.
DVD Features
Region 1 Encoding; Trivia & Production Notes; Original Theatrical Trailer.
Very slick looking period piece about what life was like during the Depression Era in Harlem, with the gangs running "numbers" in which both sides of the racial fence played. The battle occurs over a... Read the whole review at MatchFlick
