1991 Action drama
USA
1h 37min
R
Guide for parents: strong violence, offensive language.16+
Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, strong violence, offensive language.·
Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, strong violence, offensive language.·
Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, strong violence, offensive language.·
Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, strong violence, offensive language.·
Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, strong violence, offensive language.·
Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, strong violence, offensive language.·
Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, strong violence, offensive language.
Before seeing Straight Outta Compton, revisit this terrific 1991 portrait of the African American experience, in which the ruthless leader of a New York City drug syndicate battles to maintain his power and avoid imprisonment in this fast-moving action drama. While the film's heroes are Scotty (Ice-T) and Nick (Judd Nelson), a pair of tough, streetwise cops, the main focus is their target, drug lord Nino Brown (Wesley Snipes). A criminal businessman with no room for pity or emotion, the flashy but severe Brown has built an empire and transformed an abandoned Harlem apartment building into a well-defended fortress. He begins to consider himself invincible, but his lust for power and the unpredictable actions of a former client turned police informer threaten to bring about his potential downfall.
Directed by | Mario Van Peebles |
Written by | Thomas Lee Wright |
Company | Warner Bros.Warner Bros.Warner Bros.
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Starring
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Mario Van Peebles
Allen Payne
Michael Michele
Russell Wong
Christopher Williams
Vanessa Williams
Tracy Camilla Johns
Anthony DeSando
Nick Ashford
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
Thalmus Rasulala
John Aprea
Fab 5 Freddy
Flavor Flav
Clebert Ford
Laverne Hart
Eek-A-Mouse
Gregg Smrz
Erica McFarquhar
Keith Sweat
Max Rabinowitz
Marcella Lowery
Manuel E. Santiago
Ben Gotlieb
Thelma Louise Carter
Linda Froehlich
Christopher Michael
Tiger Frederick
Rynel Johnson
Kelly Jo Minter
Tina Lifford
Paul Raczkowski
Erik Kilpatrick
Harold Baines
Sekou Campbell
David Michael Golson
Garvin Holder
Leo O'Brien
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