| | | Where survival depends on friends, trust and power... An organized crime family out to run this city is up against cops who know its streets.
Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Widescreen, French/Spanish, Interviews, Director's Cut
There's a new kind of criminal on the streets, public enemies who've turned drug trafficking into inner-city corporate empires--and who've got a "New Jack" way of dress, music and lifestyle. There's a new kind of cop, too. They're tough, young New Jack cops who know how to bring down those criminals in New Jack City, the acclaimed gangster hit for a new generation!
"A modern gangster thriller." Michael Wilmington, Los Angeles Times
"A state-of-the-art gangster movie." Gene Seymour, Newsday
"Thumbs up! A gritty anti-drug message." Roger Ebert, Siskel & Ebert
Editor's Note
A violent, kinetic gangster film with a strong anti-drug message, NEW JACK CITY is set in the mid-1980s during the height of the crack epidemic. Two street-wise undercover cops (Judd Nelson, Mario Van Peebles) go after Nino Brown (Wesley Snipes), a ruthless drug lord with extravagant taste in home furnishings. Desperate to bring down his multi-million dollar cocaine empire, they send Pookie (Chris Rock), a former street hustler and rehabilitated crack addict, into Nino's drug factory as an undercover spy. When the plan misfires, the cops must face Nino and his henchman in a bloody showdown.
| Features | French Subtitles | | Interview with Mario Van Peebles And Wesley Snipes | | English 5.1 Surround Dolby Digital | | French Dolby Surround | | English Subtitles | | Scene Access | | Theatrical Trailer | | Widescreen Version | | Filmographies | | Production Notes | | Interactive Menus |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 8/25/1998 |
| Running Time: 100 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1991 | | Catalog ID: 12073 | | UPC: 00085391207320 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
MTV Award (1992) | | | Ice-T, Nominee, Best Breakthrough Performance | | | Color Me Badd, Nominee, Best Movie Song | | | Wesley Snipes, Nominee, Best Villain |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...[Van Peebles directs with] energy and flash....Played commandingly by [Snipes]..." 03/08/1991 p.C15Rolling Stone
"NEW JACK CITY codified the hip-hop-gangsta image as much as any Ruthless Records release..." 08/25/2005 p.114 Uncut
"[I]t helped kick-start rap's march into the mainstream, and ignite black Hollywood." 02/01/2006 p.104 Mojo
4 stars out of 4 -- "Ice-T, Queen Latifah and 2 Live Crew provide the soundtrack....It's still extremely watchable." 05/01/2006 p.135 Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide 6 of 10
Lots of emotional energy and strong performances...
Washington Post 7 of 10
Mario Van Peebles' New Jack City whizzes past your head with the velocity of a bullet, and with such immediacy that it leaves behind a whiff of cordite. This tale of inner-city drug wars has a powder-keg explosiveness... Van Peebles...burns his debut as a director right into your gut... - Hal Hinson
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