| | | 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 |
| Technical Info
| 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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