Hoodlum

6.4
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Run time: 130 min
  • Premiere: 1997. August 27.

In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson takes over the business and must resist an invasion from a merciless mobster.

Discover

Laurence Fishburne

Bumpy Johnson

Tim Roth

Dutch Schultz

Vanessa Williams

Francine Hughes

Andy García

Lucky Luciano

Cicely Tyson

Stephanie St. Clair

Chi McBride

Illinois Gordon

Richard Bradford

Captain Foley

William Atherton

Thomas E. Dewey

Loretta Devine

Pigfoot Mary

Mike Starr

Albert Salke

Beau Starr

Jules Salke

Paul Benjamin

Whispers

Joe Guzaldo

Bo Weinberg

Ed O'Ross

Lulu Rosenkrantz

J.W. Smith

Calvin

David Darlow

Johnny 'Figures' DiPalmero

Steve Pickering

Lucky's Henchman

Ellis Foster

Undertaker

Bill Henderson

Mr. Redmond

Juan Ramírez

Enrique 'Henry' Miro

Tony Fitzpatrick

Dutch's Driver

Tab Baker

Willie Brunder

Daniel Bryant

Hep-Cat Man

Don James

Piano Man

Sulanya 'Sue' Conway

Miss Philmore

Paul Eckstein

Dutch's Thug

Jackie Taylor

Mrs. Andrews

Dick Gjonola

Owney Madden

David Nisbet

Man in Cotton Club

Nancy Nickel

Woman in Cotton Club

Ted Love

Runner

Kenya Cagle

Runner

Jim Saltouros

Lieutenant

Marc Vann

Dutch's Liquor Henchman

Cheridah Best

Prostitute

Iris Lieberman

Female Prison Guard

John M. Watson Sr.

Manager of Pool Hall

Erik Kilpatrick

Security Guard

Tony Powell

Rent Party Singer

Kevyn Morrow

Waldo / Church Conductor

Louis Price

Church Singer

Vernon Oliver Price

Church Singer

Laurnea Wilkerson

Cotton Club Singer

Tony Rich

Duke Ellington

Kim Adams

Show Girl

Fred Nelson

Sideline Musician

Robert Keating

Luciano's Mob Boss

Charles Koysta

Luciano's Mob Boss

Joe Testa

Luciano's Mob Boss

Rocky McCord

Luciano's Mob Boss

Sheridan Bailey

Bamville Club Dancer

Tiffani Glass

Bamville Club Dancer / Rent Party Dancer

Kirby Reed

Bamville Club Dancer

Elaine McLaurin

Bamville Club Dancer

Lazette Rayford O'Brien

Bamville Club Dancer

J. Michael Jones

Bamville Club Dancer / Rent Party Dancer

Vanessa Truvillion

Bamville Club Dancer

Le Von Campbell

Bamville Club Dancer

Ron Wilson

Bamville Club Dancer

Carrie

Bamville Club Dancer

Monique S. Young Johnson

Bamville Club Dancer

Will Gill Jr.

Bamville Club Dancer

Elana Anderson

Bamville Club Dancer

James Lacey

Bamville Club Dancer

J. Todd

Bamville Club Dancer

Sharon Kimbrough

Bamville Club Dancer

Darryl Kent Clark

Bamville Club Dancer

Albert Adams

Bamville Club Dancer

Sandra Hodge-Hampton

Rent Party Dancer

Delphine T. Mantz

Rent Party Dancer

Darryl Manuel

Rent Party Dancer

Barbara Koval

Cotton Club Dancer

Chekesha Van Putten

Cotton Club Dancer

Matagi Booker

Cotton Club Dancer

Sharon Ferrol-Young

Cotton Club Dancer

Tammi Cave

Cotton Club Dancer

Magda Rivera

Cotton Club Dancer

Ashley Cie Thompson

Cotton Club Dancer

Donna M. Perkins

Cotton Club Dancer

Daryl Richardson

Cotton Club Dancer

Andy-John

Driver (uncredited)

Joe Caballero

Hector (uncredited)

Thomas F. Evans

Hotel Resident (uncredited)

Anthony W. Johnson

Dancer (uncredited)

Isley Nicole Melton

Party Girl (uncredited)

Dominic Paolo Testa

Prostitute Patron (uncredited)

Art

Maria Nay

Set Decoration

Gary Baugh

Art Direction

Charles C. Bennett

Production Design

Travis Busenbark

Set Decoration

Camera

Richard Sobin

Second Assistant Camera

Michael P. Weinstein

Still Photographer

Greg Bubb

Steadicam Operator

Frank Miller

Camera Operator

Frank Tidy

Director of Photography

Donald Carlson

First Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Klexius Kolby

Makeup Artist

Stacye P. Branche

Key Makeup Artist

Richard Bruno

Costume Designer

Crew

John Pingry

Loader

Otis Sallid

Choreographer

Directing

Bill Duke

Director

Anthony Mason

Second Assistant Director

Tyrone L. Mason

First Assistant Director

Renate Schneuer

Script Supervisor

Aiman Ahmad Humaideh

Second Second Assistant Director

Otis Sallid

Second Unit Director

Editing

Lighting

Anthony J. Lullo

Lighting Technician

Gene Crededio

Chief Lighting Technician

Production

Laurence Fishburne

Executive Producer

Charles C. Bennett

Production Designer

Chris Brancato

Co-Producer

Paul Eckstein

Co-Producer

Bill Duke

Executive Producer

Lysa Moser

Accountant

Frank Bodo

Unit Production Manager

Deb K. Oyer

Production Coordinator

Vikki Williams

Line Producer

Helen Sugland

Executive Producer

Demetra Diamantopoulos

Location Manager

Ron Stacker Thompson

Associate Producer

Melissa A. Clark

Associate Producer

Ray Conchado

Production Assistant

Sound

Elmer Bernstein

Original Music Composer

Writing

Chris Brancato

Screenplay

Art

Maria Nay

Set Decoration

Gary Baugh

Art Direction

Charles C. Bennett

Production Design

Travis Busenbark

Set Decoration

Camera

Richard Sobin

Second Assistant Camera

Michael P. Weinstein

Still Photographer

Greg Bubb

Steadicam Operator

Frank Miller

Camera Operator

Frank Tidy

Director of Photography

Donald Carlson

First Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Klexius Kolby

Makeup Artist

Stacye P. Branche

Key Makeup Artist

Richard Bruno

Costume Designer

Crew

John Pingry

Loader

Otis Sallid

Choreographer

Directing

Bill Duke

Director

Anthony Mason

Second Assistant Director

Tyrone L. Mason

First Assistant Director

Renate Schneuer

Script Supervisor

Aiman Ahmad Humaideh

Second Second Assistant Director

Otis Sallid

Second Unit Director

Editing

Lighting

Anthony J. Lullo

Lighting Technician

Gene Crededio

Chief Lighting Technician

Production

Laurence Fishburne

Executive Producer

Charles C. Bennett

Production Designer

Chris Brancato

Co-Producer

Paul Eckstein

Co-Producer

Bill Duke

Executive Producer

Lysa Moser

Accountant

Frank Bodo

Unit Production Manager

Deb K. Oyer

Production Coordinator

Vikki Williams

Line Producer

Helen Sugland

Executive Producer

Demetra Diamantopoulos

Location Manager

Ron Stacker Thompson

Associate Producer

Melissa A. Clark

Associate Producer

Ray Conchado

Production Assistant

Sound

Elmer Bernstein

Original Music Composer

Writing

Chris Brancato

Screenplay