Hoodlum
Power is measured in enemies.
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.
- Director
- Bill Duke
- Worldwide
- $23M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
28 billed performers
Story overview
What It's About
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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.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
Hoodlum returned 0.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $30M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $23M
- Release date
- Aug 27, 1997
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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