King of New York (1990)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.9/10   

Director:

Abel Ferrara

Guionista (WGA):

Nicholas St. John (written by)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

28 septiembre 1990 (USA)

Género:

Acción | Crimen | Drama | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

Not everyone who runs a city is elected.

Plot:

A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and lower classes in this stylish and ultra violent modern twist on Robin Hood.

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Drug Lord | Hospital | New York | Chinatown

Premios:

1 win & 2 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Kingpin

Reparto

Christopher Walken	...	Frank White
David Caruso	...	Dennis Gilley
Laurence Fishburne	...	Jimmy Jump (as Larry Fishburne)
Victor Argo	...	Roy Bishop
Wesley Snipes	...	Thomas Flanigan
Janet Julian	...	Jennifer
Joey Chin	...	Larry Wong
Giancarlo Esposito	...	Lance
Paul Calderon	...	Joey Dalesio
Steve Buscemi	...	Test Tube
Theresa Randle	...	Raye
Leonard L. Thomas	...	Blood (as Leonard Lee Thomas)
Roger Guenveur Smith	...	Tanner (as Roger Smith)
Carrie Nygren	...	Melanie
Ernest Abuba	...	King Tito

También conocida como:

El rey de Nueva York (Spain) [es]

Duración:

103 min

País:

Italy | USA | UK

Idioma:

Español | Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby SR

Clasificación:

New Zealand:R18 (original rating) | Iceland:16 | Sweden:15 (TV rating) | Argentina:16 | South Korea:18 | Australia:R | France:-16 | Germany:18 | New Zealand:R16 (re-rating) (2004) | Norway:18 (video premiere) | UK:18 | USA:R (re-rating on appeal) | USA:X (original rating)

Locaciones de Filmación:

5th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Compañía:

Caminito

Trivialidades:

The the first cut of the film originally ran for almost two hours and had to be edited down to 106 minutes to avoid an X rating.

Errores:

Continuidad: In movie theater, the movie on screen is Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922), but the scenes are not in the correct order.

Citas:

Frank White: I'm not your problem. I'm a business man.

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en A Short Film About the Long Career of Abel Ferrara (2004) (V)

Banda de Sonido:

Dream On

Kingpin

The basic dilemma facing the police in this country is the fact, that the law seems to protect those that are breaking it. Dennis Gilley, one of the New York detectives is a man that thinks this is wrong and then decides to take care of the great problems a newly released Frank White is creating for the city.

Abel Ferrara is a director that doesn't mind taking chances, or tackling thorny issues, as he has proved with his films. Mr. Ferrara seems to bring the best in the actors working for him. Christopher Walken is an example, so it's Harvey Keitel, who has given extraordinary readings about the characters they portray on the screen in movies with Abel Ferrara at the helm.

"King of New York" is a violent film. Mr. Ferrara is making a comment on the element that was causing so much problems in New York prior to the arrival of Rudolph Giuliani, who decided to tackle the criminal activity to the point of eliminating most of the violence in the streets of the city.

The film presents an intense man that is released from prison. Frank White continues his criminal activities where he left them off. Frank and his gang are reunited and we watch as this man pushes his way around some of the people that controlled the drug traffic in the city. These people are ruthless and don't care who they kill in their pursuit of earning illicit money by becoming the most important distributors of drugs.

Christopher Walken is at the center of the film. As Frank White, he gives a tremendous performance and totally dominates the movie. Frank White is indeed one of the most ruthless characters in memory. Laurence Fishburne is also seen at his most menacing as one of Frank's most cruel lieutenants. David Caruso, who doesn't seem to get much work in the movies, makes an interesting police detective, one that believes in taking matters into his own hand, causing an all out war with the criminals he is chasing. Victor Argo, plays the man in charge of the police and made a big contribution to the film. The supporting cast does well following Mr. Ferrara's orders.

"King of New York" is a valid study of what this city looked like not too long ago. Abel Ferrara succeeds in making this an exciting time at the movies, for no one is going to be bored following its action.