King of New York

King of New York is a 1990 crime-thriller movie. The movie is about drug trafficking in New York City. Laurence Fishburne plays Jimmy Jump. Wesley Snipes plays Thomas Flanigan. David Caruso plays Dennis Gilley. The movie was directed by Abel Ferrara. The movie was released in September 1990.

 Cast 
Christopher Walken - Frank White
Larry Fishburne - Jimmy Jump
David Caruso - Dennis Gilley
Victor Argo - Roy Bishop
Janet Julian - Jennifer
Wesley Snipes - Thomas Flanigan
Steve Buscemi - Test Tube
Paul Calderón - Joey Dalesio
Giancarlo Esposito - Lance
John Turturro - Eddie
Theresa Randle - Raye
Frank Adonis - Paul Calgari
Harold Perrineau - Subway Mugger

 Reception 
The movie premiered at the New York Film Festival. Many members of the audience, including Abel Ferrara's wife, walked from the movie theater. At a second showing of the movie the following day, Larry Fishburne and Nicholas St. John were booed from the stage.

Mark Caro, writing for the Chicago Tribune gave the movie only 1/2 star. He said  "``King of New York,`` [is] a film more interested in leaving impressions than spinning a smooth narrative". He also said that both the star, Christopher Walken, and the movie "remains just out of grasp". 

Rotten Tomatoes gives the movie a rating of 71%. Roger Ebert gave the movie two stars. Janet Maslin from New York Times said the movie was "a chillingly ambiguous portrait of its title character."

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Category:1990 crime thriller movies
Category:American crime thriller movies
Category:Italian crime movies
Category:Movies about the illegal drug trade
Category:Movies set in New York City
Category:Movies directed by Abel Ferrara
Category:Movies about the New York City Police Department
Category:Italian thriller movies
Category:1990s English-language movies