King of New York
Caminito ; Reteitalia ; Scena International ; the Rank Organisation Film Productions, Ltd. ; producers, Augusto Caminito, Mary Kane ; written by Nicholas St. John ; director, Abel Ferrara.
- Special ed.
- Santa Monica, Calif. : Artisan Home Entertainment : Lions Gate Entertainment, [2004]
- 2 videodiscs (approximately 106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1990. Special features: all new audio commentaries and on-camera interviews; "New York 1990" documentary: a look a gangster film and gangsta rap influences on the movie; "The search for Abel Ferrara" documentary: a portrait of the film's enigmatic director, Abel Ferrara; TV spots; Schooly D music video; theatrical trailer
Chronicles the downfall of New York drug kingpin Frank White. Frank is a criminal driven by personal demons and an idiosyncratic sesnse of social justice. Having grown rich via his illegal exploits, Frank decides to give back to the city by building a multi-milion dollar hospital in an impoverished neighborhood. He attempts this by joining forces with a Chinatown gangster which, in turn, enrages the local - and very racist - Mafia. Meanwhile, Frank has a hotheaded cop on his back who will do anything to bring him down.
MPAA rating: R.
English dialogue, Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
012236142089
14208 Artisan Home Entertainment
Organized crime--New York (State)--New York--Drama.
Criminal behavior--New York (State)--New York--Drama.
Philanthropists--New York (State)--New York--Drama.
Criminal psychology--New York (State)--New York--Drama.
New York (State)--New York.
PN1997 / .K42942 2004
Kin 35
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1990. Special features: all new audio commentaries and on-camera interviews; "New York 1990" documentary: a look a gangster film and gangsta rap influences on the movie; "The search for Abel Ferrara" documentary: a portrait of the film's enigmatic director, Abel Ferrara; TV spots; Schooly D music video; theatrical trailer
Chronicles the downfall of New York drug kingpin Frank White. Frank is a criminal driven by personal demons and an idiosyncratic sesnse of social justice. Having grown rich via his illegal exploits, Frank decides to give back to the city by building a multi-milion dollar hospital in an impoverished neighborhood. He attempts this by joining forces with a Chinatown gangster which, in turn, enrages the local - and very racist - Mafia. Meanwhile, Frank has a hotheaded cop on his back who will do anything to bring him down.
MPAA rating: R.
English dialogue, Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
012236142089
14208 Artisan Home Entertainment
Organized crime--New York (State)--New York--Drama.
Criminal behavior--New York (State)--New York--Drama.
Philanthropists--New York (State)--New York--Drama.
Criminal psychology--New York (State)--New York--Drama.
New York (State)--New York.
PN1997 / .K42942 2004
Kin 35