Hoodlum

1997 · 130 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 13,056 VOTES · DIR. Bill Duke

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,058 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:17:21 Potatoes give me gas. l ain't playing no number that give me gas!
00:20:00 well, l just wanna say l really missed you.
00:23:35 d Sippin' tea if you'll be my mother's son-in-law
00:26:58 - Good night. - Have a good evening.
00:34:26 goldmine.
00:38:23 So, to you and your proposal, l say only one thing.
00:41:38 Don't come back without him.
00:44:45 Look here, come down to the Bamville. See my man Calvin.
00:48:52 d Silent night
00:55:12 Calvin, establish new routes for the runners when they collect the slips.
01:00:32 Honour?
01:03:28 Nothing. l just wanna show Jimmy the difference
01:06:52 You gonna be all right.
01:11:35 You're a dead fuckin' nigger!
01:15:45 We got three minutes.
01:21:18 Shall we go for a walk?
01:24:25 l wasn't able to keep that promise.
01:28:33 - What did you say to me? - That's all the ''niggers'' l'm gonna take.
01:32:06 You there like you ain't got nothing to say to me.
01:35:44 Get your ass in!
01:39:05 My judge is sending your black ass to fuckin' jail!
01:46:11 One more time, Cecil.
01:50:38 - Where is he? - l don't know, Dutch.
02:00:03 but your hand's too dirty!

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,058
Dialogue density8.1 lines / min
First line00:17:21
Final line02:00:03

Production Record

DirectorBill Duke
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30,000,000
Revenue$23,461,013
IMDb votes13,056