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King of New York Director: Abel Ferrara Cast: Christopher Walken, David Caruso, Laurence Fishburne, Victor Argo

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  • DVD Release Date: 04/20/2004
  • Original Release: 1990
  • Rating: Rated R
  • Sales Rank: 18,395

Viewer Rating: (2 ratings)

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Closed Caption; Newly remastered widescreen and full-screen versions; Digitally remastered sound; 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround sound; 2.0 Dolby Digital Surround sound; Audio commentary with director Abel Ferrara; Audio commentary with producer Mary Kane; editor, Anthony Redman; composer, Joe Delia; associate producer, Randy Sabusawa; "A Short Film About the Long Career of Abel Ferrara" - An insightful documentary about Ferrara's career and the making of King of New York; "The Adventures of Schoolly D: Snowboarder" - A portrait of Schoolly D, the father of gangsta rap and the inspiration behind King of New York; English and Spanish subtitles; TV spots; Schoolly D music video; Theatrical trailer

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Scene Index

Side #1 -- Disc One
1. Main Title/Frank's Back [8:23]
2. Ten Percent [3:40]
3. Split Personality [6:23]
4. "I Wanna Be Mayor" [5:03]
5. A Brief Message [2:26]
6. Subway Ride [1:58]
7. Dealer's Choice [2:44]
8. Black Collar Criminal [6:18]
9. Cop Wedding [4:13]
10. Chinatown Vampires [1:45]
11. Chicken [2:58]
12. "Socialized Medicine" [2:11]
13. Released on Bail [3:18]
14. Lots of MSG [1:55]
15. Hospital Benefit [2:20]
16. To Protect and Serve [3:11]
17. "Something Good" [3:19]
18. After Hours [7:39]
19. Queensboro Express [:49]
20. Ceremonial Burial [9:44]
21. Blood Money [2:27]
22. The Drug Problem [2:33]
23. Final Justice [4:37]
24. End Credits [9:40]
Side #2 -- Disc Two
1. Main Title/Frank's Back [8:23]
2. Ten Percent [3:40]
3. Split Personality [6:23]
4. "I Wanna Be Mayor" [5:03]
5. A Brief Message [2:26]
6. Subway Ride [1:58]
7. Dealer's Choice [2:44]
8. Black Collar Criminal [6:18]
9. Cop Wedding [4:13]
10. Chinatown Vampires [1:45]
11. Chicken [2:58]
12. "Socialized Medicine" [2:11]
13. Released on Bail [3:18]
14. Lots of MSG [1:55]
15. Hospital Benefit [2:20]
16. To Protect and Serve [3:11]
17. "Something Good" [3:19]
18. After Hours [7:39]
19. Queensboro Express [:49]
20. Ceremonial Burial [9:44]
21. Blood Money [2:27]
22. The Drug Problem [2:33]
23. Final Justice [4:37]
24. End Credits [9:40]

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Editorial Reviews

Abel Ferrara's dazzlingly lurid gangster film chronicles the downfall of a New York drug kingpin named Frank White, who is portrayed by Christopher Walken with his singular mix of spookiness, menace, and glee. White is a criminal driven by personal demons and an idiosyncratic sense of social justice. Having grown rich through his illegal exploits, White decides that he want to give something back to the city by building a multimillion-dollar hospital in an impoverished neighborhood. He attempts to do this by joining forces with a Chinatown gangster (Joey Chin), which enrages the local -- and very racist -- Mafia. Meanwhile, he's got a hotheaded cop on his back (former NYPD Blue star David Caruso) who will do anything to bring White down. Walken is electrifying in the lead role, his every utterance and gesture conveying a sense of his character's rich and twisted inner life. The film also features a hyperkinetic turn by Laurence Fishburne as White's chief henchman, and a cast of vivid minor criminals. The combination of Walken's tour de force performance; Bojan Bazelli's druggy, expressionistic cinematography; and Ferrara and screenwriter Nicholas St. John's unflinching portrayal of the city's racial and social divisions make The King of New York an incisive and poetic vision of Gotham's seething underbelly. Kryssa Schemmerling, Barnes & Noble

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King of Mob Exploitation...by Gonzo84

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March 19, 2009: I really enjoyed this Utlra-Violent feature and this is coming from a person who started loving films strictly through mafia genre features (Godfather, Goodfellas). I've only seen two other Ferrara films (Bad Luitenant, Dangerous Game), so like those features, I was expecting his style and grittiness to come through ten-fold in this film. Nicholas St. John, a long time writer and collaborater with Director Abel Ferrara doesn't disappoint us with this epic. I would say that this is Ferrara's most entertaining piece from the other films that i've seen, mostly since it's more of a story rather than just a destruction or fall of a mad character. Christopher Walken is at his peak with this film, he has that sense of bringing you in to love him even though he's a ruthless monster in the film. It was like this role was written specifically for him. If you liked his role of the Mafia Don in "True Romance," this, in my mind, is more like a companion to that character. I also thought that Lawrence Fishborne did a fantastic job, by the trailer, he doesn't look very realistic, but more out-played and too over-the-top, but as the viewer watches the film, you are kind of lost within his insane cherades. It was hard to go from him playing the strong and upright "Furious Styles" in "Boyz from the Hood" to the complete opposite "Jimmy Jump," in this film. Even the rest of the all-star cast did a great job. David Caruso, whom I'm not a fan of, especially with his stardom in his recently horrible CSI show, he did a great job, along with Wesley Snipes, since this was one of his first major roles on film. Imdb.com has announced that Abel Ferrara is working on a new film with Michael Pitt (Dreamers, Funny Games) to star in a prequel of King Of New York...I can only imagine what this will be like. All in all, if you like Mafia flicks that are edgey, dark, gritty, and especially tense, then this film is for you. It's been a while since I've found a good Mob film and this one doesn't disappoint.

I Also Recommend: Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Goodfellas, True Romance.

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July 15, 2003: My boyfriend loves this movie but I disagree. as I matter of fact as a lover of crime cinema, I was offended. The King of New York reflects the unfettered determination of the mainstrean motion picture world to utilize every stereotype that the media has ever conjured up about the ghettos of the urban jungle. At best this is an obsculative view of what happens when small time white crime gets a conscience. As usual we are not surprised that the first to die are the indigenous street punks that follow blindy behind a ''saviour'' that has no regards for their welfare. The main character was in simpliest terms, ''weak.'' His personna did not exemplify gansta or businessman, just ''white man with no business'' in Manhattan. It was amazing to see that so many well known actors actually read for start up roles in this Scarface knock-off. We can tell who wrote, produced and directed this madness.

This review was written about the DVD Wide Screen edition.