A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.
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Wesley Snipes
Nino Brown
Ice-T
Scotty Appleton
Allen Payne
Garald "Gee Money" Welles
Chris Rock
Pookie
Mario Van Peebles
Stone
Michael Michele
Selina
Bill Nunn
Duh Duh Duh Man
Russell Wong
Park
Bill Cobbs
Old Man
Christopher Williams
Kareem Akbar
Director
Mario Van Peebles
Screenplay
Thomas Lee Wright
Tagline
"They're a new breed of gangster. The new public enemy. The new family of crime."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$8,500,000
Revenue
$47,624,253
Production
Jacmac Films, Jackson-McHenry Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures
tmdb28039023
August 28, 2022
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