Everything You Need to Know About American Gangster Movie (2007) - Movie Insider (original) (raw)
Plot Outline: The story revolves around a Harlem heroin kingpin who figured out a way to smuggle heroin in the coffins of American soldiers returning from the Vietnam War.
Who's Involved:
Josh Brolin, Denzel Washington, Carla Gugino, Russell Crowe, Ridley Scott, Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, John Ortiz, Ted Levine, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dania Ramirez, Steve Zaillian, Terry George, Yul Vazquez
R Restricted MPA
Rating Reason: violence, pervasive drug content and language, nudity and sexuality
Runtime: 2 hrs, 37 m
Language: English
Plot: What's the story about?
Based on the life of drug-kingpin-turned-informant, Frank Lucas, who grew up in segregated North Carolina where he watched as his cousin was shot by the Klan for looking at a white girl. He eventually made his way to Harlem where he became a heroin kingpin by traveling to Asia's Golden Triangle to make connections, shipping heroin back to the US in the coffins of soldiers killed in Vietnam. He soon made upwards of one million dollars a day in drug sales. Lucas was shadowed by lawman, Richie Roberts, who finally helped bring the kingpin to justice. The two then worked together to expose the crooked cops and foreign nationals who made importing heroin so easy.
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Filming Timeline
- 2004 - December: The film was set to Completed status.
American Gangster DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
American Gangster was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 .
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