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American Gangster
Theatrical poster
Directed by Ridley Scott
Produced byBrian Grazer
Ridley Scott
Written by Steve Zaillian
Starring
Denzel Washington
Russell Crowe
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Josh Brolin
Lymari Nadal
Music by Marc Streitenfeld
Cinematography Harris Savides
Editing by Pietro Scalia
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Distributed by Universal Studios
Release date(s) November 2, 2007
Running time 158 min.
Country United States
Language English
Budget US$100 million[1]
Official website
All Movie Guide profile
IMDb profile
merican Gangster is a 2007 crime film written by Steve Zaillian and directed by Ridley Scott. The
m stars Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. Washington portrays Frank Lucas, a real-life hero
ngpin from Harlem who smuggled heroin into the US on American service planes returning from th
ietnam War. Crowe portrays Richie Roberts, a detective attempting to bring down Lucas' drug empFilming was done on location in New York City. American Gangster was released in the United
ates and Canada on November 2, 2007.
Contents
q 1 Plot
q 2 Cast
q 3 Development
q 4 Production
r 4.1 Writing
r 4.2 Casting
r 4.3 Filming
q 5 Release
r 5.1 Box office performance
r 5.2 Critical reception
s 5.2.1 Top ten lists
r 5.3 Awards
s 5.3.1 Wins
s 5.3.2 Nominations
r 5.4 Soundtrack
s 5.4.1 Track listing
r 5.5 DVD and HD DVD release
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r 5.6 Inspiration
q 6 References
r 6.1 Bibliography
q 7 External links
edit] Plot
lsworth "Bumpy" Johnson, a disciplined and intelligent black gangster, runs much of Harlem and
mparts his wisdom onto his former driver turned right-hand man, Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington)
hen Johnson dies of a heart attack in 1968, at an electronics store. Frank dislikes the new, flashy
ngsters and decides to take control. To gain money and power, he travels to Southeast Asia, and w
e help of his cousin who is an Army Senior NCO, strikes a deal with a Taiwanese general who
pplies him with pure heroin. Frank then has the drugs transported back to America via military serv
anes, hidden in the coffins of seven dead U.S. soldiers from the Vietnam War.
ank’s unique drug supply enables him to sell potent drugs (“Blue Magic” heroin) at low prices. He
uickly makes a fortune and buys several nightclubs and apartments. He moves his family from Nort
arolina to New Jersey, where he purchases a large estate for his humble mother. His five brothers a
listed as his lieutenants in the NYC drug trade – forming “The Country Boys,” who work together
affic and sell dope on Harlem streets. During his rise, Frank meets and falls in love with Eva, a Pue
can beauty queen. Through his discipline, organization, and willingness to kill those in his way, Fr
uickly rises to the top of the Harlem drug and crime scene.
eanwhile, Newark, New Jersey detective Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe) is juggling a failing
arriage, late-night law school classes, and his police career. When Richie and his partner, Javier
vera, discover nearly $1 million in unmarked bills in a car, Richie resists temptation and turns the
oney in. His rare honest ways make him a hated member of his precinct, causing his partner to be
iled from the force, while Richie's rampant womanizing behavior leads his wife to seek a divorce a
stody of their son. After his exiled partner dies from overdosing on Blue Magic, Richie's honesty
tches him a break when his superior Captain Lou Toback (Ted Levine) puts him in charge of a new
eated task force to stop drug trafficking in Essex County, New Jersey and New York City. Richiendpicks honest cops and gets to work on finding who is supplying Blue Magic.
s Frank's business prospers, he makes a point of operating quietly and dressing with a modest
nservatism both as a sign of strength and to avoid attracting the attention of the law. However, Fra
sregards this habit for his wife for one ostentatious night out, attending a Muhammad Ali boxing
atch with several known mobsters in a gaudy fur coat and hat, and with a ring-side seat. As it happe
oberts is on duty observing the event and sees this unknown, but obviously wealthy, person associa
ith high-level criminals, as well as having better seats than the Italian mafia. Robert becomes
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spicious, and he begins to investigate this unknown (to him) figure in New York organized crime.
ven as Frank realizes he has exposed himself to police scrutiny, he must make deals with the Italian
afia and fend off corrupt NYC detectives, such as Det. Trupo (Josh Brolin), who extort and threaten
m. Trupo's dislike of Frank is capped when his prized 350 Shelby Mustang is bombed before his ey
e must also contend with local crime figure Nicky Barnes (Cuba Gooding, Jr.), who is taking some
ank's product, diluting it himself, and selling it under Frank's "brand" name. Unidentified assassins
kill Frank’s wife, further destabilizing him and worsening his unsteady marriage. Things finally tu
the worst when Frank sees the U.S. Military vacating Vietnam, which in turn cuts off his primary
roin transportation.
chie catches another break when his men witness the driver of one of Frank’s top soldiers shooting
oman. They use the driver’s bad predicament to get him to wear a wire. The wire allows Richie and
sk force to discover when a plane carrying drugs is landing. Meanwhile, Trupo leads his band of po
ficers to Frank's mother's mansion where they take Frank's emergency cash supply. When the plan
nds, Richie and his men follow the drugs into Newark's projects and obtain a warrant. A huge grouolice and detectives attack the drug apartments en masse and a large shootout occurs. Frank is at chu
hen the bust goes down, but he is arrested after the service ends. Frank and Richie finally meet, and
ank’s attempts to bully Richie are unsuccessful.
ith no other options, Frank decides to provide names of numerous other criminals, including his an
chie’s common enemies: corrupt NYC detectives. Numerous corrupt cops are arrested; a distraugh
upo kills himself to avoid arrest. Richie, having passed the Bar Exam, prosecutes Frank, but he lea
e prosecutor's office after the Lucas trial. The first client he takes after becoming a defense attorney
ank. Because of his cooperation, Frank receives a relatively light sentence of 15 years rather than tiginal 70. At the film’s end, he steps out of jail to the sounds and era of the 1990s, significantly old
d out of place.
edit] Cast
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q Denzel Washington as Frank Lucas
q Russell Crowe as Detective Richie Roberts
q Chiwetel Ejiofor as Huey Lucas
q Josh Brolin as Detective Trupo
q Lymari Nadal as Eva
q Cuba Gooding Jr. as Nicky Barnes
q
Ted Levine as Lou Toback q Armand Assante as Dominic Cattano
q John Hawkes as Detective Freddy Spearman
q John Ortiz as Detective Javier J. Rivera
q RZA as Detective Moses Jones
q Common as Turner Lucas
q T.I. as Stevie Lucas
q Yul Vazquez as Alfonse Abruzzo
q Ruby Dee as Mama Lucas
q Idris Elba as Tango
q Jon Polito as Rossi
q Carla Gugino as Laurie Roberts
q Joe Morton as Charlie Williams
q
Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Docq Roger Guenveur Smith as Nate
q Kevin Corrigan as Campizi
q Norman Reedus as Detective Norman Re
q Clarence Williams III as Bumpy Johnson
q The Gufs Band (seen on stage in the club
edit] Development
2000, Universal Studios and Imagine Entertainment purchased the rights to "The Return of Superf
New York magazine story by Mark Jacobson about the rise and fall of the 1970s heroin kingpin Fra
ucas.[3]
In 2002, screenwriter Steven Zaillian brought a 170-page script to director Ridley Scott, wh
pressed interest in making two films from it. However, Scott did not immediately pursue the proje
November 2003, Universal and Imagine entered negotiations with Brian De Palma to direct Tru B
ith a script by Zaillian based on Frank Lucas.[4] Zaillian interpreted the story as one of "American
usiness and race", focusing the script thematically on corporate business.[5]
Production was initially
ated for a spring 2004 start.[4]
In March 2004, the studio entered new negotiations with Antoine Fu
direct, as well as Denzel Washington to star in the film as Frank Lucas.[6]
The following May,
enicio del Toro entered negotiations to star as Detective Richie Roberts, who brought down Lucas.
oduction of Tru Blu was reset to begin in early fall 2004, with the film slated for a release date of J
2005.[7]
In September 2004, Dania Ramirez entered negotiations to join the cast of the film, now ti
merican Gangster .[8]
niversal Studios reported that it greenlit American Gangster with a budget of $80 million, which
calated to $93 million, with $10 million for development costs and $3 million for the delay of the
oduction start date. Sources close to the director insist that the budget was $93 million from the
ginning. The studio also sought for American Gangster to be produced in Toronto rather than New
ork City to save money, but Fuqua resisted the re-location. The studio's parent company General
ectric received tax credits in New York City, so production was moved to the city. The move,
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owever, inflated the budget to $98 million. Fuqua's camp insisted that it was seeking ways to reduce
e budget, but the studio contended several aspects of the project under him. The director had wante
m a Vietnam sequence in Thailand and to cast notable names such as Ray Liotta and John C. Reilly
inor roles. To add to the studio's budgetary concerns, Fuqua was rewriting the script during the
eproduction process. The director also did not have a shot-list, final locations, and supporting actor
gned to initiate production.[9]
uqua was fired on October 1, 2004, four weeks before principal photography would begin.[9]
The
udio cited creative differences for the director's departure.[10]
After Fuqua's departure, the studio m
ith Peter Berg to take over directing the film, and Denzel Washington had approved of the choice.[9
ue to the search potentially escalating a budget already in the US$80 million range and the difficult
couping the amount based on the film's subject matter, Universal canceled production of American
angster , citing time constraints and creative elements for its reason.[11]
The cancellation cost the st
0 million, of which $20 million went to Washington and $5 million went to del Toro due to their p
play contracts. Entertainment Weekly reported that the sources close to the director that Fuqua'smbition to produce the film was primarily based on the prospect of an African-American director an
African-American actor leading a big-budget film that would potentially be nominated for Oscars
March 2005, American Gangster was revived as Universal and Imagine entered negotiations with
erry George to revise Zaillian's script and direct the film, which was to be financed with a target bu
US $50 million.[12]
The following May, Don Cheadle was approached to replace Washington as
ank Lucas, though an offer would be held off until George completed his revision of the script.[13]
oducer Brian Grazer and Imagine executive Jim Whitaker decided against pursuing George's attem
d to return to Zaillian's vision.[14]
In February 2006, Ridley Scott entered talks with the studio to ta
ver American Gangster from George, returning to Zaillian's draft as the film's basis. Washington
turned to his role as Lucas, and Russell Crowe was attached to star as Roberts.[2]
edit] Production
edit] Writing
cott had discussed the script with actor Russell Crowe as they worked on A Good Year (2006) in
ance, and then they sought to take on the project. The director reviewed Zaillian's script, Terry
eorge's rewrite, and a revision by Richard Price during the project's incarnation with director Antoi
uqua. Scott preferred Zaillian's approach and chose to follow it. In realizing the project, the director
countered a challenge in the script since the characters Frank Lucas and Richie Roberts do not
counter each other until twenty minutes before the end of the film. The director sought to flesh out
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ivate universes of the characters that would evolve and have scenes cut between the two characters
ovide a balance. Elements like Frank Lucas's interaction with his family and Richie Roberts's
ysfunctional marriage were written to add to the characters' backgrounds.[15]
edit] Casting
enzel Washington, left, and Russell
rowe, right, both met the real-life figures
at they portrayed for American Gangster
capture their voices and mannerisms.
cott chose to direct American Gangster based on the paradoxical values of Frank Lucas and Richie
oberts. The film focuses a bit on the comparatively ethical business practices of the "wicked gangst
d the womanizing and failed marriage of the "do-gooder" police detective. Washington, who was n
ormally a fan of gangster films, chose to portray Lucas when he saw "the arc of the character" hadded with prices that Lucas paid for his actions.
[3]Crowe was drawn to the project based on his
evious work with the director on A Good Year and Gladiator .[16]
Production was slated in summer
006.[2]
To prepare for their roles, the actors met their real-life counterparts. Washington acquired
ucas's Southern accent, and Crowe practiced to match Roberts's manner of speaking and body
nguage, requesting tape recordings of Roberts to assist in his preparation.[3]
The following March,
udio rehired Zaillian to rewrite the script for American Gangster .[14]
It was rumored that Washingt
ot paid another $20 million for when the project was greenlit again, that rumor proved to be false.
ccording to Variety, he only signed on for his gross.[17]
edit] Filming
irector Ridley Scott produced television commercials from the 1960s to the 1980s, which entailed
sits to New York City in the same time period in which the film's story took place. The director sou
downplay a "Beatles" atmosphere to the film and to instead create a shabbier atmosphere. Scott
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scribed his perspective of the setting, "Harlem was really, really shabby, beautiful brownstones fal
art."[15]
Production and costume design was emphasized, transforming the location into the rundow
reets of upper Manhattan from the late 1960s and early 1970s. Denzel Washington, as Frank Lucas
ent through 64 different costume changes.[18]
he director filmed American Gangster in 180 locations, an unusually high number for production,
roughout New York's five boroughs. Approximately 50 to 60 locations were set in Harlem alone. Trector also found several interiors that had been untouched since the 1940s and despite sanitary
ncerns, chose to film scenes in these locations. All the locations in the film were authentic, with th
ception of Frank Lucas's coffee shop, built as a set at the northeast corner of 122nd St and Lenox
venue. Scott found filming in Harlem to be difficult, describing it as "an area of wide-avenued
oulevards" whose concrete pavement and lack of trees provided poor opportunities for shooting ang5]
edit] Release
edit] Box office performance
ver two weeks before the release of American Gangster , a screener for the film leaked online.[19]
T
m debuted in the United States and Canada on November 2, 2007 in 3,054 theaters.[20]
In its openi
eekend in the United States and Canada, American Gangster grossed $43,565,115,[21]
placing first
e weekend box office.[22]
Brandon Gray of Box Office Mojo reported that the film is the first crime
ga to gross over $30 million its opening weekend and the film also had the best opening weekend f
enzel Washington as well as Russell Crowe.[23]
As of January 6, 2008, American Gangster is
timated to have grossed $129,496,000 in the United States and $63,232,494 in other territories for
orldwide total of $192,728,494.[21]
edit] Critical reception
he film received generally favorable reviews from critics. At the review aggregate website Rotten omatoes, 79% of 182 reviewers approved of American Gangster .
[24]On the similar site Metacritic,
cumulated reviews gave the film an average score of 76 out of 100.[25]
merican Gangster has been observed as a candidate for the Oscars based on the film's style and the
rformance of the actors, including the possibility of an Academy Award for Best Director for Ridle
cott.[26]
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he subject of the movie, Frank Lucas, has admitted that the film is only 20% accurate.[27]
dit] Top ten lists
he film appeared on many critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2007.[28]
q 2nd - Carrie Rickey, The Philadelphia Inquirer
q 5th - Stephen Hunter, The Washington Post
q 6th - David Germain, Associated Press[29]
q 6th - Peter Travers, Rolling Stone[30]
q 7th - Lou Lumenick, New York Post
q 8th - Rene Rodriguez, The Miami Herald
edit] Awards
dit] Wins
q Satellite Awards
r Best Editing
dit] Nominations
q Broadcast Film Critics Association
r Best Film
r Best Original Song ("Do You Feel Me")
q Golden Globe Awards
r Best Motion Picture - Drama
r Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (Denzel Washington)
r Best Director - Motion Picture (Ridley Scott)
q Satellite Awards
r Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (Denzel Washington)
r Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Drama (Ruby Dee)
r Best Original Song ("Do You Feel Me")
q Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
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r Outstanding performance by a female actor in a supporting role (Ruby Dee)
r Outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture
edit] Soundtrack
American Gangster
Soundtrack by Various Artists
eleased November 6, 2007
ecorded April–May 2007
enre Soundtrack
ength 45:29
abel Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam
Professional reviews
q All Music Guide link
etween April and May 2007, composer Marc Streitenfeld recorded the musical score for American
angster by using an 80-piece orchestra recorded in sections as well as acoustic pre-records, perform
y Streitenfeld himself.[31]
The official soundtrack for American Gangster was released by Def Jam
ecordings and has songs by artists including Bobby Womack , The Staple Singers and Sam & Dave
enzel Washington originally pressed for film producer Brian Grazer to have Jay-Z compile a
undtrack for the film, but Grazer and director Ridley Scott resisted because they wanted an authent
970s feel to the film. An older Jay-Z song, "Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)", was included in the
m's trailer. Instead of directly recording for the film, Jay-Z released an album inspired by the film,
milarly titled American Gangster , in conjunction with the release of the film.[32]
dit] Track listing
1. "Do You Feel Me" – 3:56
r Performed by Anthony Hamilton
2. "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?" – 3:46
r Performed by Lowell Fulson
3. "No Shoes" – 2:24
r Performed by John Lee Hooker
4. "Across 110th Street" – 3:47
r Performed by Bobby Womack
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5. "Stone Cold" – 4:06
r Performed by Anthony Hamilton
6. "Hold On I'm Comin'" – 2:31
r Performed by Sam & Dave
7. "I'll Take You There" – 4:34
r Performed by The Staple Singers
8. "Can't Truss It" – 4:39
r Performed by Public Enemy 9. "Checkin' Up on My Baby" – 2:12
r Performed by Hank Shocklee
10. "Club Jam" – 3:10
r Performed by Hank Shocklee
11. "Railroad" – 2:20
r Performed by Hank Shocklee
12. "Nicky Barnes" – 3:11
r Performed by Hank Shocklee
13. "Hundred Percent Pur" – 2:13r Performed by Marc Streitenfeld
14. "Frank Lucas" – 2:40
r Performed by Marc Streitenfeld
edit] DVD and HD DVD release
he film will be released on DVD and HD DVD February 19, 2008.
edit] Inspiration
ain article: American Gangster (album)
he film inspired the rapper Jay-Z to create a concept album, also titled American Gangster . Jay-Z h
en shown the film at an early screening, which had "tremendous resonance" to him. The rapper
corded tracks that were prompted by specific scenes in the film. The album American Gangster is a
rity among inspired-by albums because only one artist is recording it, especially a major artist that o role in the film. The New York Times speculated that the album's release in conjunction with the fi
ould attract young moviegoers and help Universal Pictures generate profits to recover from the film
oubled development history.[32]
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edit] Bibliography
q Leland, John. "Gross National Product", The New York Times, 2006-10-29.
q Collins, Max Allan (October 2007). American Gangster (Mass Market Paperback), Novelizatof the film, Forge Books. ISBN 0765359014.
edit] External links
q Official site
q American Gangster at the Internet Movie Database
q American Gangster at Rotten Tomatoes
q American Gangster at Metacritic
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