A young man from Harlem, forced to cope with the 1980s drug scene, builds an illegal empire, only to have a crisis of conscience.A young man from Harlem, forced to cope with the 1980s drug scene, builds an illegal empire, only to have a crisis of conscience.A young man from Harlem, forced to cope with the 1980s drug scene, builds an illegal empire, only to have a crisis of conscience.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Joyce Walker
- Janet Woods
- (as Joyce Walker Joseph)
Pedro Salvín
- Columbian Man #1
- (as Pedro Salvin)
The World Famous *BoB*
- The World Famous Brucie B
- (as Bruce Robinson)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBased on the true story of Azie Faison Jr., Alberto Martinez and Richard Porter. The trio controlled much of the drug trade in New York City in the 1980's.
- Alternate versionsThe film was censored by the CBFC for a 'U' (unrestricted) rating for television exhibition in India and was distributed by Star India in Chennai.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 2003 IFP Independent Spirit Awards (2003)
- SoundtracksPaid in Full
Written by Eric B. (as Eric Barrier), Rakim (as William Griffin)
Performed by Eric B. & Rakim
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Featured review
this one shines....
I saw this one a while back in the end of 2001, and I was very interested as it was the true story of the drug game in the mid eighties. This movie is actually AZ's side of the story(AZ is Ace played by Wood Harris[Above The Rim, Remember The Titans, The wire]). well, it tells the story of drug kingpins AZ(Ace), Rich Porter(Mitch)and Alberto "Alpo" Martinez(Rico). Cam'ron really displays some actin' skills in his part as the trigger-happy, O-Dog reminiscent Rico("alpo"), Wood Harris gives a very different performance from his previous roles in Above The Rim and The Wire as the laid back Ace. but this one belonged to Mekhi Phifer(8-Mile, Clockers) as Mitch(Rich Porter) he really came out and busted out Rich to a "T"! the certain flare that was necessary was there... And havin' DJ Brucie B all in the movie really put the icing on the cake for a rugged street feel, VERY Authentic...
underrated movie - this needs to be seen
10/10
underrated movie - this needs to be seen
10/10
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,090,862
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,328,789
- Oct 27, 2002
- Gross worldwide
- $3,116,526
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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