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Hoodlum   1997             R, 142 min. Genre: Drama Director: Bill Duke   Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Vanessa Williams, Andy Garcia, Cicely Tyson, Chi McBride, Clarence Williams III, Richard Bradford, William Atherton, Queen Latifah, Loretta Devine, Mike Starr, Beau Starr, Paul Benjamin, Joe Guzaldo   Set in Harlem during the 1930s, this story involves Black and White gangs fighting for control of the numbers racket in Harlem. Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson (Laurence Fishburne) works for the queen of the Harlem's numbers racket Stephanie St. Clair (Cicely Tyson)—despite the fact that social worker Francine Hughes (Vanessa Williams) urges him to get out of the numbers game. When a White gang intrudes on the Black gang's turf, Bumpy declares war on Dutch Schultz (Tim Roth) who is leading the effort to get in on the action. Violence ensues as the body count escalates. Cast Laurence Fishburne Bumpy Johnson Tim Roth Dutch Schultz Vanessa Williams Francine Hughes Andy Garcia Lucky Luciano Cicely Tyson Stephanie St. Clair Chi McBride Illinois Gordon Clarence Williams III Bub Hewlett Richard Bradford Captain Foley William Atherton Thomas Dewey Queen Latifah Sulie Loretta Devine Pigfoot Mary Mike Starr Albert Salke Beau Starr Jules Salke Paul Benjamin Whispers Joe Guzaldo Bo Weinberg