Just watch this last night. The plot's a lot like Scareface.
If to you the holidays requires a hefty dosage of drug smuggling and murder, look no further than the film American Gangster. Written by Steve Zaillian and directed by Ridley Scott, the film stars Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. Washington portrays Frank Lucas, a real-life heroin kingpin from Harlem who smuggled the drug into the country in American service planes returning from the Vi ...
If to you the holidays requires a hefty dosage of drug smuggling and murder, look no further than the film American Gangster. Written by Steve Zaillian and directed by Ridley Scott, the film stars Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. Washington portrays Frank Lucas, a real-life heroin kingpin from Harlem who smuggled the drug into the country in American service planes returning from the Vietnam War. Crowe portrays Richie Roberts, a detective who brings down Lucas' drug empire. Filming was done on location in New York City. American Gangster was released in the United States and Canada on November 2, 2007.
Just watch this last night. The plot's a lot like Scareface.
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