"American Gangster" quotes
An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.
Director: Ridley Scott
Writer: Steven Zaillian, Mark Jacobson
Production: N/A
Year: 2007
MetaScore: 76/100
ImdbRating: 7.8
BoxOffice: $130,164,645
Released: 02 Nov 2007
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 12 wins & 38 nominations total
190 video clips
03:32 North Carolina
00:13 What the fuck is a microwave
00:28 You want to be like Nicky
00:28 It's not in my best interest to say this Frank
00:20 It's public speaking
00:24 It's got enemies
00:10 My man
00:13 The most important thing in business is honesty
00:14 Ya are what ya are in this world
00:39 Knocking it off
00:27 What is that you got on
00:39 The man I worked for
00:11 It is not in my best interest to say this frank
00:09 Frank Lucas don't run from nobody
00:21 Ya understand
00:14 You got any holy water
00:38 What are you saying
00:13 It employs too many people
00:35 What's this
00:13 In front of everybody
00:12 Get in line
00:16 I got Harlem
00:40 All right
00:35 This is the problem
00:32 Like a shepherd
00:21 What are we gonna do about this
00:12 Simple Simon ass motherfuckers
00:13 Is that true
00:10 What do you want
00:10 Richie fuck me like a cop not a lawyer
00:15 Why they all naked
00:10 More important than any one man's life is order
00:15 And my company sells a product
00:18 That's right
00:33 When was the last time I was in New Jersey
00:31 This is the newly formed Essex County narcotics squad
00:13 Joe Louis shook his hand
00:09 That's not the problem
00:20 How would you get it into the States
00:07 Even a fool gets to be young once
00:37 You don't know
00:06 Twenty percent
00:12 I don't give a fuck what you call it
00:22 I asked you
00:39 What do you think of monopolies
00:09 But he wasn't white man rich
00:05 I swear I will pull out my gun
00:10 That frank Lucas is the most dangerous man
00:14 I ain't goin' nowhere
00:10 You know what it says
00:07 Happy Thanksgiving
00:19 I've been paying off the police since I was 10 years...
00:42 I got possession
00:25 I mean who you represent
00:21 Or it was a rival
00:13 I'm a leper
00:23 They basically control the market with it
00:12 Who can live like that
00:40 What you want
00:32 Who does he work for
00:09 They can't trust
00:13 Why would you trust these people
00:07 Check your property
00:13 If you want
00:06 We need to keep this cash cow alive
00:13 They will catch up with you
00:26 This is the French connection dope
00:28 What are you talking about
00:37 When I in awesome wonder
00:31 Bumpy ain't hardly ever go out no more
00:10 Understand what I'm saying
00:32 You think that you're better than them
00:32 A leader like a shepherd
00:32 After this first purchase,
if you are not killed by Marseill...
00:27 All right.
00:18 ANNOUNCER: Now, ladies and gentlemen,
we have quite a list o...
00:25 At target.
00:10 (AUDIENCE CHEERING)
00:06 Bumpy was rich but he wasn't white man rich you see
01:24 BUMPY This is the problem This is what's wrong with...
00:31 BUMPY: This is the problem.
This is what's wrong with A...
00:20 CAMPIZI: Stop, stop, stop.
00:17 - Captain?
- Yeah?
00:09 Come on.
00:23 Detective Trupo, sign here.
00:18 - Doc, give me the keys.
- DOC: Here you go.
00:11 - DOC: You okay?
- Yeah.
00:11 (DOG WHIMPERS)
00:07 FRANK: Doc.
Cast
Frank Lucas - Denzel Washington
Richie Roberts - Russell Crowe
Huey Lucas - Chiwetel Ejiofor
Detective Trupo - Josh Brolin
Eva - Lymari Nadal