Overview
Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. Partly based on a true story.
DirectorRidley Scott
ProducersBrian Grazer, Ridley Scott
ScreenplaySteven Zaillian
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Details
LanguageEnglish
Production companiesFilm Rites, Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Scott Free Productions
Budget100000000
Homepagehttp://www.americangangster.net/
TaglineThere are two sides to the American dream.
