Overview
Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by Newark Detective Richie Roberts.
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.
