Movie: A Rage in Harlem

Top 10 Billed Cast

Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker

Jackson

Gregory Hines
Gregory Hines

Goldy

Robin Givens
Robin Givens

Imabelle

Danny Glover
Danny Glover

Easy Money

Samm-Art Williams
Samm-Art Williams

Gus Parsons

Zakes Mokae
Zakes Mokae

Big Kathy

T.K. Carter
T.K. Carter

Smitty

Stack Pierce
Stack Pierce

Coffin Ed

Anthonia Kitchen
Anthonia Kitchen

Mourner

Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Self

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  • Overview

    A beautiful black gangster's moll flees to Harlem with a trunkload of gold after a shootout, unaware that the rest of the gang, and a few other unsavoury characters, are on her trail. A pudgy momma's boy becomes the object of her affections and the unlikely hero of the tale.

  • Release Date

    1991-05-03

  • Average

    5.4

  • Rating:

    2.7 starts
  • Tagline

    In the next 24 hours they'll have to outrun the law, outsmart the mob and outshoot the competition.

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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