City of Hope

City of Hope

1991
2h 9m
6.7

6.7/10

38 votes • View on IMDb

"Welcome to the American city. You buy your way in and you fight your way out. Who says it's a free country?"

Overview

This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who has been helped along his whole life by his wealthy father. Other characters in this ensemble drama about urban conflict and corruption include Asteroid , an unstable homeless person, and Wynn, an idealistic young politician.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Esperanza Films Inc. The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date October 11, 1991
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0101588

Cast

Vincent Spano
Vincent Spano

Nick Rinaldi

Tony Lo Bianco
Tony Lo Bianco

Joe Rinaldi

Joe Morton
Joe Morton

Winn

Jace Alexander
Jace Alexander

Bobby

Todd Graff
Todd Graff

Zip

Frankie Faison
Frankie Faison

Levonne

Gloria Foster
Gloria Foster

Jeanette

Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett

Reesha

David Strathairn
David Strathairn

Asteroid

Tony Denison
Tony Denison

Rizzo

Kevin Tighe
Kevin Tighe

O'Brien

Barbara Williams
Barbara Williams

Angela

Key Crew

Maggie Renzi
Producer
Sarah Green
Producer
John Sayles
Director
Harold Welb
Executive Producer
John Sloss
Executive Producer
John Sayles
Writer