Introduction:American Gangster is a 2007 crime film written by Steve Zaillian
and directed by Ridley Scott. The film stars Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe.
Washington portrays Frank Lucas, a real-life heroin kingpin from Harlem who
smuggled the drug into the country in American service planes returning from the
Vietnam War. Crowe portrays Richie Roberts, a detective who brings down Lucas’
drug empire. Filming was done on location in New York City. American Gangster
was released in the United States and Canada on November 2, 2007.Ellsworth
“Bumpy” Johnson, a disciplined and intelligent black gangster, runs much of
Harlem and imparts his wisdom onto his former driver turned right hand man,
Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington). When Johnson dies of a heart attack in 1968,
the power vacuum attracts many who seek a piece of the pie. Frank dislikes the
new, flashy gangsters and decides to take control. To gain money and power, he
travels to Southeast Asia, and strikes a deal with a Chinese (Kuomintang)
general who supplies him with pure heroin, which Frank then transports back to
America.
Frankis unique drug supply enables him to sell potent drugs (¨Blue Magic〃
heroin) at cheap prices. He quickly makes a fortune and buys several nightclubs and
apartments. He travels back to his North Carolina home and buys his humble
mother a large house. His six brothers are enlisted as his lieutenants in the
NYC drug trade  forming ¨The Country Boys,are who work together to traffic
and sell dope on Harlem streets. During his rise, Frank meets and falls in love
with Eva, a Puerto Rican beauty queen. Through his discipline, organization, and
will to kill those in his way, Frank quickly rises to the top of the Harlem drug
and crime scene.
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