: This was the second time Laurence Fishburne played "Bumpy" Johnson; he first appeared as a version of the character (named "Bumpy Jackson") in Francis Ford Coppola's 1984 film The Cotton Club .

: Actor Clarence Williams III , who plays Bub Hewlett in Hoodlum , later portrayed a version of Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson in the opening scenes of the 2007 film American Gangster .

: Despite being a period piece set in the 1930s, the film’s soundtrack features modern 1990s hip-hop and R&B artists like Mobb Deep , Rakim , Wu-Tang Clan , and Erykah Badu .

: Actor Andy García , who portrays Lucky Luciano, was allowed by a friend of the real Luciano to wear the mobster's actual pinkie ring for a scene. It is visible when his character gives a bribe to Thomas Dewey.

While the filename refers to a common high-definition "rip" of the 1997 film Hoodlum , the movie itself contains several interesting features regarding its production and historical context:

Subtitle Hoodlum.1997.720p.bluray.x264-[yts.ag] Today

: This was the second time Laurence Fishburne played "Bumpy" Johnson; he first appeared as a version of the character (named "Bumpy Jackson") in Francis Ford Coppola's 1984 film The Cotton Club .

: Actor Clarence Williams III , who plays Bub Hewlett in Hoodlum , later portrayed a version of Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson in the opening scenes of the 2007 film American Gangster .

: Despite being a period piece set in the 1930s, the film’s soundtrack features modern 1990s hip-hop and R&B artists like Mobb Deep , Rakim , Wu-Tang Clan , and Erykah Badu .

: Actor Andy García , who portrays Lucky Luciano, was allowed by a friend of the real Luciano to wear the mobster's actual pinkie ring for a scene. It is visible when his character gives a bribe to Thomas Dewey.

While the filename refers to a common high-definition "rip" of the 1997 film Hoodlum , the movie itself contains several interesting features regarding its production and historical context: